[Cialug] Des Moines Area ISPs

[n00b]

this is what works if you have cable james, but if you have dsl you might
want to leave qwest hooked up. i think the dsl might go down if you
disconnect the outside line.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Shoemaker <james@dhlake.com>
To: cialug@cialug.org
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:51:52 -0500
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Des Moines Area ISPs

> Alan Maupin wrote:
> > I wonder how difficult it is to disconnect the quest line from my
> home?
> > 
> 
> 	Just unplut your house from qwest at the network interface (that gray
> box on the side of your house), there is part that can be opened by the
> consumer, inside it there is a standard phone plug connecting your
> house
> to the network, unplug it and you just disconnected your house.  This
> is
> also good to test if a phone problem is inside or outside your house,
> just unplug your house and plug in a phone.  If the problem is inside
> your house the phone you plug in will work and you get to diagnose the
> problem inside your house, otherwise call qwest and have them fix the
> line.
> 
> James
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