[ale] DSL switch from Directv

[James P. Kinney III]

All of Earthlink's ADSL connection use PPPoE. The static IP part is done
by always assigning the same IP adress to a particular login. It still
flakes out some times when the authentication server is down. It will
allow the login and assign an dynamic IP. Bad news for some VPN clients.

The SDSL service does NOT use PPPoE. It's more like a fractional T1
line. Very solid connection. Mine had no outages at all in nearly 2
years. Expensive.

On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 10:43, cfowler wrote:
> I looked at EarthLinks's  "Home Office" package with static IP but I'm
> not sure if they use ppoe.  
> 
> On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 10:36, Paul D. Manno wrote:
> > Couple of other differences - as of 12/31/2002 anyway...
> > 
> >  - Speedfactory offers 1.5/256 connections, Speakeasy is 1.5/128
> >  - Speedfactory includes some dial-up hours Speakeasy did not
> >  - Speedfactory cancellation is 50% of Speakeasy's
> >  - Speedfactory's main office is here in Atlanta, Speakeasy is Seattle
> >  - Remember, actual mileage may vary.  ;-)
> > 
> > I can't comment on QOS of either but know folks happy w/ SpeedFactory.  I 
> > took the plunge with the local folks and should have my first experience 
> > in 5-10 business days.
> > 
> > -- Paul
> > 
> > On 2 Jan 2003, cfowler wrote:
> > 
> > > 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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