[TriLUG] local dsl

[Fred Stutzman]

A note on speakeasy:

Prefaced with: I never used them

However: Many of my coworkers used speakeasy in the DC metro area, and all
of them went into their contracts with the hopes that speakeasy would be a
good techie-friendly DSL connect, however in the past few months their
quality of service has vastly decreased, and most if not all switched to
@home to get away from them.

if people need specific complaints I could get them for you

Cheers
Fred
A road runner user who has a static IP because he never reboots his
firewall.  That 2.4.3 kernel better not show up with a remote exploit ;)


On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Don Brady wrote:

> rpjday at mindspring.com wrote:
> 
>  >  someone recently recommended speakeasy as an option for local
>  >dsl.  i checked out their web page, and it appears that even basic
>  >service is $90/month, as opposed to uniformly
>  >
> When you say uniformly,   you are likely referring to those ISP's that
> partner with BellSouth and use its DSL infrastructure.   These are
> BellSouth.Net, Earthlink/Mindspring, and Telocity/Directtv.    Those
> ISP's use BellSouth's DSL Multiplexors and ATM cloud.  I would say this
> was originally an inferior, consumer targeted service level.    It  has
> improved somewhat.  About 50% of your money goes to BellSouth when you
> use any of these.
> 
> Originally, it was not possible to get a static IP on the BellSouth DSL
> based services but now you can, only from Directtv/ Telocity.
> 
> Originally, Speakeasy was the best way to get a static ip.    They use
> Covad, which has its own DSLAM's etc. and pays BellSouth only for an
> unbundled local loop.
> 
> Most people in BellSouth territory  now use DirecttvDSL/ Telocity as the
> best way to get a single IP and 1500/256 speed ADSL.   As you say, it is
> cheaper.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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