TuskenTower on 24 Jul 2006 18:52:46 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Has anyone used Cavalier Telephone?


Dan,
 Thanks for the heads up.

 Speakeasy's prices based on service provided
(http://speakeasy.net/home/compare/) seem pretty high.  The dry-lines
cost $6 more but I would rather trade that for a bare phone line
(~$15) so that my wife can work from home without using up our
minutes.

thanks,
Amul

On 7/24/06, Dan Widyono <dan@widyono.net> wrote:

I used them for almost a year. It's $50 plus taxes plus etc. etc. which ends up around $70 per month, for some sorry speeds (About 64KB/s down in my experience, and something miserable up). On the other hand, I run my own web server and have a static IP address (that was the reason I got them). I plan to choke on my laziness and try to set up dynamic DNS for the first time so I can try Verizon DHCP (assuming they don't block port 80). All in all, I don't think Cavtel's base offer was all that hot since I wasn't using the phone service at all (I have a cel phone).

What was the Speakeasy dry-line price?  It might be worth it since one
wouldn't have to pay all the taxes and "fees" for an unused phone line.

Dan W.

On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 02:34:46PM -0400, TuskenTower wrote:
> All,
>  I don't currently have a land line and I just got out of Comcast's
> cable Internet promo period (29.99/mo).  So I'm looking for a
> telephone comany (no VOIP for me) and DSL provider.  CavTel is
> offering a DSL+Phone package for $50, which is cheaper than getting a
> phone line + DSL (from Earthlink or Speakeasy) or a dry-line
> (Speakeasy).
>
> Does anyone have any experience with CavTel?  I checked dslreports and
> searched to see if CavTel blocks port 80.  This website,
> http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/isp-hot-list.html, lists CavTel as an
> ISP that doesn't block port 80.  Other than that I can't find anything
> definitive (and I don't feel like getting lied to by sales).
>
> Thanks,
> Amul
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