[ale] Inexpensive broadband recommendations

[Geoffrey]

John Wells wrote:
> It was an FYI, not an IMO.  I use it because it works, and I don't want to
> pay $150 plus and extra $15 a month to speedfactory to get the same level
> of service.

I hadn't checked speedfactory prices lately, so I gave them a call, 
here's what they quoted me:

$49/month free internal dsl modem, single computer.
$59/month static ip, multiple computers, external modem ($149.95)

Bellsouth is running a deal 19.95 for the first 3 months, $45/month 
after that.  They also require an extra $10 a month for multiple computers.

They give you a free modem (after rebate) for the single computer 
solution and it is refurbished. If you go with the multiple computer 
solution, they also will charge you $149.95 for the hardware.  So, there 
deal doesn't seem that much better then speedfactory.


Not having to deal with Bellsouth and pppoe is worth the extra $5 a 
month to me.

I don't know what speakeasy is running these days.

Both Speakeasy and speedfactory are more Linux friendly then Bellsouth. 
  PPPOE costs you in overhead and throughput as well.

I would suggest mindspring over Bellsouth, although I don't have that 
much information on them either.

Honestly, I'm looking at the best solution as well.  Note, I've not 
mentioned Comcast or the various satellite solutions.

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