Verizon DSL is Down?

Our DSL service has been unresponsive since yesterday so its time for a modem restart.

UPDATE: The DSL wasn't actually down - the wireless router needed a restart, its back up and running again.

VOIP over DSL

I just wanted to make a quick comment here that VOIP over DSL is definitely possible, even over 768/128 speeds. At the lowest speeds, you MUST use the g729 codec - with ulaw/alaw you'll definitely get delays and stutters.

Comcast Workplace is Fixed

A Comcast technician visited my house today to repair my Comcast Workplace connection - 9AM on a Sunday, now that is impressive support. Its all working now, so I'm off the slower Verizon DSL for now. Thank you Verion SO MUCH for being reliable, it was nice to have a backup during the outage.

Cause of the Comcast Outage
My downstairs neighbor was having trouble with their cable, so when a tech visited them to repair, they disconnected mine for some reason. Go figure. Another problem caused by human error!

Thank you Verizon!

Comcast Workplace is down, and has been for the past 5 hours. So glad I still have Verizon DSL!

Almost forgot about my Verizon DSL

These days, I almost exclusively use my Comcast cable connection, so I've almost forgotten about my Verizon DSL. I of course always use my Verizon Wireless phone - I love the thing (except for the fact that they disabled the multimedia functions of the Motorola e815!).

I'm still waiting for FIOS. One of my clients has it and I am jealous!