[ale] Inexpensive broadband recommendations

[Geoffrey]

John Wells wrote:
> Geoffrey said:
> 
>>No, they don't block any ports.  They do monitor certain ports and if
>>you have a lot of data transfer, they'll have a problem with it.  I've
>>discussed this with them in the past.  For example, they were perfectly
>>happy with my serving my wife's classroom website from my home machine
>>in that scenario.
> 
> 
> According to their salesman/engineers they do.  I've spoken with two so
> far.  Both stated that on the dynamic ip plan (i.e., $49/month), common
> ports are blocked and no servers are allowed.

I just talked to them again.  I spoke to Moshe, specifically.  Their 
policy is, they do not want you running servers on the dynamic ip plan. 
  They do not block any ports.  They monitor those ports and if they see 
a large amount of transfer, they'll have a word with you.  All I can say 
is, call them and tell them what your needs are.  If you're running a 
web server for a business, no they don't want you doing that on their 
dynamic plan.  If, on the other hand you're doing something like I am, 
where I have my wife's students and parents of those students visiting 
her website for school, they are not going to bother you with that 
issue.  Maybe they'll work a deal with you on a monthly bandwidth deal?

> 
> They went on to say that if I wished to run my own server, regardless of
> what type it was, I had to go ahead and purchase the static ip plan, which
> involves the purchase of the $150 equipment.  I can do without static ip,
> as I use dyndns.org, so it'd be nice but not necessary.

Again, they will permit you to do a dynamic ip, with multiple machines 
with their free hardware.  You will have to pay the $59 a month, 
although, as you've noted, how would they know you've got multiple machines?

> 
> If this is not the case, then I'd sure appreciate a contact who can
> provide an absolute answer, if you have one.

Call and ask to speak to Moshe.  I've spoken to two different folks this 
morning regarding this issue, and the answers wer consistent.


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

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