[HH] Spam (11.685):Re: Broadband connectivity in Boston & Burbs

[Federico Lucifredi]

Thanks for the details Brough!

Unfortunately I am out of your coverage area (Woburn), otherwise I would sign right up :)

Best -F

> On Oct 31, 2017, at 10:04 AM, Brough Turner <broughturner at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Stephen!
> 
> Yes, we've got several thousand customers including some businesses with /29s and a few businesses with /28s, but only 2048 addresses from ARIN plus we lease another 512 addresses from another ISP.  So IPv4 addresses are harder to come by, i.e. more expensive, than just a few years ago.
> 
> Currently we put residential customers on carrier grade NAT unless they explicitly ask for a fixed address.  In that case we give them a single fixed IP address (either via PPPoE or via 1-to-1 NAT, depending on how their service is delivered). Extra addresses (so far only requested by businesses) are $40/month for a /29 (5 useable addresses).  Any thing beyond that, e.g. a /28, requires an ARIN address justification.
> 
> In any event, we don't block any ports, we provide symmetric services and provide the best speeds that radios and economics allows.  Our fastest services (300/300 Mbps or 500/500 Mbps) are in multi-unit buildings (apartments or condos) where we can bring in Gig+ capacity to the roof and wire down through a building.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Brough Turner
> 
> Mobile: +1 617 285-0433   Skype: brough
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> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Stephen Ronan <sronan at panix.com> wrote:
> My understanding is that for residential customers it's carrier grade NAT by default, a single public IPv4 address by request at no extra cost. Additional IP addresses available for a monthly charge. I don't know what that fee is. The most likely obstacle would be coverage... Not much availability last I checked, unless you're in Cambridge, or in view of the top of the Hancock building in Boston.
> I don't find a coverage map... you may need to submit the form here: http://www.netblazr.com/residential/at-home/#get
> A number of us (Kurt Keville, Brian Delacey, et al) have known one of the founders, Brough Turner, for years. Good folks to deal with.
>     -S.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2017, Federico Lucifredi wrote:
> 
> Does netblazr include multiple fixed IPs? And I will assume the residential service is not a routed circuit :-).
> 
> Best-F
> 
> Sent from my iPhone.
> 
> On Oct 31, 2017, at 12:12 AM, Stephen Ronan <sronan at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 31 Oct 2017, Federico Lucifredi wrote:
> 
> Hello Hackers,
>   What is the current state of broadband in Boston & burbs? What is the ‘speakeasy.net’ of this decade, meaning the choice of the techie crowd?
> 
> Netblazr.com for those within their geographical footprint?
> 
> And then there's $10/month Comcast Internet Essentials for low-income families with kids in K-12 school, or for low-income Boston seniors, or for residents anywhere of HUD-assisted housing... http://internetessentials.com
> 
> -S
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