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

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 11:05, Lisa C. Boyd wrote:

> <frustrated> I just went to their site and tried to find information about 
> the different packages they offer. I had to register so I guess they'd 
> rather have a salesman harass me than to give me the information I want on 
> their site. </frustration>

I'll agree with you there.  It's a pain to get information from them,
but once you do, they're fairly courteous about it.  I certainly
didn't feel harassed about it.
 
> So - is there an additional charge for business class service (higher than 
> the regular residence fee?) and the additional $50 for the static IP? I'm 
> guessing that would be close to $100 a month? Or does the $50 include 
> everything (te he he yeah, right!)? Mike - do you run this out of a house 
> or an office? Do you think that makes a difference in their service?

I pay $99/month for my Business class service with a static IP.
I had previously been paything $60/month for residential service
(that was because I didn't have cable with them, but I hear
they've lowered their prices on that now).

> So I take it you are against the cable service?
> 
> I've seen some web hosts offer co-location - you run the server totally but 
> they house it and give you the connection. Any pros or cons to these two 
> methods of running your own server? Are there other options?

I chose business cable over co-location because business cable was
actually cheaper for me (co-location costs + local internet access
versus business cable which includes both).  In addition, I have
complete control over my servers, which I prefer.  It seems to me
that cable is a lot simpler than DSL to setup and get working.
I tried to get DSL for 3 years before getting fed up and calling
the cable people.  They had me hooked up within a week (it took
that long for them to come out and bury a line to my house, since,
because I have a new house, there wasn't one already) and I've
been very happy with it.  DSL, however, is often much cheaper.

Tanner
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