[ale] Inexpensive broadband recommendations

[mark]

We have Speakeasy iDSL, 1 static ip address, 144/144, @ $95/month.  Service
has been exceptional!.  Speakeasy uses Covad.  Ordered Earthlink the other
day which supposedly offers aDSL to us.  Were used to disappointments, when
they actually check out the phone lines! Earthlink offered free equipment,
self-install, 1 static ip address, $55/month, first three months @ $21.  I
think it's 1.2 MB down, 128k up.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoffrey" <esoteric at 3times25.net>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] Inexpensive broadband recommendations


> 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.
>
> --
> Until later: Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
>
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