Falling off the internet

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Oct 27 14:57:05 2001

Another thing you might consider, particularly as money is apparently no object,
something my neighbor has in place, is a microwave link to (whatever ISP this
is). He pays about $100 monthly but has, if I understand him correctly,
essentially 250 Mbps (YES, thats Mbps) in either direction. I've no idea how
one is supposed to exploit this much bandwidth, but I assume that's for bursts,
and the aggregate rate is lower than that. I keep wanting to ask him more about
this, but haven't. This includes all the basic services, i.e. mail, news, web
access, and a block of static IP addresses. I've been waiting for him to get
his system rework done, and he's been working on his automobile rework first ...
since he's thinking the coming weather will make commuting to work on his
motorcycle unpleasant. (I wonder why he believes that.)

The thing to keep in mind is that the DSL via Qwest costs $20 monthly and
certainly doesn't benefit MSN at all. If you combine that with the fact most
ISP's charge on the order of $20 or so for DSL-connected ISP service, you get a
case of Fat Tire every month instead of buying it for someone else. How do you
connect to Earthlink & Covad? If you use the phone wiring then it's likely
Qwest gets the lion's share of the cost anyway. I don't like 'em either, but it
doesn't make sense to pay a monthly fee just to spite Qwest/MSN.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman_at_qwest.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: Falling off the internet


>
> Qwest will still provide the DSL connection to another ISP, but it costs
> more for the same service I am getting now... The main reason for
> cancelling my Qwest DSL is to say 'screw you and microsoft too'... The
> secondary reason is to get a static IP without paying excessive fees
> for a block of 8...
>
> Earthlink & Covad offer a static IP DSL service using PPPoet that I
> should be able to make work under FreeBSD. 1.5MB down, 256? up, full
> time connection, static IP, $64.95 a month. Seems like a smoking
> deal to me... And QWest doesn't get a dime... And everyone I've
> talked to about earthlink is reasonably happy...
>
> Clint
>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > Don't you have any choice about this? Does it mean that your DSL connection
is
> > no longer supported by Qwest? Since they are the only phone company, aren't
> > they obliged to provide you with that service? In shameless self-interest,
I'd
> > recommend you consider id communications www.idcomm.com (303 790-4343) as an
ISP
> > rather than going with MSN. My sources tell me that MSN offers the worst
> > service available in our geographic area, second only to AOL, and that Qwest
is
> > only a teensy bit better. Moreover, id offers full service, while AOL, MSN,
and
> > Qwest leave some services out or charge extra.
> >
> > It's about provisioning, doncha know!
> >
> > Tell 'e I sent you. They'll charge you extra, of course, but tell 'em
anyway.
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman_at_qwest.net>
> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 9:16 AM
> > Subject: Falling off the internet
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I just received notification from Qwest that I am being moved to
> > > MSN, so I will be falling off the internet for a while until I
> > > get a new DSL provider hooked up.
> > >
> > > If there is desire to reach me, my work email is:
> > >
> > > clintw_at_colorado.cirrus.com
> > >
> > > Y'all be good, and play nice together :)
> > >
> > > Clint
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Oct 27 2001 - 14:57:05 BST