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Qwest To Offer 'Naked DSL'

Posted by timothy on from the marketing-ideas-are-too-easy dept.

hussar writes "Qwest is expected to announce today its plan to delink telephone service from its DSL offering. Given some comments I have seen in /. discussions of broadband issues, the plan, nicknamed 'naked DSL,' should be a welcome change." Update: 02/25 13:55 GMT by T : cpfeifer points to the Wall Street Journal's coverage.

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  1. Naked DSL... by lacrymology.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... so is it optimized for D/Ling pr0n?

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  2. Mwhahaha by dolo666 · · Score: 5, Funny

    DSL strips naked, /. morphs into Fark & boobies hilarity ensues! (geek style)

  3. just a couple days late by meadowreach · · Score: 5, Funny

    And to think, last Friday I switched from dsl to cable because I didn't want a land line anymore, and Qwest required one to have DSL.

  4. Qwest To Offer 'Naked DSL' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk about "know your customer!"

  5. DSL Gone Wild by big_O_of_n! · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict a huge surge in subscriptions before people realize they misinterpreted the nickname.

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  6. law suits by midg3t · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if there'll be messages exchanged between Jamie Oliver's law-brains and Qwest's regarding use of the term "Naked". Hopefully the brits aren't quite as touchy about trademarking as some are.

  7. Yes but. . . by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    when you get the bill, youll be looking like the goatse guy.

  8. Re:Great! by josecanuc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, if you've been harassing them "for a while now", it appears that they get all of your money.

  9. Re:Implications by mazarin5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, you know...
    ...this would be really good for VOIP!

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