Qwest High-Speed Internet® 1.5 Mbps with Windows Live™

Connection speeds up to 1.5 Mpbs downstream/up to 896 Kbps upstream. (Available only in select areas.)

Qwest High-Speed Interenet 1.5 Mbps is 25 times faster than a traditional 56Kbps dial-up Internet connection and is perfect for staying connected with your friends and family, through the web. Qwest High-Speed Internet® is an excellent tool for research as well as downloading images and music from the web.

• FREE Qwest Wi-FI, powered by AT&T Wi-Fi

  At thousands of locations including coffee shops, bookstores and restaurants nationwide.

• FREE 2GB of Qwest Personal Digital Vault™

  the ultimate in on-line backup protection.

• FREE self-installation CD or choose professional installation (additional charge)

• 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

You'll also get Windows Live™ which includes:

• Windows Live™ OneCare™

  FREE security and performance service ($49.95 value)

• Family Safety

  choose the web content your children see

• Photo Gallery

  share your photos and videos

• Windows Live™ Toolbar

  one-click access to Windows Live services

Internet/ DSL Features and Benefits:

With Qwest High-Speed Internet® Service you get:

• Internet connection speeds up to 1.5Mbps
  (Available in select areas.)

  Download movies in as little as 6 minutes, open high-resolution photos, exchange large files with ease. Compare Speeds

• Qwest Wi-Fi, powered by AT&T Wi-Fi

  Qwest High-Speed Internet customers get FREE access to 17,000 hotspots nationwide, powered by AT&T Wi-Fi. Find a Hotspot.

• Qwest Personal Digital Vault

  Get 2GB FREE in online backup when you sign up for Qwest High-Speed Internet. Don't lose valuable photos or files when your computer crashes! See Details

• Qwest® Wireless Networking

  Connect multiple computers so your family can be online at the same time. All you need is a Qwest High-Speed Internet connection, a wireless-ready modem and a wireless adapter for each computer connected to the network. Check out our wireless networking demo.

• Easy Set Up

  Qwest Broadband Internet service is easy to set up and a breeze to use. We send you everything you need to install high-speed Internet service, or if you prefer we can install it for you.

• 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

  We are so confident you'll like our broadband Internet service, you can try us for 30 days and we'll credit your account if you are not satisfied.

• Price for Life Guarantee

  Choose a two-year agreement and your monthly price will stay as low as the day you order for as long as you maintain your Internet service.

• 24x7 Technical Support

• Network Reliability

  Worried about having a reliable Internet provider? Qwest offers 99.9% High-Speed Internet network reliability.*

*Qwest High-Speed Internet network reliability based on current network availability statistics.

System Requirements

We recommend these minimum system requirements for the best experience with your Qwest High-Speed Internet® service. In addition to the standards noted below, check with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for any additional system requirements.

Windows® PC

• Desktop or laptop/notebook
• CPU: Intel® Pentium®-class processor with minimum speed of 800MHz
• Operating System: Microsoft® Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 16MB RAM minimum with 32MB RAM recommended
• Pre-equipped Ethernet Network Interface Card or Wireless Card (wireless card requires wireless capable modem)
• 30MB hard disk space (additional space will be needed for ISP requirements)
• CD-ROM drive (internal or external) recommended

Macintosh®

• G3 or greater
• Mac OS X® v.10.3 or higher
• 128MB RAM
• 30MB hard disk space (additional space will be needed for ISP requirements)

Windows Live™

Windows® PC

• Minimum of 490MB of hard disk space up to 1480MB depending on OS and currently installed software
• Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Vista operating system
• Multimedia PC with process of at least 800MHz for Windows® XP or 1GHz for Windows® Vista
• Minimum 128MB of RAM for Windows XP or 512MB for Windows Vista
• Pre-equipped Ethernet Network Interface Card (recommended) or an available USB port
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Minimum 1024 X 768 resolution recommended
• CD-ROM drive recommended

Macintosh®

• G3 or greater
• Mac OS X® v.10.3 or higher
• 128MB RAM
• 30MB hard disk space (additional space will be needed for ISP requirements)
• Safari 3 or greater or Mozilla Firefox 3 or greater web browser
• Windows Live™ for Macintosh offer is different than the Windows Live for PC offer

MSN® Premium

Windows® PC

• Up to 320MB of hard disk space needed to install, after install up to 180MB may be needed
• Microsoft® Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 operating system
• Multimedia PC with 800MHz processor or faster
• Minimum 128MB of RAM for Windows XP or 512MB of RAM for Windows Vista
• Pre-equipped Ethernet Network Interface Card or Wireless Card (wireless card requires wireless capable modem)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• 256-color VGA or higher resolution graphics card (SVGA recommended)
• Minimum 1024 X 768 resolution recommended
• CD-ROM drive

Macintosh®

• MSN Premium is not compatible with Macintosh®.

Windows Live™ Features and Benefits

When you sign up for Qwest High-Speed Internet with Windows Live or MSN Premium as your ISP, you'll be able to take advantage of many free downloads and services, including:

• Windows Live™ OneCare™ - FREE security and performance service ($49.95 value)
• Family Safety - choose the web content your children see
• Photo Gallery - share your photos and videos
• Windows Live™ Toolbar - one-click access to Windows Live services

Windows Live™ Online Services

Windows Live™ online services all work together so it's easy to keep in touch with the people and things that matter to you most:

• Windows Live Hotmail - this web interface keeps all your e-mails, calendars and contacts together. You'll also have 5GB of storage space and can use TrueSwitch, making it easy to forward mail from your old address and copy your address book.
• Windows Live Spaces - share what's going on in your life with blogs, photos, and more.
• What's New feeds - keep up to date with contacts in your network via that appear on your Profile page.
• Windows Live Events - plan the perfect get-together.

Windows Live™ downloads

Windows Live Essentials is a pack of FREE software applications that allows you to do everything from optimize your computer's performance to manage your children's online viewing. You get all of this:

• OneCare - this free download ($49.95 value) gives offers antivirus and antispyware protection and helps optimize computer performance. Customers whose computers don't meet the minimum software requirements for Windows Live OneCare may use MSN Virus Guard and MSN Firewall by McAffee, and Webroot Spy Sweeper for MSN.
• Windows Live Photo Gallery - organize, edit, and share pictures with Windows Live Photo Gallery.
• Family Safety - manage and monitor your children's Web experience so they can surf the Internet more safely.
• Windows Live Toolbar - see at-a-glance updates from your e-mail, Photos, and see what's new in your network - no matter where you are online.
• Windows Live Messenger - chat instantly with anyone - even entire groups of people
• Windows Live Mail - manage all of your e-mail accounts including Hotmail and third party accounts from within Windows Live Mail. Now you don't have to log in to multiple accounts to check all your e-mail!
• Windows Live Writer - get a full set of tools for blogging on Windows Live Spaces and other blogging sites. Not just for hard-core bloggers, its familiar feel allows anyone to tell a great story online.

PC and Mac compatibility - find out which features and benefits are compatible with your PC or Mac. Click here