sct1000
join:2002-02-27
Gilroy, CA
| reply to cowboy
Re: Mandatory account update -- NO static IPs for residential :(
I wish I was just losing my static IPs. Despite having had the 7.1M/768k package for three years, apparently I'm now only qualified for 768k/128k. :-(
DSLX customer service have been nice, but unable to explain either why this is happening, or what my other options are.
Would switching to a dry loop help?
/not happy |
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cowboy
So Much For Subtlety
Premium
join:2000-03-14
Morgan Hill, CA
 ·Covad Communications
·DSL EXTREME
| Yeah, service is quite mum on what is going on - and why.
I directly asked "Why, since DSLX does business with COVAD elsewhere, why couldn't they just move us to COVAD PoP in the same CO." and got just silence 
COVAD and other resellers where quite happy qualifiy me for upto 15M ADSL2, but my budget doesn't go that high !
I wound up going with COVAD and a new dry-loop -- leaving only COVAD and Verizon in the mix (fewer fingers to point)... After things are shaken out and looking good, I'll re-evaluate the options/$
Our area seems to be classified as rural, and as such, very low priority for FIOS
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Richard Nelson |
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sct1000
join:2002-02-27
Gilroy, CA | The Covad options with static IPs are significantly more pricey, unfortunately.
*sigh* |
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cowboy
So Much For Subtlety
Premium
join:2000-03-14
Morgan Hill, CA
·Covad Communications
·DSL EXTREME
| said by sct1000  :The Covad options with static IPs are significantly more pricey, unfortunately. *sigh* Yes they are ... Speak Easy, and a few others are somewhat less (being resellers) - gotta love theCLEC/ILEC business model
Still, all are quite a bit more than what we pay now
I'm starting to plan for a VPS setup, which, when completed, will allow me to run pretty much any connection - without the need for static ips.
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Richard Nelson |
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sct1000
join:2002-02-27
Gilroy, CA | VPS? |
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cowboy
So Much For Subtlety
Premium
join:2000-03-14
Morgan Hill, CA
·Covad Communications
·DSL EXTREME
| said by sct1000 :VPS? Virtual Private Server
Similar to doing a Co-Location setup, but instead of buying/renting/shipping them a machine, you get a virtualized server (xen, kvm, vmware, etc).
Usually you have full control, from os install to packaged software, reboots, etc from a web control panel. Many allow you to scale the size of the machine, its bandwidth, etc.
I need to be able to build a Debian (Sid/unstable) based server to handle DNS, KRB5, LDAP, sendmail, ....
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Richard Nelson |
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