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On Fri, 9 May 2003, Paul wrote:
> Did Verizon take away the limited dial-up feature (For checking e-mail
> while on the go, or when DSL goes down.) from DSL subscribers when they
> decreased the monthly rate for DSL?
I don't know if they took it away or not, but from the FAQ page they have
comparing how great (at least according to Verizon) Verizon DSL is versus
cable, it seems that you can get the limited dial-up, but you have to pay
extra.
>
> In response to the quoted...you could make things even more technical
> and maybe more difficult by running multiple NICs, including a wireless
> NIC, in the router PC. That would reduce the numbers of devices from
> four to two. I think you could even get an internal DSL modem. Even
> better if you control the router through ssh or serial console.
I didn't even think about trying to use a wireless NIC as an access
point. Not sure why that didn't cross my mind, but it didn't.
Ed c.
>
>
> Edward M. Corrado wrote:
>
> >Otherwise I'd need 4 things using up electricty:
> >
> >1 Cable Modem (which BTW. appears to be the Westall 2100 model by the
> > part number but of course Verizon sent me no documentation)
> >1 PC to act router
> >1 switch
> >1 WAP
> >
> >
>
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