Review by wcnghj 
member for 5 years, 70 visits, last login: 341 days ago
updated 1.8 years ago
 Rumford,Oxford,ME
 $66 per month about 16 days "Local Provider, Fast and Reliable ,Low latency, Cheap Long Distance. No blocking of port 80." "Free Caller ID is number only" "Excellent provider, more reliable than Cable and Fairpoint in this area!"
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Update 7/15/2011: GWI recently changed their speed tiers,and will be automatically switching customers in the coming months. The new plans are 7/1 for $29.95 when bundled with phone and $34.95 for 20/1 when bundled with phone! I called today and they were able to switch me from the 5/1 to the 20/1 for no price increase! Cool! They said I would be able to get up to 16/1 based on my distance.
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Update 4-16-2011: Things are still going great! Speeds are regularly more than 5mpbs(usually 5.04) and uploads are around .85, on the 5/1 plan. I now have all Maine phone and internet for $59/month after tax. It is wonderful.
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Update 5-31-08: I have upgraded to 5/1 for $4.95 more per month, I am working on getting my Westell 6100 working with GWI in hopes of getting better speeds than I am with the GWI provided modem.
GWI Supplied Modem:
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Older Verizon Modem:
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It all started when Fairpoint took over DSL and Phone in the area, I wanted out. The first day Fairpoint took over, we were without DSL for a few hours.
I decided to give GWI a spin. I ordered the Local Phone and Regular(3/768) DSL for $60 a month, and added inside wire maintenance for $3.33 a month, bringing the total to $63 a month. This is $1 cheaper than verizon was(:p).
The Cons:
*Included Caller ID is just number ID(They clearly state this).
*If you want full Caller ID, you have to get it with other services(3 way calling,etc. This costs $5/month extra).
*Phone service took 16 days to get setup.
The Pros:
*Call Waiting is included for free on all phone planes!
*Internet speed on the download side is higher than advertised, and upload is very close!
*DSL only took 2 days to get the modem, and 2 more days for service to be active, 4 total days!
*https://selfcare.gwi.net/Login.jsp - Online Service for Phone Logs!
The modem provided was an older Westell model.
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