[TriLUG] DSL vs Road Runner Recomendations?

[Geoff Purdy]

Tanner,
I just signed on for service with Verizon DSL.  My experience has been quite
positive so far.  Linux setup was trivial (no hardware aside from the DSL
modem, no PPPoX to configure).  Download speeds seem to be around 500 kbps;
I've not tested upload speed.  

I'm paying a promotional rate of $30 for the first three months then $50
from then on.  There was no service contract, although you must return the
modem should you terminate before 12 mos. 

A few caveats:
Setup uses DHCP which may not be what you need for hosting.  I have no need
to host a server so I haven't verified that hosting is permitted per the
service agreement.  

HTH,
Geoff





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tanner Lovelace [mailto:lovelace at wayfarer.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:48 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: [TriLUG] DSL vs Road Runner Recomendations?
> 
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I recently became aware that Verizon now claims I can get DSL 
> service, so I decided to do a price comparison with my current
> Cable internet (RoadRunner).  I currently pay $99.50/month
> for a business account because I run a server and need a static
> IP.  If I switched to DSL, I could get what appears to be the
> same thing for $50/month, a 50% savings.  There are a few things
> different.  DSL would require me to sign a 12 month contract,
> which I don't have a problem with, while cable is month-to-month.
> I priced out how much I'd save by switching to DSL and it
> was over $500 (even including the setup fee).  Wow! 
> 
> So, I guess what I want to ask the list is what are your
> feelings on DSL versus cable internet?  I've had absolutely
> no problems with my cable internet connection.  I get good
> transfer rates and extremely good uptime.  I've only had
> to call their tech support once, and that was within the
> first 30 minutes I had the connection (I wasn't getting
> an IP because they didn't have me completely setup yet).
> Will I get a similar experience with DSL, or will the
> speeds (768k down/128k up) be noticably different?  Note
> that I run a small web and mail server on this line...
> 
> Also, does anyone have any information about BritSys,
> which is the company I'm looking at for DSL.  
> I've checked DSL reports at 
> http://www.dslreports.com/reviews/1497
> and they've scored 4.5 out of 5 stars in every category.
> They're also listed at #1 of the "Regional ISPs - (with 
> sufficient recent reviews)"  I've never seen anythingRegional ISPs -
> (with sufficient recent reviews)
> 
> bad said about them and in talking with them over e-mail
> I'm very impressed with their setup and their willingness
> to answer questions.
> 
> Thanks much in advance,
> Tanner
> 
> ObLinux: Just in case anyone is wondering what this
> has to do with Linux, given that this is a linux list,
> of the 5 computers I have running at home,4 of them
> run one version of linux or another. :-)  (My wife's
> runs Windows NT Server.)
> 
> 
> 
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