[ale] Naked DSL from Bellsouth?

[Geoffrey]

Rob Fauls wrote:
> One thing to note if you are considering bellsouth dsl...they have recently
> started blocking port 25 to try and thwart the recent surges of mailsend
> viruses. This isn't so much the problem, but the problem is that even for
> those customers that request port 25 open so they can send mail to their
> mail servers, bellsouth will only allow it if they sign up for a business
> dsl account...no exceptions.  For many, this is not a problem, but for thse
> of us who connect to a company mail server or a personal mail server, it
> keeps us from being able to do so.  I have already switched off bellsouth
> and am in the process of activating an account with atlantic nexus (will
> fill you in on their performance if you want) and my account will be up as
> of tonight.  They do not block any ports and their 1.5 meg service is
> $35/month. If their qos is good, then I will recommend them to you guys in a
> couple months, but they are very friendly and easy to work with thus far.
> That's my little rant on how much I hate bellsouth...im done! :-P

Have you checked into Speedfactory?

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Until later, Geoffrey