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PCS Internet is now offering DSL to it's customers in Ottumwa and Qwest 515/641 service area. In order to receive DSL, your phone line must be tested to see if it qualifies for DSL. Please give us a call or come in to our office and we can test the phone line for you. If your line qualifies, we can place the order to have Qwest convert your existing phone line into a Phone/DSL circuit. Once this has happened, you will be able to connect a DSL modem to your phone line and have high speed internet available and still use your phone. DSL modems are available for purchase for $69.99, you may also choose to rent the modem from PCS, by renting the modem, if the modem ever stops working, or needs to be replaced because of a new update from Qwest, PCS will supply you with a new modem right away. If you purchase the modem, and the above happens, you would have to purchase a new modem. DSL modem rental is available for $5.00/month.
In order to be able to qualify for DSL, you must currently be a Qwest "local phone service" customer. If you have switched to Iowa Telecom, McLeod, or another provider, you can still get PCS DSL, however there is an $18.00 per month additional charge applied by Qwest. This is for local phone service NOT long distance. Most of those who have recently returned to Qwest in order to receive the best cost for DSL service have found Qwest offering as much as 3 months FREE and 4 cents per minute long distance. You will have to call Qwest directly and negotiate your best deal for your phone service. PCS offers 2 different DSL plans, we have a 256kb service that is $34.95/month, and a 1.5mb plan that is $52.95/month. These prices do not include modem rental, currently the way Qwest has their service setup you will pay the Qwest portion of the charges on your monthly Qwest bill. PCS will bill you separately for the Internet Service Provider fees. The DSL modem that PCS is providing through the modem rental plan is also a wireless router, and has 2 connections to connect PC's directly. A switch or hub can also be added to add additional wired connections. In order to use the wireless router, a wireless access card must be installed into each PC that will be connected via wireless. Customers choosing to purchase their own modems, PCS will only provide phone support for the modems that are on the list of compatible modems. If you purchase a DSL modem that is not on the list of compatible modems, PCS will not be able to provide free support for connection and modem issues. PCS highly recommends only purchasing a DSL modem that is on the list of compatible modems.	Approved and Supported Qwest DSL Modems *Action Tec GT701-wg* Action Tec 1520 Action Tec 1524 Intel PRO/DSL 2200 Intel PRO/DSL 3200 Cisco 678 *Recommended Modem*
Customers who have more than one phone line should have the DSL service added to their primary phone line, this will allow you to discontinue the phone service on additional lines if you wish. DSL circuits are able to be used as a normal phone line even while using the internet. Please call for further details on this installation. We have a system in our office set up and configured with DSL for demonstration purposes. Feel free to stop by and try it out for yourself.