On 1/16/07, Troy.A Johnson <troy.johnson at health.state.mn.us> wrote: > Shawn, > > You just mentioned three problems you personally had with Qwest, then > you give people who have had REAL problems with Qwest a kick in the > pants. I'd say I was hurt and offended, but I'd hate to complain, and > it would only annoy you. ;-) > > Troy > Please explain to me where I cited three problems with Qwest because I fail to see three. For the record, here's my e-mail again: ------- You can get static IP's with Qwest and you don't even need a business account to do it: Qwest internet basic $29.99 to $49.99 a month IIRC for the line depending on speed $10.99 for ISP services (no e-mail, website, etc) $14.99 for a block of 8 static IP's. I just dropped my static IP's from Qwest which I've had for over 3 years. Aside from having a buried line go bad during heavy rains a couple years ago, and some headaches of moving DSL services from one phoneline to the other, I've never had a problem with Qwest service. Some people just absolutely hate them and will bitch about anything because they don't like Qwest. Then again, many of these same people are those that will find something to bitch about regardless of what it is. ------------- I fail to see where I mention three problems. I mentioned a line going bad, which I cannot say is an issue with Qwest because it is a failure of a component that had been buried for who knows how many years. Component failures do not necessarily equate to problems with the service provider. A problem would be if they sat on my call for weeks on end and not responding to the call. The issue I had with switching DSL service from one line to another was a minor issue, and from what I've gathered a non-standard request. I wanted to drop my second phone line, but my DSL service was connected to it. In the process, I wanted to keep my static IP's which I had had for quite some time to avoid unnecessary work on my end. Had I of moved, and had a DHCP assigned address it wouldn't have been an issue. Yes, I was more than a little peeved at the time. But, once I found that it isn't a common request, and they did it as I requested I was fine with it. There really was only one problem that I had, as I really cannot say that the buried phone line was an issue with Qwest because of age, weather exposure, and it was probably cut from people digging at one time or another. All of this was outside their control as far as I'm concerned. The reason for dropping my static IP's recently was because I moved my web services to a hosting service and don't have a need for statics anymore. My last statement in my original e-mail was for those who bitch just because they like to. If it's a legitimate problem that's fine. But, if you're bitching for no reason other than to hear yourself bitch, do us all a favor and STFU. -- -Shawn -Nemo me impune lacessit. Ne Obliviscaris..