| Jeff Abrahamson on 18 Aug 2005 15:04:54 -0000 |
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On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 10:12:36AM -0400, Doug Crompton wrote: > They use Verizon services but offer you a fully open port, static > IP's (MAC/DHCP assigned) and reliable service. Speed depends (like > it does with Verizon) on line distance and quality. I get very > consistent 1.5/364 speeds but I am not typical as I am on an RT and > the speed limit is an equipment limit not DCAnet. You should get 3 > megs or possibly more at most locations. Their price is more - > $44/month paid quarterly - then Verizon at $29 or whatever they are > charging now, but with Verizon you do not get static and they could > block ports or limit use. You pay $44/mo = $528/yr ? I'm paying DCA $80/month, but annually, so about $900/yr, for 1.5 Mb down / 384 Kb up service over Covad. I asked them recently about faster service or lower prices and they said I could switch from Covad to Verizon. But the numbers they gave me assumed I already had a Verizon land line, which I don't. Once I added in the cost of a land line, the price was almost the same as it is now. So how do you get 1.5/364 for $44/mo? And, Cosmin, how are you looking at getting 3 Mb / 768 Kb in the city? How much are you looking at paying for that? -- Jeff Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> +1 215/837-2287 GPG fingerprint: 1A1A BA95 D082 A558 A276 63C6 16BF 8C4C 0D1D AE4B Attachment:
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