naked-dsl

—>Verizon is sad that so many of you are jumping ship, so they're hauling out the bargain naked DSL offer again. ("Naked" means no home phone line is required to take advantage of it.) The deal is $20/mo with a 1 year commitment, and they're throwing in a free router—although DSLReports says a Verizon rep told them the router freebie will go away at some point. Also, it's available online only.  More »

—>Naked (or "dry loop") DSL is generally considered wonderful, especially among people who haven't had a landline since, um, wait... oh yeah, never. But it seems that although AT&T was forced to offer it by the FCC as part of their merger with Cingular, they haven't yet realized that it's a product that they sell. Reader Brent just wanted to cancel, but AT&T said no. And then they said yes. And then they told him he never tried to cancel. And then they sent his account to collections...  More »

—>When reader Nick tried to sign up for ATT "naked DSL" or "dry loop" service (getting DSL without having paying for a landline), a curious thing happened.  More »

Of the almost 200 people who have contacted the Savvy Consumer column in the St. Louis Dispatch about AT&T's $10 naked DSL, only a handful report being able to successfully sign up for it. Obviously they haven't read this post of ours which tells you exactly how to do it.[St. Louis Dispatch via U.S. PIRG Consumer Blog]  More »

—>Naked DSL, (DSL without the requirement to have a landline), will be available nationwide by the end of the year, according to statement made by AT&T to the Wall Street Journal.   More »

In the coming months AT&T will sell stand-alone, or "naked," DSL service for $19.95. Currently, AT&T charges $45 for broadband if you don't purchase any other bundled services. If you purchase DSL and phone from AT&T, it's only $28, a deliberate attempt to preserve their phone business and limit consumer choice.  More »