Austin Murphy on 29 Mar 2007 16:31:15 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] University city high speed internet

  • From: "Austin Murphy" <austin.murphy@gmail.com>
  • To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] University city high speed internet
  • Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:31:10 -0400
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Hi All,
I just moved to 45th & Spruce and I'm having difficulty finding an
ISP.  There is no cable service of any kind in my little development,
so comcast is not even an option.

I had CavTel in center city (which was ok), but they would not
transfer my DSL to the new place.   I also called DCA.net and they
said they don't offer DSL service to my house.

I've decided to try out Verizon Business DSL.  It costs $20 for
dialtone and $40 for 3.0/768 DSL.  With taxes and fees I expect it to
be less than $70/mo.   It does NOT include free local outbound phone
calls, but all incoming calls are free.   I get 1 dynamic IP and 24/7
"biz" tech support.

I'm a little disappointed that it does not include a static IP, but
that would be $40/mo more from Verizon and something from Speakeasy.

The line is not installed yet, so I don't know if it will really work,
but I have high hopes.  My guess is that my wires won't support the
full 3.0, but I hope the 768 uplink works.

I'll send an update once verizon tries to hook me up.

Austin
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