Re: Choice of ISP

["dj_segfault" <user=60@nabble.blu.org>]

 Laura Conrad wrote: 
>>>>>> "David" == David Kramer <[hidden email]> writes: 
> I ditched Verizon for phone and kept Speakeasy for internet.  In my 
> case, I already had them on separate lines, but Speakeasy does sell 
> naked DSL.  I think I'm paying something like 2 dollars more because 
> the line is being billed to Covad and not to me. 
> 
> Of course it does mean depending on Verizon's ability to keep a line 
> connected, which is abysmal.  But I've only once had an outage that 
> would have been long enough to get Comcast connected. 

The copper is the root of my problem.  SpeakEasy has been fantastic, but 
if my copper breaks regularly, I can't rely on any DSL. 


Robert Krawitz wrote: 
 > fine).  Interestingly enough, the Speakeasy DSL (which is shared) 
 > continued to work sporadically even after the phone line was dead, so 
 > it took us a while to realize what was going on (we were simply happy 
 > not to be receiving calls!).  Initially it failed shorted, and 
 > eventually it failed open. 

I have a similar situtation.  Fortunately, I have a script and home 
automation hardware (which I've talked about here before) to reboot the 
DSL modem and restart the network when my server loses connectivity, 
which fixes it 80% of the time.  But I shouldn't have to do that. 


Jerry Feldman wrote: 
 > On the downside of Comcast, nearly everyone I know in Waltham who had 
 > their service (or ATTBI or Mediaone) had problems. Also, I don't know 

Can you be more specific?  What kinds of problems? 
Install? 
Lost of service? 
Speed? 
Filtering (won't be a problem with business class) 

 > if you can get a static IP with Comcast business, but I think you can. 

You can for another $15/month, which I'm OK with. 



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