| John Lavin on Tue, 19 Nov 2002 22:43:15 -0500 |
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jeff said: > > I'm glad to hear this. > What's the approximate cost and equipment required? > Have you ever used cable? No, but I have heard first hand about fun with cable uptime, modem issues and then there was that @Home BS... > I have cable now (computer only) and have no complaints other than the > outrageous price. I'd rather not enrich Comcast anymore (they just bought > AT&T's cable system, making them the largest in the > country). Unfortunately I've had dropouts with DirecTV's tv service, > mostly during storms, which doesn't inspire confidence. I don't know about the satelite service, but the DSL has been just fine as I mentioned before. I signed on for the $30 intro, after 3 months, its $50. Is that cheaper? > How so, other than port blocking? Blocking aside, Bell Atlantic forbids running networks and servers regardless of whether or not they can enforce it. I don't know about cable, but Bell Atlantic (Verizon, whatever) doesn't give you a static IP; I have heard of some people having the same IP for quite a long time, but I don't like the restrictions, and the impositions. As for cable, I don't like monopolies. I try to stay away from them as much as possible and all other things being equal, (or a little less than equal), I'll avoid them. Regards, -john -- John Lavin jlavin@ccil.org jlavin@wayreth.net Public Key: http://www.wayreth.net/lavin-public-key.gpg ______________________________________________________________________ "A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes." -Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Attachment:
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