Naked DSL / Redundant connectivity
I like the sounds of this "Naked DSL" quite a bit. Basically, it cuts the phone company out of the loop making your service dependent solely on the ISP itself. Currently I have no reliance on a traditional phone company for my phone or internet service and I’d like to keep it that way as my experience when dealing with them (Verizon specifically) has been poor, especially when it came to DSL.
I use Vonage for VoIP on two lines in my apartment. They’re run over my cable modem provided by Time Warner which had been exceptionally reliable until May when troubles plagued my connection. I was blown off by tech support each time I called, being told that it was “a problem in the area” and that “technicians have been dispatched.” It was almost like the response from my former DSL provider - Earthlink - only they had to get a Verizon technician to schedule a visit as they owned the copper, which ALWAYS was a pain in the ass. They couldn’t communicate between the two of them worth a damn. But I digress…
I think I’d like to have redundant connectivity to escape outages at inopportune moments and ensure that my Vonage lines are always functional. Something like Speakeasy’s OneLink service I think fits my requirements. Then there’s the router… it’s all good fun to build your own, but something like this "twin WAN router" might be worth shelling out a few bucks for. Anyone got any input on doing such a setup?
