[TriLUG] New to the area now, and DSL issues

[Carl Crider]

 I set up an Earthlink DSL network for a client (in Durham) due to the lack
of TWC
along a section of railroad tracks. They were pleased with the results and
the support
when it was needed [twice in 3 years].

 Have you called TWC yourself to get a price quote? Might be time to stop
one of those
independent cable installers and have a chat about some "off the clock"
work.



On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As someone who has supported several small businesses over the years in
> areas around NC I can say the following:
>
>
>   - Time Warner Cable is usually the best in terms of up-time and real
>   throughput.  Other compaines, such as Earthlink, use TWC's transport and
>   they are reported to be equally as solid (I've never used them).
>   - DSL in the RDU area works and works well but it's not as nearly as
>   solid as TWC
>   - If you are in a Charter cable area run, and run fast.  Do not sign up
>   for Charter cable unless you have no other options.  You'll be less
>   frustrated with dial-up.  I'm ont joking.
>   - Embarq DSL (on the coast) is worse than abysmal; avoid at all costs.  I
>   don't know how well Embarq DSL works inland.
>   - Clearwire - seems to work pretty well for Windows based machines but
>   gets unworkable by design it seems if you want to run your own network
>   attached to the Internet via Clearwire
>
> The only thing that irritates me about TWC is there are "special" rates
> provided to Duke or Cisco employees that gets you 15/2 business class
> service that isn't offered to "the rest of us".  Boo to that.
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Carl Crider <c.crider at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  I've had friends in the Chapel Hill area that complained about their DSL
> > for a couple of years.
> > Where are you exactly? I've been in this area for some time, actually in
> > Hillsborough now,
> > and I thought that TW Cable covered the area.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Jason Watts <jsnonzzr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > after a few months, I am now up in the area (carborro/chapel hill).
>  So,
> > my
> > > first day up here, I find out that bellsouth, now at&t has blown my
> > > transfer
> > > of service.  I am sitting here with an IP and able to connect to the
> > > network, just not browse the Inet.
> > >
> > > Trying to avoid the ranting that I am sure everyone doesn't want to
> hear
> > > anyways, how good is at&t dsl in my area, (not that I have a choice as
> > > there
> > > is no cable laid to my house to go cable)
> > >
> > > jsn
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