[SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?

[Claude Felizardo]

So does that mean you can never connect to your own machine from outside
with TimeWarner cable?  When they change the IP address, doesn't that mess
up any existing connections to the outside world?  I typically ssh in to
work for hours at a time so I can monitor a build or a test so wouldn't that
break my connection?

As for your DSL service, did you select that tier for the 6mb/768kb speed or
the 7 static ip's or the english support?  Is english support a specific
offer or a requirement?  I mean whenever I've called for support they person
on the other end had an accent but it was english.

claude



On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:09 AM, <charles at knownelement.com> wrote:

> Time Warner cable changes the ip address twice a day. Also they now give
> you a private ip on the wan side. They don't have enough public ip addresses
> to go around.
>
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
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> *From: * Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:50:48 -0800
> *To: *SGVLUG Discussion List.<sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
> *Subject: *[SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?
>
> I've been a long time happy customer of Pacbell/SBC/AT&T's DSL service
> since '99 but I think it's time to upgrade.  I'm paying $25/mo for 1.5 Mbs
> down and 384 Kbs up but I have one of those original accounts with a static
> IP and no restrictions on hosting so I've been trying to hold off on making
> any changes.
>
> I looked at AT&T's U-verse Internet (their version of fiber) but if I'm
> reading their web pages correctly, I can't order it unless I order it with
> their TV service which doesn't sound all that good compared to what I have
> now with my TiVo's and TimeWarner cable.  A big show stopper is that their
> IPTV is not compatible with my HD TiVo so I'd have to use their DVR's which
> aren't very mature.  I'd be giving up many features I have now so why would
> I want to pay more for less?  Now if it is possible to order just their
> U-verse Internet w/o TV, does anyone know what the installation is like?  I
> have a detached garage but there's a concrete patio/walkway between the
> garage the house.  Don't really have room in the house either so the only
> place available is outside at the demarc.  Can they install it there
> assuming I run power to the area?
>
> Now apparently AT&T has a promo right now (I think it ends July) were you
> can order any of their DSL tiers for only $25/mo for the first year (then it
> goes up to who knows what) so I could upgrade to either 3 Mbs or possibly 6
> Mbs but is it worth giving up my static IP?
>
> As for cable, is it a myth about sharing the bandwidth with everyone in the
> neighborhood?  I've pretty much had consistent speeds with DSL.
>
> I'm familiar with dynamic DNS services.  I've been using dyndns.org to map
> my static IP but don't have any first hand experience with dynamic IP's.
> How often do they change?  I assume there's a Linux client available for
> monitoring changes and pushing updates out to dyndns.org?
>
> Tom, did you ever switch or do you still have the same service?  Anyone
> else?
>
> claude
>
>
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