[admin]

Kash, yes I had to go exactly through the same trouble. ... signed up, got the modem 2 days later, but they gave me the wrong software (cd) and absolutely no instructions. After the software was ok, the line gave trouble and it took over 2 1/2 weeks to get dsl instead of the 7 days they told me.
Getting a correct software was quite a drama ... I surfed the net (dialup) for a whole weekend until I was sure that my Alcatel Speed Touch could not work in the mode it was automatically configured. I had to get the correct 'phonebook.ini' file (that is actually the configuration file and has absolutely nothing to do with a phonebook... there is not even a single phone number in it) instead it tells the mode that it has to operate in PPPoA and not the default PPPoE. You cannot simply change the phonebook.ini file because you get a checksum error.
I presume all new installations/modems will get the correct phonebook.ini file. Two other important values: VPI:0, VCI: 35 otherwise ... it will not work.
I think I have to phonebook.ini file somewhere on one of my sites. Let me know if you need it.

Anyhow, keep calling TSTT until it works!! Once it works .. You gonna luv it!

Of course with more and more adsl users the bandwidth to the US backbone will have to be shared among all of us ... but that is the case everywhere. One of the actions TSTT seem to have started ... they limit customers to the 128kbps download speed ...

[Kash]

I got the efficient speedstream router which i found was weird because i took the residential package.
So setting up was a bit easier (at least so I think because I cant actually use it as yet). All i'm waiting on now is tstt to do their stuff at the exchange. As you say I may have to wait for 2 weeks.

By the way the efficient speedstream is said to be a router but it only has one ethernet port. How are you suppose to hook up other computers? Any help.

[admin]

Kash, usually you would use a hub with a few ethernet (10/100BasetT) ports. I use for instance the Linksys WRT54G, a wireless router with 1WAN and 4 extra LAN ports. About USD 80.00 at buy.com or any low cost 10/100BaseT hub or switch.
If you are interested, we could maybe arrange a switch ... you get my USB modem and would therefore free up your ethernet port for a second computer connected via crossover cable and Microsoft's ICS and I get the speedstream for my Linux box.
Usually TSTT is using in recent days the speedstream 5200 for business package customers. They seem to have phased out the 3Com (USR 9000).

[Kash]

I have a ethernet switch so I'll try it when I'm connected by tstt. The linksys router sounds like a good idea to connect my powermac g5 which is away from my pc and 2nd mac system. I may also buy a laptop this year depending on finances, so the wireless router will come handy.

[Kash]

I can't say yes go out and get it because i've yet to receive the service. But from other people I talked to the speed is good about 2-4 times faster that dialup, distance form exchange may be the cause in varying speed.

As you said you're in the marabella area so you may have to wait about two weeks. (I'll post here when I get it up and running to let you know the exact time I had to wait)

Kash

[Kash]

Got the connection today. It works great. I've been using it for about 4hrs.
So in total I had to wait about 2 weeks for tstt to setup everything.

[Kash]

yeah they told me that about the dialup account too, but I haven't tried it yet. I know some companies offer that in the US, it would be a cool feature if it's true.

By the way if you intend to use P2P services you need to tell them to disable their firewall if you don't you wont be able to connect. You can tell them after it's installed it only takes about 5mins.

[Kash]

Don't know for sure but i think it's the one in point a pierre.

Also do they cap the upload speed? Because i've been using bit torrent as of late and my dl is 16k which is good but my upload is reaching around 50k.
Makes you wish it was the other way around.