[SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?

[matti]

Hi,

1) ATT will give you various equipment options...


the one I typically recommend and would pick is the
"modem"/router/wireless router box.

currently it is a 2wire model with 4 LAN ports
( 10bT ethernet iirc,... maybe 100bT.. have to
dbl chk)

and often they will give you a rebate to cover
the cost of the equipment :) ( a big reason why
I would recommend it, otherwise at their list
price I would be thinking a bit differently.. )

downside to the box: INTERNAL antennae for wifi

ALSO, i got 2 bad sets from ATT, didn't powerup..
turned out it was the AC/DC power adapterS. Took
the 3rd set they sent me before I got a got
AC/DC adapter to test and confirm.

SO, just be prepared...

remember, if you get a good rebate, you can get
the nicer ATT box with WiFi and STILL use your
own WiFi router downstream from theirs...


2) the self installation package ( recommended for anyone
with a couple of brain cells vs tech install $$ charge ;) 
includes numerous RJ11 modular jack filters.. IF YOU have an 
old school filter already setup you wont need to use these :)
Just keep your old setup ( works well in my experience )

Otherwise you will have to put these where you want
normal phone service...

( on new setups, I make a demarc point, and install one
to connect to all the internal phone jacks - which means
no filters in the rooms for the people to knock off,
lose...etc.. )


3) Yes, still copper on the last leg. Since the distance
is now shorter you have less noise and quality issues
on the line, and using the newer DSL standards you can
get faster speeds :)

still, att will only provide service up to the demarc
and the inside wiring is up to you unless you get a
service plan with them. ( I used cat5e in the last
one and the ATT tech said "wow, that's even better
wiring than we use.. " lol yes I know overkill.. but
I didnt have cheaper wiring laying about. )


4) UPS - I dont recall seeing a UPS option from ATT,
I'd just use your own ;)


Good luck!
matti


--- On Wed, 3/10/10, Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?
> To: "SGVLUG Discussion List." <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:01 PM
> So you're saying that just the U-verse
> Internet and regular DSL installation consists of just a a
> single box which is the modem and possibly a wireless access
> point?  Do either include a router?  Any ethernet
> ports?   Any other differences?  If it's still copper
> on the last leg, how do they get the extra bandwidth?  I
> mean with my DSL installation, they put a single filter at
> the demarc to separate the voice from the data.  Does
> U-verse required a dedicated pair if i still want regular
> phone service?  I assume your install didn't include a
> UPS?  I guess I'm thinking of Verizon's FiOS which,
> for the people I talked to, consisted of at least two boxes:
> the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and a UPS.
> 
> 
> 
> If U-verse is just a single box then that should fit in my
> wiring closet if I'm replacing my existing modem but if
> it's more than one then I may have to rearrange stuff.
> 
> 
> For just DSL service does anyone know if AT&T's
> wireless gateway worth it or am I better of with just their
> modem and use my own wireless access point?
> 
> claude