| SPEAKEASY TO THE RESCUE!!!!! :D If you look at the front page of DSLR you will see a lot of ads from Speakeasy.net for switch over...just wanted to let you know from a Seattle, WA customer I am very impressed with their service, and they are very knowledgable and support PC, Mac & Linux.
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scryber
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Rockville, MD | HOWEVER--
If you are on the East Coast, be aware that the NY POP is oversaturated way beyond capacity, thanks to the influx of ex-Flashcom folks. They are bringing up a Boston POP soon, and some more lines into the NY POP, but peak hours currently yield bigtime packet loss.
Current Speakeasy subscribers using the NY POP are already moaning in dismay at the prospect of even more DSL refugees flooding the network. |
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Anon | reply to LowJack
Glad you've had luck. Their response to my requests for service has been terrible. They say they're being slammed by transitioning NP customers, however my impression is they are focusing on getting as many people in the door as possible rather than serve those who are already partially onboard. |
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| I got Speakeasy/Covad service in 9 days. I just had them install on a different pair than my Zyan/Northpoint line. It would have been sooner if I had gotten my self-install kit earlier. Calling tech support at Covad and Speakeasy was a breeze--got a technician right away. As it was, my only question was "What are my network numbers?"
That's not to say that I won't run into problems later, but it was a great start so far.
To contrast with my previous DSL installation times: SWB took ~60 days; Zyan/Northpoint was ~120 days. |
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| Welcome to the team!!!!
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 MikePremium,Mod
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Pittsburgh, PA
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I would go for Speakeasy just for their reputation. They claim they can only give me IDSL, 7000ft from the CO, for $100 a month! I find that a bit odd a 144k IDSL line runs for that much...
My neighbor runs some sort of website, he has a Verizon 7.1mb/640k for his servers. I wonder if I could sneak in there with a linkie? Think he'd notice the CAT6 cable?
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| LOL!
IDSL is more expensive because it is a less used technology.
Ask your friend how reliable his service is. If Verizon is good to him, I say go for it. However, it could be the case that they are just trying to get more customers and he might have an unreliable line.
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 PatientGuyI'M Way Deep Into Nothing SpecialPremium
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Arlington, VA | reply to Mike
Hey Mike, plug one of those wireless home network adapters into his router when he's not lookin:) |
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IDSL is more expensive because it is a less used technology.
Actually, IDSL is more expensive because it's more expensive to provision and run. It's usually only used where the distance is too great for ADSL or SDSL. IDSL, running over ISDN, can use a mid-span repeater. These are expensive to install and they're another maintenance point. IDSL should not be necessary for distances less than 18,000 feet, generally speaking. Depends on the condition of the outside plant in your area.
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| said by jseymour:
IDSL is more expensive because it is a less used technology.
Actually, IDSL is more expensive because it's more expensive to provision and run. It's usually only used where the distance is too great for ADSL or SDSL. IDSL, running over ISDN, can use a mid-span repeater. These are expensive to install and they're another maintenance point. IDSL should not be necessary for distances less than 18,000 feet, generally speaking. Depends on the condition of the outside plant in your area.
I stand corrected!
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