[TriLUG] broadband option in the Triangle area

[Andrew Perrin]

I used the old Telocity DSL, switched over to Earthlink cable (over Time
Warner) and am very happy w/ Earthlink. There have been some hiccups when
bad weather strikes, but it's very reliable and they leave me alone.

ap

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Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2004, Kevin Flanagan wrote:

> Jeff,
>
>
>     I do not work for Time Warner, but do use the service, it's pretty
> solid, I don't have experience using DSL to compare to, but do know that
> I have heard several folks, some on this list, talk about ditching DSL
> from Bell South in favor of Cable.   That's not to say that the stuff
> that Intrex is offering isn't good, I don't have experience with that.
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 11:26, Ben Pitzer wrote:
>
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Well, time to plug my service.  Time Warner Cable's Road Runner service in
> > this area is very solid.  I work for Road Runner, so I can tell you that the
> > network has been improved in the Triangle to a very high level of service.
> > Your IP is DHCP, and we do not use PPPoE (not sure if DSL does, never used
> > them).  Our DHCP policies, however, are such that your IP will rarely
> > change, if ever.  Typically, it only changes if you leave your PC down for a
> > prolonged period, if there's an outage (fairly rare), or if we are forced to
> > make scope changes to add or remove IPs from a certain hub (also rare).  The
> > service basically requires that your PC can get a DHCP IP, and that's about
> > it.  I use a Debian Sarge machine with two FastE cards and iptables as a
> > firewall/DHCP server for my network.  It also performs web server and
> > inbound mail service functions for my wife's business.  TWC is very server
> > friendly, and typically only gets annoyed if a user is saturating their pipe
> > for prolonged periods.  Typically, that means that they are doing file
> > sharing of large files, which usually means music and/or video sharing and
> > is almost always illegal.  (Notice I said "almost")  Nevertheless, we also
> > offer two tiers of service:  standard at 3 Mbps downstream and 384 Kbps
> > upstream (max speeds.  No minimum speeds are ever guaranteed for any
> > Internet service, broadband or dialup), and Road Runner Premium at 6 Mbps
> > downstream and up to 512 Kbps upstream.  Pricing is available from the Time
> > Warner Cable web site or customer service.
> >
> > I'm a sysadmin for RR, and I check the list regularly.  I typically am
> > willing to help out (time permitting) if the tech support folks aren't able
> > to answer the questions or address the problems adequately, or if they won't
> > escalate a problem you know isn't your machine.  I'll also gladly answer any
> > questions that don't compromise the security of my network or my NDA (and
> > thus my job).  My manager also peeks in on occasion, and will sometimes
> > throw an answer into the fray when questions are raised about RR services.
> >
> > On the whole, though, there are plenty of people willing to help you out in
> > here in pretty much any way possible.  Take care.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ben Pitzer
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
> >  --Ben Franklin--
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Jeff Patterson
> > > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 9:40 PM
> > > To: trilug at trilug.org
> > > Subject: [TriLUG] broadband option in the Triangle area
> > >
> > >
> > > Greeting fellow future TriLuger's!
> > > I'm about to move to the Raleigh area within 1 month.  I would like to
> > > get some recommendations for broadband in the area (who to check out,
> > > who to avoid, etc).
> > > Things that are important:
> > > speed (UL/DL)
> > > reliability
> > > uptime
> > >
> > > I would really prefer DHCP, but a static IP would be even better.  I
> > > keep seeing info that suggests PPPoE is the trend in the area (am
> > > moving from Denver).
> > >
> > > So far what I've found in the area is BellSouth, Time Warner cable,
> > > Sprint.  Is there anything else?  Any/all suggestions feedback would
> > > be very appreciated!  Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Jeff
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