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Re: [PLUG] Comcast Crackdown
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On Monday 04 February 2002 11:00 am, you wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 10:09:20AM -0500, W. Chris Shank wrote:
> > Considering DSL is in the $160/month range - cable modem is still
> > the cheapest alternative for high speed download combined with a
> > dial-up for other remote services. yikes!
>
> Say *what*? My Speakeasy service is pretty plush and only runs me
> $65... who quoted you two and a half times that?
you were probably one of the earliest subscribers - however, it appears that
they alter their prices/offerings based on your location. I live in Paoli and
the cheapest plan I could get was 384K @ $99.00/month. If I wanted to get a
sys-admin package (multiple IP's, server hosting allowed, this is for
techies) it would be minimum of $159/month.
>
> (And where the hell do you live that it's that expensive?)
>
> > anyway- maybe if enough people complain, they will change the policy.
>
> I sincerely doubt it. They're not there so that you can run a
> server, and they've always said you couldn't.
yeah - I know. but it's worth a try.
>
> (Speakeasy, on the other hand encourages such things. As do most DSL
> providers. Funny, that.)
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