Re: [PLUG] Broadband providers

["Keith Bentrup" <keith@lucidts.com>]

Hi guys,
  Anyone know the pricing difference between RCN and Comcast? I was
paying $40/mo for high speed access with Comcast. I assume RCN is
comparable. Also anyone have experience with http://www.icdc.com/?
Their primary contact was very responsive, but high speed access via
an antenna on my roof from a nearby tower seems a bit dicey to me
(albeit sweet for the advertised speeds).
Cheers,
-K

ps. If you inquire with ICDC, they do a nifty analysis of the
topography between your home and the tower. Very interesting.

Akintayo said:
> Stewart B. Lone wrote:
>
>> Rebecca Ore wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 11:16:38PM -0400, Art Clemons
>>> (artclemons@aol.com) wrote:
>>>
>>>> M.Simons
>>>>
>>>>> It depends upon where you are.  RCN doesn't have cable in
>>>>> Philadelphia
>>>>> itself. So thus no RCN cable modem in Philadelphia, however, if
>>>>> you
>>>>> are
>>>>> outside of the city, there may be some somewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I could swear almost that RCN does have some cable coverage where
>>>> Wade used to be in Philly, it's certainly in the region.  A friend
>>>> of mine in University City has RoadRunner as a cable provider.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My brother has RoadRunner as his provider.  He found out day before
>>> yesterday that the name servers were in NYC.  He's not a techie,
>>> but I
>>> haven't heard him complain before that.
>>>
>> I know for sure that RCN is available in Upper Darby, in thr 69th
>> St.
>> area.
>>
> Yeah, they are available in Upper Darby, they already have a jack in
> my
> apartment.
>
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