[TriLUG] Moving to the area this weekend

[Jeff Groves]

I have an old Surfboard (pre-Motorola buy-out) cablemodem that I got 
when I was beta-testing with TWC.

It does 5MB down just fine.

Jeff G.

Steve Hoffman wrote:

>Hmm....tell me more about this 5mbit standard!!!  I'm up in Wake
>Forest, my best download max's out at about 400KB (from kernel.org)
>which mathematically translates to 3Mb...what kind of speed do you get
>now?  What model is your new modem so I can check mine at home?
>
>I do hope they've turned the juice up in my area!!!
>
>Thanks,
>Steve 
>
>On 6/9/05, David McDowell <turnpike420 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>I have no problem running my own email server at home... 4 domains
>>even... and all outbound I smart-relay through smtp-server.nc.rr.com
>>and have never had issues doing so.  Earthlink runs over Time Warner's
>>lines.  Skip Bellsouth or any DSL in my opinion.  Cable in this area
>>is 5mbit down, 384k up with optional 8mbit down 512k up if you want a
>>"premium" package.  Sorry Tanner, 5mbit is already standard!  If you
>>aren't getting it, you need to swap your cable modem.  Kevin and I did
>>it with no questions asked.  :)  8mbit is the extra now.  :)
>>
>>I am a Raleigh native... I'll be 30 this year.  Weee!  Welcome to NC!
>>
>>David McD
>>
>>
>>On 6/8/05, Joel Ebel <jbebel at ncsu.edu> wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>As an alternative to Time Warner, let me recommend Earthlink Cable.  If
>>>you do it right, you can get it for a few dollars cheaper each month,
>>>and like like to give you the first 6 months for a lot cheaper.  Some
>>>advantages other than price are a great network of dial-up locations,
>>>and they don't require the strange scripts that time warner at least
>>>used to use for dial-up when you need it.  Also, earthlink provides an
>>>authenticated smtp server which you can use from anywhere.  That's no
>>>longer an issue for me, but previously I didn't have smtpauth at work,
>>>and time warner didn't provide it at home, so I had to keep switching
>>>smtp servers.  Earthlink let me just use a single server on my laptop.
>>>It's the same network as time warner, so you get the same speed and
>>>quality of service.  It just has a few other advantages over time warner
>>>that I appreciate.
>>>
>>>Joel
>>>
>>>William R. Gomeringer wrote:
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>>>>First, allow me to welcome you the area. I have been in Chapel Hill for 4
>>>>years now and I really like it. With that said, I would recommend Time
>>>>Warner's Road Runner service, and seriously caution against anything Bell
>>>>South. I have been with Road Runner for almost a long as I have been in
>>>>the area and the service is consistent, fast, and geek freindly, i.e. they
>>>>don't give you a hard time about running your own servers off their
>>>>service, provided they are non-commercial.
>>>>
>>>>William
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>>I will be moving to the Durham/Chapel Hill's area this weekend from
>>>>>Mississippi.  What would be a good home broadband provider in the area?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Matthew Opoka
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