28 Feb
2000
28 Feb
'00
7 p.m.
I'm a fairly satisfied flascom user. Granted, I do have some service
outtages now and again...but not too bad. Strict terms (*no* servers of
any kind allowed, according to the agreement) but good speed - 384/64 for
$49 per month.
Aaron
On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com wrote:
Jay wrote
Bruce wrote...
> connection! It'll be (minimum) 256K up/downstream guaranteed, and those
> rates could fluctuate a bit depending on the usual variables.
Um... you might want to check the fine print on
the DSL service agreement.
I agree fully here! There's vast differences between DSL service from
different suppliers. The el-cheapo suppliers might route all of your
traffic to the other side of the continent and back before it goes
anywhere. (Flashcom does this, for example.) The really good providers
have real service level agreements, guaranteed time commitments, and
other frills. (My DSL carrier, UUNet, will call me within a few minutes
if for any reason they are unable to ping my DSL router. So whenever
the power is out, or I'm just moving some wires here in the shop, I know
who's going to be the first to call me.) (Another top-notch DSL provider
is Savvis.)
Also thoroughly check out your options in terms of multiple static IP's, etc.,
if this is important to you. These aren't important issues to folks who are
using a PC-clone to surf the web over a DSL line, but if you want to hook
older machines to your LAN to get to the outside world through DSL you do
need to pay attention here.
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