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I second Don's opinions. I switched from Speakeasy to RCN because it was cheaper, we got cable (my room watches more TV than is healthy), and it was much faster. I had Speakeasy because I ran a server, but I finally decided paying Dreamhost for hosting was a better way to go. RCN was a bit flakey (5-10 minute outages, every few days) when we first signed up, but I haven't noticed any network outages in 6 months. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with them. My network has a Linksys router backing Windows, Linux, and Mac boxes. No problems. On Feb 20, 2004, at 1:58 PM, Don Levey wrote: > Ben wrote: > >> RCN = bad. RCN was the only provider in my area for a while, and I >> don't >> have a good thing to say about them. They transparent proxy all the >> webpages you visit, the don't allow inbound port 80 (which is common >> these days, but I still hate it, it's why I went to Speakeasy), for a >> long time, they routed our all our connections through San Franciso >> (I sat on hold for a >> long time complaining about that one), and for unknown reasons, out >> latency between the 4th and 5th hops outside our apartment would >> skyrocket (2s+). >> > I use RCN. I've not had most of the problems you mention. They block > inbound port 80 for their dynamic IPs. They claim to permit it for > static. They also (tacitly) permit me to run my own mail server, and > smart-host through them for outbound. There have been some interesting > DNS issues a while back, but I don't know if it was chiefly their > problem, that of the cable modem, or my Linksys router/firewall. > >> Don't use RCN. I don't know if they have improved, but I would not >> give >> them a second chance. >> > I have Comcast in my area. Those who I know who use them wish they > didn't. Since they have outright dislike for them, that outweighs > my vaguely negative feeling for RCN and I stick with them. > > >> My SO uses Comcast, and its simple getting a Linksys router up on the >> connection, so Linux shouldn't be hard either. They do have intresting >> proxy issues though, but I haven't investigated. >> >> ~Ben > > I've not had any problem with my home network (Linux, Win) at RCN, > FWIW. > -Don > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://www.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Bush/Cheney '04: Compassionate Colonialism.
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