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On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Robert Krawitz <rlk-FrUbXkNCsVf2fBVCVOL8/A at public.gmane.org> wrote: > ? Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:08:19 -0400 > ? From: Matthew Gillen <me-5yx05kfkO/aqeI1yJSURBw at public.gmane.org> > ? MIME-version: 1.0 > ? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > ? On 06/06/2010 12:54 PM, Robert Krawitz wrote: > ? > We currently have Speakeasy, which has excellent reliability. > ? > Unfortunately, 1500/368 isn't exactly cutting edge speed any more, and > ? > ever since Best Buy bought them they seem much less interested in > ? > providing home service. > ? > > ? > We're not wired for cable, and when we looked into getting service, it > ? > turned out that it would be rather expensive; they'd have to do a fair > ? > bit of work since the closest cable run is a few hundred feet away > ? > across an intersection. > ? > > ? > I'd like to run at least an ssh (for remote login) and anon ftp server > ? > (for occasional low volume use). ?I certainly want faster speeds, > ? > particularly uplink (to upload photos, primarily -- uploading 700 MB > ? > of photos is dreadfully slow and I just upgraded from a 20D to a 7D). > ? > > ? > Any suggestions? > > ? FIOS has pretty good uplink speed. ?Pretty much every provider other than > ? speakeasy has "no-server" clauses in their TOS, but the two services you > ? mention are easy to work around by running those services on a non-standard > ? (high) port (sometimes they'll port scan low-numbered ports looking for > ? "servers"). > > We don't have FIOS in our area. > > ? Running ssh on a non-standard port isn't a bad idea even if you are allowed > ? to run servers. > > ? Have you looked into WiMAX? > > I took a look on wimaxmaps.org, and it appears that the closest point > is in Woburn, which is nowhere near us. How about *something* like towerstream? > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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