| Tobias DiPasquale on Mon, 30 Dec 2002 14:24:05 -0500 |
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On Mon, 2002-12-30 at 12:02, M. Jackson Wilkinson wrote: > So when I get this modem from them, what should I expect? Ethernet > output, or USB or something? Will the service run on PPPoE even though > it's a static-IP based service? No, you will get an Ethernet DSL router with a non-SSL web interface for administering it. Probably a 4-porter. That's what we got. > Are DynamicDNS services sufficiently good these days that I wasted $50 > over the discounted home rate by opting for the business plan? Not really. Not if you want to get all your mail, although they are fine for websites (HTTP). > Essentially, will I have to take advantage of their 30-day guarantee? Probably. I have noticed that sometimes the router forgets it's IP address for no apparent reason, and has to be hard reset to make it work again. But I believe that to be a problem with the router and not the service, so as long as you don't get something with "Diva" in the name, you probably will do better on that front. Also, it's been down quite a bit, in a year's time (double-digit number of occassions). The most extreme outage lasted over 13 hours. We actually had to drive out to our provider twice to get new equipment before they figured out it was their problem. They are a subcontractor for Verizon (Voicenet). You'll most likely end up switching to something else. -- Tobias DiPasquale 88FA 30C9 1E63 CFE2 CBD8 37C4 DA1C E2BF 1D26 F036 http://cbcg.net/ Attachment:
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