[SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?

[charles at knownelement.com]

Less down speed then up? 

Hmmm.... If so, then it would be ideal for hosting. 


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-----Original Message-----
From: Rae Yip <rae.yip at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:47:20 
To: SGVLUG Discussion List.<sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] DSL: static or faster?

Hi Claude,

I just switched from Charter to U-verse a month ago.  I get about
5.5Mbps up, 875Kbps down, with a public (dynamic) IP, for about
$35/month.

So far I've had a few blips in my connectivity, but no prolonged
outages. I had prolonged outages with Charter once or twice a year. My
public IP hasn't changed since I started, but I'm sure there's no
guarantee on it remaining the same.

As others have mentioned, it's only fibre to the curb or premises in
most cases, unless they have to pull fibre specifically for your home;
they're still using DSL of your home telephone jack, just with better
back-haul.

The installation takes a couple hours, so plan to take half a day off.
They'll give you a new integrated 2wire DSL/wireless modem, which also
serves as a front-end for their phone and TV services (via HomePNA).

I actually went for the full bundle and then cancelled the TV service,
but I'm sure you could probably order the internet service only. As I
understand it, there's no term limit on the pricing.

-Rae.

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Claude Felizardo <cafelizardo at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm interested in residential usage and have to justify costs with the wife
> and myself.  For business, that's another ballgame - you have different
> priorities, resources, customers, etc.
>
> I've been very happy with my DSL service and AT&T in general other than the
> fact that they are trying to nickel and dime you for everything.  Don't get
> me started on their wireless service...   But my service has been
> excellent.  I call maybe every other year or so, mostly to reset my password
> as I only need it once in a great while.  The usual problem I have are
> bookmarks to support pages that no longer exist and their web pages don't
> cover my equipment any more.  I too have an Alcatel 1000 that just works
> with a separate Netgear RT311 router (with a serial port!) that's been
> working rock steady.  About the only thing i seem to have to replace
> occasionally is the wireless access points which seem to die more often.  It
> would be nice to consolidate things and free up space on the outlet strip
> connected to the UPS.
> No,  I'm assuming a flooded service box is a rarity and not something that
> happens often.  I've had more problems with TimeWarner cable.
>
> I'd be very interested in a talk about DSL, PPoE, equipment options, etc.  I
> think there might be an audience for people who want to know more or should
> know about what services are available for home, what questions to ask,
> etc.
>
> Do we have a speaker for this months meeting?  Charles?
>
> Again, I'd like to know what to expect with a U-verse installation.  For a
> DSL upgrade it sounds like the only thing is I might need is a new modem.
> Hopefully I'll get a chance to give them a call and see what's available.
>
> claude
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:02 PM, DJ Byrne <djbyrne at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 6:49 PM, matti wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Password resets are trivial with att. They ask for billing
>>>> address, last bill amount and last four of primary account
>>>> holder social.
>>>
>>> works well enough if it's your account, however
>>> for many businesses in my experience.. it can burn
>>> you.
>>>
>>> what IF you dont have that person ready available
>>> in the office when the outage happens????
>>> and/or the bills are locked up somewhere in "accounting".
>>>
>>> or if that person doesnt want to give you the info
>>> fast enough to restore service after waiting on hold
>>> for tech support..
>>>
>>> IF the tech who setup the original router/modem would
>>> appropriately document the user/pw and other settings
>>> in a place which one has access to then you can reduce
>>> the recovery time here. In my experience with numerous
>>> small-medium biz they don't.
>>>
>>> recovery is never fast enough, the "older way"
>>> without PPPoE was a faster recovery in my experience.
>>
>> I've had a bad experience getting AT&T DSL.
>> Part my bad, part a flooded AT&T box for the
>> neighborhood, but mostly the 30-60 minute wait
>> for any call to their support line.
>>
>> Any glitch takes an chunk of annoying time trying
>> to get through to the right person, and they don't
>> talk to each other in real time.  I'd finish with
>> the support tech, then have to call (and wait) to
>> get through to the billing department, then again
>> for the next step.
>>
>
>