DSL Pricing, Setup & Equipment

Setup Fees Rate
Modems
Noise Suppression Filters
Telephone Line Splitters
Upgrade/Downgrade Service Requests
DSL Requirements

 

Setup Fees Rate
All accounts require a 6-month minimum contract. Additional length contracts are available for reduced installation fees. An “Early Cancellation Fee” will be assessed if the term length of the contract has not been met. The “Early Cancellation Fee” will be the remaining balance on a contract. Early cancellation will be permitted if you move outside of our service area.

with 6-month contract $99.00
with 1-year contract $65.00
With 2-year contract FREE


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Modems
DSL service from Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone Company require a G.Lite compatible modem and may require a Network Interface Card (NIC) installed in your computer. Modems can be purchased from Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone Company on a 3-payment plan or may be purchased from an outside computer peripheral dealer. Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone Company does not sell or install NIC cards. We recommend contacting a computer dealer to purchase and install this card in your computer.

ADSL External Modem Call for Pricing

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Noise Suppression Filters
DSL service will require a Noise Suppression Filter for each phone, fax or other type of telephone equipment device. These filters will block unwanted static from regular voice calls or fax transmissions. One in-line filter is included with each account.

In-Line Noise Suppression Filter $10.00
Wall-Mount Noise Suppression Filter $20.00
Whole-House Suppression Filter* $40.00
* Requires separate line from protector to computer. Additional charges may apply.

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Telephone Line Splitters
Use a Telephone Line Splitter to connect your modem and your telephone to the same jack.

2-way Telephone Line Splitter  $3.40

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Upgrade/Downgrade Service Requests
You may upgrade or downgrade your DSL service speeds at any time. Please keep in mind that when an order for upgraded or downgraded service is entered, a new 6-mo. contract will be placed in effect. This will nullify the original contract agreement.

Upgrade service to higher speed $50.00
Downgrade service to lower speed $99.00

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DSL Requirements

We recommend the following minimum computer specifications. Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone Company DSL may work with lower specifications, but you may not notice any significant speed increase:

  • 166 mhz Pentium Class processor
  • 32 mb of Ram (64 mb needed for Windows 2000)
  • Windows 95/98/2000/ME or Windows NT 4/0 with service pack 3 or above
  • Network Interface Card (for ethernet modem) or USB port (for USB modem)
  • Netscape Communicator 4.51 or higher or Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
  • G.Lite compatible DSL modem


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