Static IP (was Re: [TriLUG] Hopefully not so easy...)

[Andrew Perrin]

FWIW, I've had very good experience with telocity -- had it for about a
year, was a bit rocky getting started, now no problems at all.

ap

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On Fri, 3 May 2002, Mike Johnson wrote:

> John F Davis [johndavi at us.ibm.com] wrote:
>  
> > Also, if you choose to use cable and put yourself in a difficult position I
> > can't help you.  There are plenty of ISP's out there which will give you
> > static ips and high bandwidth for $50 a month.
> 
> Road Runner is my only reasonable solution.  My only other option is DSL
> through BellSouth, which doesn't give me a static IP, or Telocity, which
> is using BellSouth equipment.  In that case, I would then have to
> complain to Telocity, who would then tell me that it's a BellSouth
> problem.  I'm really not interested in BellSouth's tech support (I've
> dealt with their leased line division, which sucked, I can only imagine
> how bad the support is for consumer type stuff).
> 
> As soon as DSL is such that I don't have to go through two or three
> different organizations, I'll consider it.  Actually, I'll consider it
> when Covad or someone else is an option at my house (my phones go
> through a remote switch, which is connected to the CO via fiber -- which
> means that the DSL provider has to have equipment at my remote switch).
> 
> > 
> > BTW, Chris no offense kid.  I wasn't really ranting at you. I was just
> > trying to convey my frustration when I see people doing stuff the hard way
> > when much simpler approaches should be obvious.  I guess I jumped to a
> > conclusion.  Don't mind me.  I'm only on this list for the abuse
> > opportunities.  (Gawd, I hope he doesn't take me serious on that one.)
> > Have a good one.
> 
> Keep in mind that a lot of us -like- to do things the non-obvious way.
> Perhaps there's just one little tweak that we'd like that makes things
> work -just- how we like it, but it takes some effort to implement.
> Also, there's a wonderful feeling of satisfaction when it's done.
> 
> Mike
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