| Main reason why cable sucks. No matter how fast reliable and good cable is this type of thing just sucks. You hardly ever hear this with DSL, except maybe a port 25 block here and there to try and curb spam.
The big brother award of the year goes to cable. Yes this is canada but they all follow each other like sheep. |
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 imrfPremium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | You actually think that the DLS providers will never do this, keep dreaming. Both cable and DSL providers are always looking at ways to reduce bandwidth costs, you will see DSL companies doing the same thing.
DSL has it share of problems too, it's not the golden child of the industry. |
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you usually have to pay for the "Business package" to get FTP and such on cable, just because its not usually available dosn't mean that cable sucks. Each one has its own problems. Distance is the main reason DSL sucks  |
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Yeah and like DSL is any better. They both play the same games. So your whole DSL is better argument goes right out the window.
In the end its all based on their terms of service. And they always put in there the clause about causing a disruptive service for other subscribers. Which they get to make up their mind what is covered under that. |
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join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL | reply to imrf
I'll have to disagree with you.
I have Sprint DSL and I have no blocks, no limits, no nothing, and I can run servers without question.
Yes, DSL is the golden child in my opinion. You cable guys are getting screwed, plain and simple.
Sprint has no where near the customer base, yet why is it you don't hear them whinning about traffic, bandwidth, file sharing, and anything that might get them in hot water with certain organizations, and always taking the cheap way out?
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 QumahlinNever Enough TimePremium,MVM
join:2001-10-05
united state | reply to EddyisgreatANON
said by EddyisgreatANON:you usually have to pay for the "Business package" to get FTP and such on cable, just because its not usually available dosn't mean that cable sucks. Each one has its own problems. Distance is the main reason DSL sucks Um name one cable provider that you need to pay to be able to access FTP...I can't think of one.
Sometimes cable providers have business accounts with explicitly allow servers, but they don't pose restrictions on residential customers to keep them from running servers unless the person is found to be running a heavily used one
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join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
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| Adelphia. I found that out while testing their services. When I plugged my home PC/server, and the outside world couldn't access FTP or HTTP due to port blocking. If you wish to have those ports accessible, you must buy one of their business-class internet connections.
It is true...cable users are getting screwed. I have yet to hear of any DSL company limiting ports, except for possibly port 25 for spam blocking. Hell, even my current service, DSLExtreme, allows me to call in and request that the port 25 block be lifted, should I want to run a mail server of my own. |
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imrfPremium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | reply to Wills
said by Wills:You cable guys are getting screwed, plain and simple. You wish. I can use my service the way I want with either of the two cable companies in my backyard without any problems. Now if I generate too much burden on their network they may block the ports, but that hasn't happened. The DSL companies can do that at any time they wish, but as you said they subscriber base is so small that they isn't an issue, mainly due to the distance limitations of DSL. If they would actually expand their networks, you would see this problem on DSL lines quickly. |
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imrfPremium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | reply to Thaler
said by Thaler:Adelphia. I found that out while testing their services. When I plugged my home PC/server, and the outside world couldn't access FTP or HTTP due to port blocking. I know plenty of Adelphia users that use FTP and HTTP servers with the home accounts without problems, you just have to change the ports from the standard ports, it all works. |
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 lupiniaPremium
join:2004-08-24
Harrisonburg, VA | Meh, I was able to run an FTP server for a year on my Adelphia connection (then I stopped doing it due to painfully slow upload speeds) on port 21. The only port block I've encountered was port 80, I was able to run a server on 85 (though they kept changing my IP address on a weekly basis ). Perhaps things have changed, I haven't done any of that sort of stuff in awhile, but thankfully they at least don't block 25. I have several dozen POP3 accounts, and I'd go nuts if my only source of HSI started screwing with them. |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:3 | said by lupinia:The only port block I've encountered was port 80... This is the second post here that says port 80 is being blocked...
Don't you think that this would cause a problem for people uh...just surfing the web?
Perhaps you're special, eh?
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Harrisonburg, VA | *pokes* You know what I mean  |
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