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Re: This Just Ticks Me Off... said by cdru:Static IPs will run you $40 extra. However, you can take your chances with a dynamic address that doesn't change often along with a dynamic DNS service and get nearly the same thing...plus port 80 is now open. The only server that isn't currently useful is SMTP as port 25 been blacklisted so you must relay through a smart host. Servers are technically against the TOS, but I've never seen a report of a site being shut down because of the TOS. I guess I'm a bit reluctant to go against the T.O.S. since at my place I basically have only one choice (no DSL, just cable), and I'd rather not get disconnected. Go back to dial-up? Never.
Although, you are technically correct about what you said about port forwarding and dynamic DNS, both things that I've toyed with in the past.
said by cdru:Does that tick you off anymore.  Yes. With Charter (pretty much the only real choice for regular folks), the options are $60 for 10/1 Residential, and $120 for 10/1 Business (I have the Business).
With Residential, it includes a dynamic IP, no servers allowed with the TOS, and a 100GB cap (which they aren't really enforcing right now, but probably will later). And from reports I've heard, the CSRs leave something to be desired. Also, if the NebuAd thing went through, only Residential customers would have been affected. Fortunately, NebuAd went away.
With Business, it includes a static IP, servers allowed (so there's only so much you can do with 1Mbps, but you can), and best of all, no cap. Plus Business customers would have been exempt from NebuAd. And the CSRs seemed helpful and friendly enough, though then again, I never bother them with novice questions, complaining only when I'm sure the problem is at their end. Also no ports are blocked, unlike Residential.
The difference in cost is $60/mo., though for that difference you also have no cap. Then again, there shouldn't be a cap anyway. Caps don't solve the congestion problems that some ISPs love to complain about. |
