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Re: Speakeasy - Re: [PLUG] Verizon Business DSL
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18 months is acceptable for me. i think i have had the cable modem for
about 14 months - so i know that high speed access is for me. and now that
i can host my own sites, i can cancel my existing hosting account, so the
extra $ is nearly a wash with what i'll save by cancelling the hosting
account.
> Yeah, I heard they were doing that. Did they ask you to also commit to
> 18 months of service? There was a bunch of discussion about free game
> consoles and other promotions over on dslreports. When I asked about
> promotions they offered a free month of service or a ~$120 gift
> certificate to an online shopping service (Amazon?, I forget)
>
> I read that they had run out of the game consoles, so didn't push on
> that (and don't play many games myself.) Although I signed up for the
> gamer, rather than sysadmin package, as I didn't have much interest in
> the rpm service with sysadmin. Gamer comes with a game update download
> service of some kind, which I may not use either.
>
> Nice thing, they already setup reverse dns on the line. Took about 48
> hours from online request to completion.
>
> Kevin
>
>
> "W. Chris Shank" wrote:
>>
>> i think it tok about 5 days to get the modem, i don't remember
>> exactly. i do know that they expected my completion date to be dec
>> 25th and i had the equipment on dec 24th. It didn't actually work
>> until dec 26th. the loop was a little tricky to install and a tech had
>> to come out and figure out which line was mine.
>>
>> also - i signed up for a package that included a free xbox. i just got
>> the email with the voucher and went to electronics boutique's website
>> and ordered it (about 10 minutes ago). Coming in 2 days and only cost
>> $6.35 for shipping. not a bad deal. except that i don't play games.
>>
>> > How long did your modem shipping take? I just signed up also. I
>> was really impressed with the Speakeasy/Covad install. The line was
>> connected next day (called Thur, line connected Fri afternoon.) Now
>> I just need the modem.
>> >
>> > Is anyone else planning on switching to Speakeasy? I didn't think
>> of it until the next day, but I know Gabe and a couple others have
>> been advocating them here before. They get a free month with
>> referrals, so mention a Speakeasy member if you sign up :)
>> >
>> > Kevin
>> >
>> >
>> > "W. Chris Shank" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I can't speak about verizon, but I just went with Speakeasy. So far
>> it's great. Although it's a little expensive, I got a sys admin
>> package - 2 static IPs and no restrictions on hosting server(s). As
>> far as the equipment goes, i got a modem (bridged) that I plugged
>> into a hub then into the machine. Works great- all ethernet.
>> >>
>> >> good luck.
>> >>
>> >> > Okay, so I made a decision this morning, a little undereducated
>> and
>> >> I'm hoping I don't get taken to town for it... hopefully you guys
>> will have some supportive insight, but I'm not counting on it.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have DirecTVDSL right now (formerly Telocity) at my house and
>> run
>> >> a linux-based server off of it and gateway the rest of my home
>> through it.
>> >> >
>> >> > It has a static IP via dhcp and generally-good availability,
>> and
>> >> I've
>> >> > been quite happy with it.
>> >> >
>> >> > So DirectTV decided that the DSL division was going to shut down
>> as
>> >> it wasn't profitable enough, and I was faced with the task of
>> finding a new
>> >> > home for my machine whose services I've found I'd have trouble
>> >> living
>> >> > without. After some research, it seemed like the only gig in
>> town
>> >> after
>> >> > DTV fell would be Verizon (Warrington, Bucks County... everyone
>> >> around
>> >> > me gets great coverage from Covad and such, but not the 215-491
>> >> exchange).
>> >> >
>> >> > Ugh, Verizon. But I didn't really have many other choices in the
>> >> matter, so I bit the bullet this morning and got their entry-level
>> business dsl for $25 more than my DTV dsl, as I need the static IP
>> as far as I'm concerned. When they asked what OS I was running, I
>> said Linux, and then realized when she asked if that was a
>> >> Macintosh, that I needed a "better" answer and said I was running
>> XP.
>> >> >
>> >> > 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?
>> >> >
>> >> > Are DynamicDNS services sufficiently good these days that I
>> wasted
>> >> $50 over the discounted home rate by opting for the business plan?
>> >> >
>> >> > Essentially, will I have to take advantage of their 30-day
>> >> guarantee?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Jack
>> >> >
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