Re: [PLUG] Verizon DSL

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

On 17 Sep, 2004, at 10:56, Eric Hidle wrote:
> Go to dca.net - if you can get verizon, they can sell you a 3.0/768 
> for $65
> or a 1.5/384 for $45... plus hardware.. you get a /29 routed block 
> included
> with that and can get larger blocks if you need them for additional 
> cost.
> They do not do any pppoe, port blocking, or anything. Your connection 
> is
> yours to have your way with :) I have been with them for 3 years and 
> have
> been thrilled... read their reviews on dslreports.com, if you like...

Yep... I've had DCAnet since Verizon was Bell Atlantic. [Speeds are 
normally pretty close to rated. When they are not, something else is 
usually wrong.]

The only annoying thing is that you don't get static IP addresses 
anymore, you get permanently assigned DHCP addresses. [Having been a 
long time customer, I have a mix of both. But as I've upgraded hardware 
recently and had to get the MAC assignments changed, the type of 
address assigned has changed.]

The difference is in which code is used to connect and maintain the 
connection. And while it is a 10 day lease, it still has to get 
renewed. Not a big deal, but I much preferred being able to assign the 
IP address myself, instead of having to rely on DHCP to do it for me.

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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