[TriLUG] OT: Internet service provider in Cary?

Neil L. Little nllittle at embarqmail.com
Fri Jun 25 17:19:33 EDT 2010


Weston Parkway huh?

Some of the highest concentrations of fiber in the country are down 
Weston Parkway (7000 Weston Parkway, i.e. Verizon Business). If you cant 
find a provider there you aint lookin'!

73,
Neil, WA4AZL


matt at noway2.thruhere.net wrote:
> If I may ask, specifically what is it about the contract that is not
> appleaing?
>
> I ask because I just signed up for their BC service (an upgrade from
> residential to run a commercial site) a couple of weeks ago.  I too was
> hesitant about the contract but was able to get them conceed on certain
> points that eliminated my objections.  Specifically, if the business were
> to go under or I were to leave the service area, the contract will be
> terminated without penalty.
>
> I also had the option of going for no or a shorter contract, but opted for
> the three years to reduce the price.  I have been a TW (internet) customer
> for about 8 years and have been very happy with them overall.
>
> With regards to speed, the various speed tests I have run indicate that I
> am getting near 6.7 Mbs down and about 735Kbs up on average.
>
> I have never had a complaint with them trying to degrade performance based
> on type of traffic, either, like some cable providers are loath to do.
>
>   
>> We are moving to a new office space (Weston Parkway, Cary) that does not
>> have connectivity. 6-7Mbs up and 500-768Kbps down is sufficient for our
>> needs.
>>
>> AT&T does not serve this building.
>> TWC business class will have to do some construction, so they want us to
>> sign a 3 year contract. The contract is not appealing, so we are looking
>> for
>> options.
>>
>> Does anyone have recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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