[TriLUG] Time Warner cable question

[Jeff Patterson]

Before I moved to Raleigh, I specifically asked about servers.  They
told me that nothing would be blocked.  AFter my year's up, I'll
probably move on to TW.  I've had good luck w/ cable in the past.  I
havn't had DSL in several years.  Now I know why.
The telecom's really need to get their sh*t together if they want to
stay competitive.  Right now the cable guys are kicking their butts! 
I suppose the most ironic thing about this is that I work for the
phone company!
regards,
jp


On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:51:24 -0500, Dave Sorenson <dave at logicalgeek.com> wrote:
> I paid $15 bucks a year to dnsmadeeasy.com, but there are others out there.
> I have had some issues with their service, not enough to make me leave
> before my year contract, but enough to not really recommend them highly.
> 
> The frustrating thing is that I had open incomming port 25 with BS until I
> "upgraded" my service. I specifically asked BS about it before I did the
> upgrade and they lied to me and said it would not affect my mail server.
> Plus, I tried to switch to their business accounts, but they wouldn't take
> my money because I was on a residential line AND they wouldn't sell me a
> business line because I wasn't running a business. It was a huge run-around
> so I'm not entirely ready to give them any more money. Not very customer
> friendly. Anyway, Thanks for all the advice!
> 
> 
> 
> Dave S.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf
> Of Jeff Patterson
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:01 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Time Warner cable question
> 
> what do you use as a re-direct service?  I'd like to try it.
> 
> I too use BS DSL and was frustrated when I was told that nothing was
> blocked, but in reality found out that not only do they block it, but will
> not even discuss opening port 25 unless you pay for a small biz acct (=$$$).
> When my year is up, another 10 months), I'm very seriously considering going
> to TW cable.  I had cable internet in Denver for over 3 years with almost 0
> issues!
> regards,
> jp
> 
> On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:24:15 -0500, Dave Sorenson <dave at logicalgeek.com>
> wrote:
> > Quick question for those with Time Warner Cable internet. Does TW
> > block inbound port 25? Does it block any ports? I'm getting ready to
> > move and am trying to make a decision about access at the new house
> > (stay w/BS DSL or jump to cable). BS blocks inbound 25, but I found a
> > redirect service and just get mail on 26. Outbound is not a big deal
> > to me as I'm willing to smart relay through the TW SMTP.. I do that right
> now with BS.
> >
> > Thanks for your feedback guys!
> >
> > Dave S.
> >
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