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3-4 Mb speed burst?

reply to avantare
That just isn't physically possible... Maybe with cable, but not DSL

reply to avantare
At home with Comcast I download at a steady 3.3Mbps, but at my girlfriend's house (DSLi ADSL) she downloads at a constant 1.3Mbps.

-- Elias
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Crunching the Midnight Oil

said by elias:

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At home with Comcast I download at a steady 3.3Mbps, but at my girlfriend's house (DSLi ADSL) she downloads at a constant 1.3Mbps.

-- Elias

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You can get unlimited access to text newsgroups you want for free here:

»news.individual.net/

reply to ElViejoPoeta

said by ElViejoPoeta:

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Elias, if you don't mind my asking, how much are you paying Comcast? How reliable has their service been and how long did you have to wait to get it? How's their news service? I am sick and tired of being cut off when all I do is read text-based newsgroups. It's the 13th DSLi has already cut off newsgroup service for the month.

Finally, does Comcasty block any ports?

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reply to graysonf

said by graysonf:

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You can get unlimited access to text newsgroups you want for free here:

»news.individual.net/

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reply to elias
[QUOTE= elias I'll have to check the bill, I'm not sure how much it costs.

The service has been ultra reliable. Getting it didn't take long, but I acquired service back when it was still MediaOne. So I have no idea how that works these days.

I don't really used NewsGroups, but I think there's a limit. The limit is per user, though. And since you get 5 user accounts with service, I think it's the limit x 5.

I don't believe they block ports. At some point I think they did, but maybe it was because of Code Red/Nimda or something. I don't seem to have any problems with ports being blocked.

The downside is that you don't get a static IP per se. You get a sticky IP, but that usually lasts about 6 months.

-- Elias
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Thanks for the good info. I am in the process of evaluating whether to stay with DSLi. While the service is pretty good, there is room for improvements. For instance, their DNS servers could use some work and newsgroup service also seems spotty.

For instance, currently I cannot get to a bunch of pages:

»www.linux-laptop.net/
»www.elmundo.es/

When I ssh into a server that I look after at a community center, I can pull these pages without any problems.

I was running my own DNS servers up until two weeks ago when I needed to put that machine to better use. And the
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See where my mind is: »www.porcel.net

I get to both pages just fine.

I'm at work, and we have a T1 through DSLi.

-- Elias
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Crunching the Midnight Oil