[Discuss] Local ISP Recommendations?

[bogstad at pobox.com (Bill Bogstad)]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:
> I am looking for ISP recommendations. In Somerville.
>
>....
>
> Suggestions?

You seem to want unfiltered IP access and good bandwidth in a
residential setting.   In general, that doesn't seem
to be available.  My suggestion is to buy your bandwidth and
unfiltered IP access from different sources.
i.e. Go with whatever residential service gives you the bandwidth you
want at a good price and then run a VPN over that to someplace that
will give you unfiltered IP access with whatever number of static
addresses you want.
For bandwidth, your choices seem to be Comcast and RCN.   For VPN
service, you might consider one of those
services that let people avoid geo-restrictions on web sites or try a
DIY setup via a hosting service that gives you full OS & Internet
access with real IP addresses. My guess is this will easily cost more
than $100 a month.

Good Luck,
Bill Bogstad



>
>
> Thanks,
>
> -kb, the Kent who wishes Google Fiber would come to town, or our
> aren't-I-so-terribly-hip Mayor Curtatone would find us some good bits.
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