[LUNI] Cable / Dsl

[Roberto Serrano]

I just got internet via cable with comcast.  I can confirm that they
throttle down encrypted p2p to 50KB/Sec - you can beat it by  sshing to some
of those free shell accounts you can get on the internet for free - just
make sure they don't have bandwidth limit.

I'm a college student, so I chose Comcast because of price - I just finish
my contract with SBC.  Once out of college I'm looking for something
different....no matter how cheap any of the two are.

I'm paying $20 month for 6 months, and I'm getting a $125 rebate.  So.... it
is free except for the fees, taxes, and hassle.  :-)

Regardless of this great deal... I still think that is a shame the situation
around here, in many areas it amounts to a duopoly:  AnTpaT and
commycast.... I can't stand them!

Roberto

PS> It is too bad speakeasy is now a bestbuy company....  :(

On 9/27/07, Larry Garfield <larry at garfieldtech.com> wrote:
>
> I may get lynched for saying it, but I've been reasonably happy with
> Comcast.
> I've been with them in two locations now (northwest side and Evanston) for
> over 4 years.  Originally I moved to them from RCN because DSL didn't
> exist
> out on the northwest side (Norridge area), and I haven't had cause to drop
> them.
>
> I pay ~$54/month for Internet and basic cable.  The basic cable is only
> because it's only a few bucks on top of the line+Internet, and easier than
> broadcast, but I rarely watch TV.  The IP address is in theory dynamic but
> in
> practice hasn't changed on me in 3 years, so that's static enough for me.
> Speed is actually quite good, and uptime is acceptable.  (Maybe 2-3
> outages
> per year, usually weather related and only lasting a few hours, although
> it's
> always the few hours when I need it most.)
>
> I haven't had any issues with Comcast blocking ports on me, either, which
> I
> also like.
>
> Plus, I have no land line.  I have a cell phone and Illinois doesn't have
> those "hill" things, so I have no need for a land line.  DSL would mean
> Having to install a land line, which I don't need, and then paying for two
> lines (phone and cable) or dropping the cable, for those rare occasions I
> watch something.
>
> There may be a better deal out there now, 4 years later, but I haven't had
> cause to go looking for it.
>
> On Thursday 27 September 2007, Mark Stuart Burge wrote:
> > So from the 'Cable Modems' thread, it seems like a lot of people are a
> > touch disgruntled with their ISP.
> >
> > So that begs the question..
> >
> > Why so many cable users ?
> >
> >
> > I am interested to know what you all ultimately pay for the broadband
> > connection of choice.
> >
> > Myself, I have been using sbc's dsl for about 4 years now and pay an
> > average of about $40 / month inc the phone line
> >
> > Broken down, thats $10 line charge, $19 dsl and the rest split between
> > call charges and taxes.
> >
> > I regularly download iso files without needing to use torrent and the
> > modem that came with it was brand new and mine to keep.
> > Down time I think was about 20 minutes one day (the only time it has
> > ever been down in 4 years to my recall)
> >
> > On the negative side, I would say that I need to reboot the router now
> > and then (maybe once a month max), possibly due to spikes or something,
> > but I think that is just hardware.
> > Oh, and their default dns is a little slow, but nothing that opendns
> > can't remedy.
> >
> > Every time sbc(att whatever) decide to increase the price, I call them
> > and start a new contract to bring the price down  to the new promo,
> > which usually works out cheaper still.
> >
> >
> > So,
> >
> > I am assuming there must be a good reason why so many people are using
> > cable.
> >
> > Is it for a static IP?  for higher upload speeds ?
> >
> > (or maybe att can't scrape off the ameritech from their shoes and it is
> > leaving a bad smell in the room)
>
>
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