Quoting Jason Jorgensen (jasonj at talkware.net): > I am in the same boat as you. Onvoy kicking me off my 768k. Umm, I thought Qworst offered IDSL now, here is a press announce I got in email: 1-10-01 Qwest offers IDSL as well as RADSL Qwest IDSL is a dedicated permanent virtual circuit providing "always on" connectivity and offers bi-directional speeds of up to 144 Kbps. Stac compressions is also supported. Customers who are served by selected types of Digital Loop Carriers (DLC) or who are farther than 15,000 feet but no greater than 36,000 feet from their corresponding Central Office MAY qualify for the IDSL "flavor" of DSL. To loop qualify a customer or place an an order, please call 800-898-9675 and a data specialist will be made available to you. Qwest IDSL Subscriber Promotion February 5, 2001 through April 6, 2001 When an IDSL customer commits to a one, three or five year contact, they are eligible for the following: * $99 Qwest IDSL subscriber non-recurring service initiation fee (regularly * $250) * $145 Qwest IDSL (Vanguard) modem (regularly $336.95) Qwest IDSL public web site Qwest IDSL Network Disclosure (Service availability April 17, 2000.) States Affected AZ, CO, IA, ID-N, ID-S, MN, NE, OR, UT, WA IDSL Presentation IDSL Pricing Non-recurring service initiation fee $250 (one time charge) Motorola Vanguard technician installation fee (required) $110 (one time charge) or FREE is customer self-installs Motorola Vanguard 65 terminal adapter $336.95 (one time charge) IDSL service recurring monthly charge 12 month term (minimum) 36 month term (effective 6/6/00) 60 month term (effective 6/6/00) $69.95/month $65.95/month $59.95/month Qwest IDSL requires Qwest DSL Host router support for: 1. ATM interface 2. If using Cisco® router, Cisco IOS 12.0.(5) or 12.0(7) 3. RFC 2364 4. AAL5 SNAP encapsulation 5. Cisco "DSN Server" defined to handle DNS request The Qwest DSL Service supports PPP over ATM and does NOT support Bridging. PPPoATM for IDSL includes an FRF.8 function which is a slightly different configuration than PPPoATM RADSL. PPPoATM for IDSL (Cisco 3800 sample configuration). A Qwest DSL Host can configure their router so that on the SAME router some subscribers are configured for PPPoATM for RADSL (AAL5/MUX) AND some configured for PPPoA for IDSL (AAL5/SNAP encapsulation). The key is to build a "virtual template" and associated "vc-class" for each type of subscriber community (PPPoATM for RADSL w/AAL5 MUX encapsulation, PPPoATM for IDSL w/AAL5 SNAP encapsulation). Would you like engineering support for configuring your router for IDSL? IF THEN You purchase Cisco® Router from Qwest and have a Maintenance Agreement contract Contract your assigned engineering support team using the number provided in your Maintenance Agreement contract. You purchase your Cisco® router from a different resseller or do not have a maintenance agreement. Contact your router vendor or reseller for technical assistance. Qwest engineering support is available; however, hourly technical consulting fees will apply. Typically, consulting fees are billed at $220 per hour. You have a router from a vendor other than Cisco®. Contact your router vendor or reseller for engineering support. IDSL Cisco web site information http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios120/120newft/120t/120t2/pppllc.htm Vanguard Modem User Guide IDSL Loop qualification and/or Ordering: Please call 800-898-9675 and a data specialist will be made available to you. An important addition to the Qwest DSL Services product family - Qwest IDSL! Customers who are served by a Digital Loop Carrier (DLC) or who are farther than 15,000 feet from their corresponding Central Office MAY qualify for this "flavor" of DSL. Qwest IDSL is a dedicated permanent virtual circuit providing "always on" connectivity and offers bi-directional speeds of up to 144 Kbps. Qwest DSL Services IDSL requires a dedicated telephone line so customers will need to have a second telephone line installed in their homes. Unlike our other Qwest DSL Services offerings based on RADSL technology, Qwest IDSL does NOT enable customers to talk and surf at the same time on the same telephone line. There is no voice service provided with Qwest IDSL. Qwest Integrated Service Digital Network Digital Subscriber Line (IDSL) is a new data solution that utilizes Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Technology. The service provides a point to point private line circuit, allowing high-speed data services, that connects a subscriber to either their Corporate Qwest DSL Host or to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). -- Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.mn-linux.org | Fax : (952)943-8500 Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9