Comcast setup & cable modem fees

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

Ward Vandewege wrote:

>On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 01:52:41PM -0500, Jerry Feldman wrote:
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>>Just one more thing. Comcast gives you a dynamic IP address not a static IP 
>>address. I have found that my IP address has been the same for a number of 
>>years.
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>That's almost like what Speakeasy does. You can pay extra for a static IP,
>but if you don't they assign a 'dynamic' IP to you - and you have to
>configure it (statically) into your borderline device - they don't do dhcp.
>So while they could change the IP, they'd have to notify you first.
>Essentially you get a free static IP :)
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>Ward. 
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Ward,

I have Speakeasy (and love it), but I think when they give you a 
"Dynamic" IP, it's listed in the RBL "dynamic" block, and so very few 
ISP's will take mail sent directly from you.

It's been a few months since I read the blurb, but ISTR that as the 
important difference.

HTH.

Bill Horne


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