[ale] DSL switch from DirecTV

[Greg]

>From what I was told, you get 1 IP for $45 or $64 and their next jump was 5
IP's at $119 since, from what they told me, their netmasking would give you
8 (minus 3 for broadcasting etc.).  I am not really sure how these folks are
doing this, though they require you to have a router instead of a cheapo
bridge (like the X2 from DirecTV - now only good as a float).  I will get
around to figuring out their explanation later (4 installs today + I fried a
15GB HD) though it seemed kind of flaky when I first heard it.

I was told to call/email them for email box name changes,as they don't have
an automated web page to do this, though I did see some type of unsecured
web page for members.

They seem to be a company that will work with you to get a mutually
beneficial solution.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Geoffrey
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 8:26 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] DSL switch from DirecTV
>
>
> Greg wrote:
> > I have called both about 5 times and I got a person every time.
>
> My experiences with Speakeasy are about 18 months old.
>
> Waits were
> > about the same (as I expect both are swamped w/ DirecTV ex-customers).
> > Speedfactory told me they were doing about 200 hookups a day.  The only
> > things I don't like about Speedfactory are no free DNS hosting
> for your one
> > IP, no automated and secure web based system to make changes to your
> > account,
>
> What changes would you like to make this way?  The do have a web based
> solution for forwarding email and changing passwords for mail ids.
>
> > and IP's are only given in groups of 5 (a $119/month value to be
> > sure).  But I think the switch will be easier with them then Speakeasy.
>
> I don't know about the group of 5 thing, I've got 2, but as noted, it's
> a bit different as I specified my requirements and they gave me what I
> wanted.  I'm not paying $119, but $98.
>
> >
> > of course as seen here, YMwV - Your Mileage WILL Vary
> >
> > Greg Canter
>
>
> --
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
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