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Re: BellSouth DSL Bombed Me Again

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From: Ian
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 09:37
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You should get the NIC card with the modem.  I did.

-Ian


"Lewis Turner" <lewturn0@nospam.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Pamini,
> If you can read what I've posted over the last six months about my Mom's
USB
> 'Stingray' DSL problems, what you're posting here is a duplicate of just
> about everything. FINALLY, this Wednesday she received the Ethernet Speed
> Touch Home DSL modem from BellSouth. I installed it late Wednesday evening
> and she's been surfing and happy ever since.
> Based on what we've gone through over there since last fall, I'd have to
say
> that your USB modem is going bad and you need to persist with BellSouth to
> get them to send you the Ethernet modem. It will require the installation
of
> an NIC card, but they're less than $20. In fact, I got one for her at
Office
> Depot on Wed. $19.99 - $7.50 Instant Rebate - $7.50 Mail-in Rebate = $4.99
> final cost. The filters that you have at the phone jacks now will stay. It
> was a rather painless conversion and she's been thrilled with the service.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Lewis
>
>
> "Pamini" <nospam@newsranger.com> wrote in message
> news:4mlO8.22664$15.7719@www.newsranger.com...
> > Well i mooooved the DSL modem from off the top of the computer as
advised;
> > joined news:bellsouth.net.support.adsl as advised, and am still not
> getting
> > connected in the morning. Not only that now i am getting bombed
severely,
> > especially when i click on news:bellsouth.net.support.adsl from my news
> reader.
> > Donot say it is the news reader, because as you can see i am having no
> trouble
> > when using my local, home-town dial-up.
> >
> > Pamini
> >
> > PS the DSL modem (Home) is now back on the top of the computer, since i
> had
> > better luck with it there; as i didnot get bombed nearly as often,
however
> it is
> > unplugged at the moment.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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