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join:2001-04-30
San Jose, CA | Seems pretty useless without a static IP. Seems pretty useless without a static IP. | |
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emmpeethree
Twizzling Flagella
Premium
join:2001-04-13
Richmond, BC | Re: Seems pretty useless without a static IP. whats so bad about dynamic?
i got a dynamic ip, it hasnt changed since janurary
maybe im the exception, but i dont see whats so bad about it. | |
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| Rlara
join:2001-04-30
San Jose, CA | Gentlemen,
I have updated our site to reflect the inclusion of static IPs in our business accounts.
Sincerely,
Roy Lara
VP of Sales
Gatespeed Broadband | |
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Traal
join:2000-10-19
Mesa, AZ
 ·BroadVoice
| Re: Damn... If Gatespeed can guarantee their network uptime, and if they allow servers, then it might be worth it in areas or situations where a comparable SDSL connection is either unavailable or unreliable. But even then, I don't see it being much better than the alternatives, especially for the price.
I wouldn't want it if the only way you can hook into the hardware is via USB. That sounds evil.
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You know you're a gamer with a bad Internet connection when your dreams start to develop lag. | |
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| markyoder
join:2001-09-01
San Jose, CA
| Ha! I do have one of those little white antenna's on my roof, but that's from Sprint. Sprint had fairly large pings. It was pretty laggy. Turns out, that when the network gets congested, they put packets in a queue. I'm not sure how Gatespeed works, but haven't noticed any latency at all. After Sprint I wasn't too excited about doing wireless again, but I don't have access to DSL at my house. (Except 128X128 through megapath) | |
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| Rlara
join:2001-04-30
San Jose, CA | Our prices are in line or better than other wireless or wired providers in the area.
We're trying to change the equipment code. All you need is to be able to interface with cat-5.
Roy Lara
VP of Sales
Gatespeed Broadband | |
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SMCinAZ
Premium
join:2000-11-29
Glendale, AZ
clubs: | Re: Damn... Too high, old buddy. If you want to compete with DSL, you have to be competitively priced.
Now you know why wireless hasn't caught on all that well for ISP access. | |
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snowscum
join:2000-10-10
Broomfield, CO
| hmm 256 Kb/s link is $99/month*
512 Kb/s link is $199/month*
1 Mb/s link is $299/month*
Ouch!
In October 2000 the company
launched service through a wireless point-of-presence in the heart of downtown
San Jose, CA and at the South Bay Tower building at the Southwest side of San
Jose. From these locations, the company is currently providing wireless Internet
access to business customers at speeds ranging from 256 Kilobits per second
("Kbps") to 155 Megabits per second ("Mbps").
Doesn't look like they are going to offer residential service any time soon. smj have you called them? | |
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| ensaine
join:2001-05-09
Springville, NY | Re: hmm LOL, i pay $39.00/mo and i get 3MBITS! LOL TO ALL U PEEPS PAYING TOO MUCH! | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ | I bet you're not getting 3MBIT *up* unless of course you're one of those lucky few OOL users. | |
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| markyoder
join:2001-09-01
San Jose, CA | If I just wanted fast download, I could go through any other broadband in the bay area. It's not uncommon to see speeds of 3mbps. Like dvd said, it's all about the up speed. | |
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kilingspam
join:2001-04-30
San Jose, CA
| Horrible gatespeed TOS! Gatespeed.com TOS says:
1. If you are over 30 days late in payment you will be fined $1,000.00 and will also have to prepay 6 months of service to be hooked up again.
2. All equipment is sold or otherwise provided to Customer AS IS and WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind.
3. Customer will maintain records of the location of each item of financed Equipment and, if requested, will provide copies of those records to the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent. Customer will permit representatives of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent to inspect the Financed Equipment, all related records (and make copies) and the promises upon which Financed Equipment is located and to share that information any Lender and its representatives.
4. Customer shall have all non-Gatespeed Broadband equipment or software available and operable for use with the Data Services or CPE at least five (5) business days prior to the scheduled installation date of the Data Services or CPE.
WOW!
I can't see how they can survive with that kind of TOS.
I would never agree to such crap! | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ | sla's Didn't see any mentions of SLA's on their site. You can get credit for outages tho in order to get them they must be requested in WRITING. what a scam | |
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markyoder
join:2001-09-01
San Jose, CA
| No complaints Yes, they are a little more expensive. But when you consider the alternatives, you have to admit that these guys look pretty good. They are less than half the cost of a lease line of the same speed. Not only that, but over the time I have had it, I have been running around 20% over what I am paying for. If you are't down for shelling out the cash, this may not be for you. But if you want a sweet connection, you should check it out. | |
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michaelmcw
join:2000-11-25
Alviso, CA
 ·Sprint Broadband D..
|  Too Expensive
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bwhitney
join:2001-02-10
Kearneysville, WV
| Too Expensive? - For Guaranteed Bandwidth? I think many posters are confusing DSL and cable modem service with a guaranteed service level provider. I know several companies that have switched to DSL, only to switch back to quality service. Most DSL and Cable service providers cannot provide more than 50% of their advertised capacity during normal usage. Again, do not try to compare guaranteed quality services with cable or DSL as they are residential grade service. | |
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| michaelmcw
join:2000-11-25
Alviso, CA |  Re: Too Expensive? - For Guaranteed Bandwidth?
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