[ale] DSL switch from Directv

[Greg]

I thought that the following is true (static IP included in all cases):

Speakeasy is
1.5 mps down and 128 kps up for $59.95/month (but no webspace and only 2
email accounts and NO DNS SERVERS)

Speedfactory is
1.5 mps down and 256 kps up for $49.95/month that will go to $65.00 after 1
yr

Earthlink is
1.5 mps down and 128 kps up for $64.95/month


also, here are some downsides that I noticed on each's site:

from SpeedFactory's Usage Policy:

Use of Account:

a) Sharing Speed Factory's Unlimited Accounts with anyone other than
immediate family member, or re-selling service without express written
consent from Speed Factory, or offering any public information service, such
as running a Web server or FTP server, is expressly prohibited.

c) Personal Web sites are subject to a maximum of 100 megabytes per month of
file transfer. Sites that receive hits in excess this amount will be subject
to higher commercial rates.

I think that Speedfactory's Support is only during daylight hours too.


Speakeasy also seems to have a myriad of fees, though they seem to be more
friendly to me hosting a home network.

Does anyone know anything about AT&T's dsl offerings ?

Does anyone have any experience with Earthlink and having a static IP ?  do
you know if they block any ports ?

The more I look at this the more I am convinced that Directv was indeed "the
deal of the century".  Damm I hate this.

Greg Canter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of cfowler
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:19 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: RE: [ale] DSL switch from Directv
>
>
> On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 10:13, Matt Smith wrote:
> > Well, find out if you're on a fiber remote terminal.  DirecTV
> DSL apparently
> > was the only company in Atlanta besides bellsouth that could
> offer DSL in
> > that situation.  Speakeasy can't do it.  Not sure if Speedfactory can.
> > (Trying to find out currently)
> >
> > My order of preference was Speakeasy, then Speedfactory, but now
> > speedfactory is matching the DirecTV DSL pricing and features
> for 1 year..
> > pretty nice.
>
> But you have to buy your equipment with Speedfactory.
>
>
> >
> > Now if they can just service my line.
> >
> >
> > --Matt
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cfowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:11 AM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: [ale] DSL switch from Directv
> >
> >
> > Right now I see 2 options:
> >
> > Speakeasy and Speedfactory.  The only difference is that Speakeast gives
> > us equipment free and not Speedfactory.  Any suggestions on what to do?
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