Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
 ·Embarq
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
|  reply to joako
Re: Static IP price increase on June 12?
said by joako  :said by RadioDoc :That is really the point. You pay almost twice what the mid-priced Embarq tier costs so naturally Comcast is less likely to try to make their profits on ups and extras (as Earl Schieb used to say) like static IP addresses. What does it matter? IP addresses are free, worst case they cost Embarq pennies a year in administrative costs and ARIN membership fees. there's a limited supply for IP addresses with IPv4, and the demand is still growing, so they're far from "free", as they have a natural market value on their own. |
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joako
Premium
join:2000-09-07
/dev/null
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :That is really the point. You pay almost twice what the mid-priced Embarq tier costs so naturally Comcast is less likely to try to make their profits on ups and extras (as Earl Schieb used to say) like static IP addresses. What does it matter? IP addresses are free, worst case they cost Embarq pennies a year in administrative costs and ARIN membership fees.
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chelpt
join:2008-05-24
La Crosse, WI
·CenturyLink
| reply to tritch
Residential price increase on static IPs all the way to $9.99. You guys still have probably the cheapest static IP service any where.
I've had internet service through 6 companies and I was never able to get a static IP for $9.99. Most companies out there won't even talk to you about getting a static IP unless you purchase a heck of an expensive business plan.
One company, Charter, was the one that first made me think of a DynDNS account. But then I found out that they block the hell out of their ports. So that was near useless and too expensive. But on that score it was 6 years ago. So it could be different now.
And in the area I've had services, south eastern MN, western WI, the cheapest option I've had was Centurytel for $20 residential. It is either that or get a business account. And if I get a business account for the internet, they will require a business phone for the internet as well. They don't do PBB on business yet. 
So to all of you that are complaining about not getting any 'more' services, you should look around for static IP options. I think you will find that when you did have it for $4.99, Embarq-Earthlink was GIVING it to you. And for nearly $10, they are still being extremely kind. |
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scooper
join:2000-07-11
Youngsville, NC
1 edit | reply to tritch
FWIW - my DHCP IP address hasn't changed since we first come online with it. Of course, my DSL modem and router haven't been off since then either.... So in conjunction with the dyndns , it works well enough.
And yes - I'm one of the Embarq monitors... |
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mdaddyrabbit
Premium
join:2004-02-05
Clinton, NC | reply to Hazy Arc
Faster upload speed to help digest more fee increases....that would be perfect. |
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Titus Pullo
I came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
·Embarq
| reply to mdaddyrabbit
said by mdaddyrabbit :Everything keeps going up but salaries. That's the dreaded vicious circle; it's business spitting in the wind.
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Hazy Arc
join:2006-04-10
Greenwood, SC
·Embarq
·Verizon Wireless B..
 ·Northland Cable Te..
 ·Dish Network
| reply to mdaddyrabbit
said by mdaddyrabbit :Got my Bill today and my static went from 4.95 to 9.95 why? If they are going to raise prices then I want more service? Everything keeps going up but salaries. I'm not exactly sure how you're going to get more "service" from a static IP address...maybe they could send you a nice shiny certificate in a frame that shows your IP address.
It is naive to think that broadband prices will stay the same (or anything else for that matter). |
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bctrainers
join:2004-08-03
Olathe, KS | reply to tritch
I got notification via embarq.com and it's now 9.95$. I really don't want to rid of my static IP address - It's time consuming to update things (Dynamic DNS doesn't cut it:p).
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mdaddyrabbit
Premium
join:2004-02-05
Clinton, NC | reply to tritch
Got my Bill today and my static went from 4.95 to 9.95 why? If they are going to raise prices then I want more service? Everything keeps going up but salaries. |
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scooper
join:2000-07-11
Youngsville, NC
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :Yeah, I know. I've been a customer longer than you've been at this site.  I've been around almost as long as you - I was like the 3rd person installed with DSL at my DSLAM - and that's because I was working for Sprint at the time... |
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Tarheels Fan
Premium
join:2006-01-05
·Embarq
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :said by Tarheels Fan :Radio - Embarq doesn't use PPPoE - they use dynamic addressing based off your router's MAC address - so I don't think you would see the same issue. Yeah, I know. I've been a customer longer than you've been at this site. There was some speculation about the new boys implementing it in their new playground. Some things aren't as they seem radio 
Also, DHCP is here to stay - No looking back at PPPoE |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Tarheels Fan
said by Tarheels Fan :Radio - Embarq doesn't use PPPoE - they use dynamic addressing based off your router's MAC address - so I don't think you would see the same issue. Yeah, I know. I've been a customer longer than you've been at this site.
There was some speculation about the new boys implementing it in their new playground. |
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Embarq_Joey
VIP
join:2008-09-22 | reply to johnsisland
I checked with one of my contacts and nothing is changing at the moment with business static IP pricing. The above link from Embarq.com reflects all the current information correctly. |
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dsllh
join:2005-11-26
Clinton, NJ | reply to johnsisland
We have 8 static IPs at our 5Mb business account.
The last bill for May 16th shows we pay $20/ month extra for the 8 static ips.
I did not see any notice in the bill regarding a billing change.
Do you think this will change? |
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johnsisland
Premium
join:2005-02-27
Yakima, WA | reply to sestrada
»www.embarq.com/Business/Internet···Internet
The link shows a static IP is included with 3 Mb and above.
Jeff |
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Embarq_Joey
VIP
join:2008-09-22 | reply to sestrada
I'll have to check and see. Send me your DSL #via DM so I can reference it with my contact. |
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sestrada
join:2008-01-01 | reply to Embarq_Joey
Dear Embarq_Joey,
Does the $5 increase per IP include business accounts? |
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Embarq_Joey
VIP
join:2008-09-22
| reply to sestrada
said by sestrada :rate adjustments need to be made on some of our basic plans --- Dear Embarq_Joey What's service plans are those? This is only referring to the Static IP price increase. Nothing else is changing at the moment that I know of. |
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Tarheels Fan
Premium
join:2006-01-05 | reply to RadioDoc
Radio - Embarq doesn't use PPPoE - they use dynamic addressing based off your router's MAC address - so I don't think you would see the same issue. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Tarheels Fan
said by Tarheels Fan :Ah ok, well with dynamics assigned to MAC addresses and not dropped but every 15min - 60min - then it would be the same thing.... Radiodoc should see about getting his line fixed permanently. Good luck with that. The line has been up for 4-1/2 years and they still haven't figured out what is wrong...after three tries. The only "solution" was to drop the sync rate. The line is 12,500+ feet long.
The static IP address means once the modem retrains things go merrily along as if nothing happened. If they implement PPPoE that makes it completely unusable. Completely. I've been through that BS on my AT&T lines. |
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