Re: [PLUG] Comcast or Verizon DSL for Linux laptop?

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 05:07  PM, multiple seriousity wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Rebecca Ore wrote:
> > Verizon has three packages for Residential DSL now, if I'm remembering
> > correctly.  What I got was the cheapest one.  They're beta testing 
> > static IP
> > packages -- lots of folks seem to want to run servers.  I don't 
> > remember what
> > the other two speed grades were, should be on their website.
>
> Can you tell me anything else about these beta tests of static IP?  And
> what is the "cheapest one" that you got?  I think they have a 1.5 and a
> 768 package.. I don't know about any 'third package' (except for the
> different pricing deal I found..) how much are you paying and what are 
> you
> getting for it?

Hmmm... Bell Atlantic Verizon  had 3 DSL packages.
	768x90 and 1.5x90 - known as DSL and DSL professional
	and 1.5x768 called Pro or some such name.

From what I can tell, Verizon has not really changed the offerings, 
except that the 90 is now 128.
(They upgraded their equipment. No change required on my end to get the 
128 speed. Ive had the DSL Professional service since the begining -- 
although via DCAnet.) However, they have made it impossible to find out 
what services they really offer from their website.

And as for the $29.95 deal -- that's only for 3 months, then it jumps 
up to $39.95. ( It's on the Verizon home page.)

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
magill@mcgillsociety.org
magill@acm.org

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