big telecomms & wireless:
Sascha Meinrath <[email protected]>
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fyi: Subject: SBC Offered Wi-Fi/DSL Router before Qwest By Glenn Fleishman Special to Wi-Fi Networking News Permanently archived at <http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003208.html> [1] Qwest's claim of being first telco to offer DSL/Wi-Fi gateway bundle contradicted by SBC's offering: Alert reader Chester Cade, an SBC customer, contacted us to provide details about SBC Yahoo!'s DSL offering for residential customers noting that the offer of a $149 or $179 Wi-Fi/DSL router/modem bundle (with $99 off for service commitment) has been available for months. Qwest's [2] press release claims bragging rights: [quote]Qwest is the first major telecommunications company to offer customers a wireless-ready modem, and the company also has decided to make this the standard modem for all of its new DSL customers.[end quote] The latter part may be true, but it would appear SBC beat them (quietly) to the punch. The device that SBC is offering appears to be [3] the HomePortal 1000HW, which is a DSL router with Ethernet, Wi-Fi, USB, and HomePNA connections built-in. URLs referenced: [1] <http://www02.sbc.com/DSL_new/content/1,,4,00.html> [2] <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040408/lath053_1.html> [3] <https://www.sbcdslstore.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.asp?ProductId=1000-400083-007&CategoryId=catMRG> -- Sascha Meinrath Project Manager & President * Project Manager Acorn Active Media Foundation *** Eggplant Active Media www.acornactivemedia.com * www.eggplantmedia.com _______________________________________________ CU-Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cu.groogroo.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/cu-wireless Project Page: http://cuwireless.ucimc.org