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  1. Re:mirror here by lart2150 · · Score: 4, Informative · on U of Chicago Scavenger Hunt List - 2004

    another one here http://www.cyberonic.com/~creamme/list2004.pdf

  2. Cyberonic 1500/768 Static IP No Port Blocks by meehawl · · Score: 1 · on Have You Fought Your ISP Over Bandwidth Limits?

    I've had SpeakEasy for 3 years now

    I had Speakeasy for two years and it was great, though expensive. Then I saw what for me was a better offer. No caps, no port blocks, static IP, no limit on servers, 1500 down and 768 (!) upload.

    All for $50/month. $40 with a fixed-term service agreement. 768K upload is great - I can stream all my audio no problems, and lots of moderate bitrate DIVX. I have on occasion maxed out my upload for several *weeks*. In 18 months I've had a single outage that lasted more than 8 hours.

    I got it from Cyberonic, who are basically a reseller of UUNet. I have been as happy with them as I was with Speakeasy. There are other resellers.

  3. Cyberonic 1500/768 Static IP No Port Blocks by meehawl · · Score: 1 · on Have You Fought Your ISP Over Bandwidth Limits?

    Speakeasy does nice things like have a truly "unlimited" policy. For around US$60 a month, I get a 640/128k pipe

    I had Speakeasy for two years and it was great, though expensive. Then I saw what for me was a better offer. No caps, no port blocks, static IP, no limit on servers, 1500 down and 768 (!) upload.

    All for $50/month. $40 with a fixed-term service agreement. 768K upload is great - I can stream all my audio no problems, and lots of moderate bitrate DIVX. I have on occasion maxed out my upload for several *weeks*. In 18 months I've had a single outage that lasted more than 8 hours.

    I got it from Cyberonic, who are basically a reseller of UUNet. I have been as happy with them as I was with Speakeasy. There are other resellers.

  4. Re:Umm Ethics? (yer paying a lot!) by platos_beard · · Score: 1 · on Speakeasy Introduces Broadband WiFi Sharing Plan

    Cyberonic gets generally good reviews at broadband reports - 1.5/768 month to month for $50.

  5. Cyberonic by Russellkhan · · Score: 1 · on Have You Really Read Your ISP's TOS?
    It just happens that earlier today someone on another board recommended Cyberonic as a DSL ISP and I was considering switching over from my current SBC DSL. I decided not to switch over due to their Terms of Service. A few tidbits:

    PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING THE SERVICE. BY ACCESSING THE SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE.


    Nice. I wonder if they actually send the agreement to customers or just expect them to find it on the website themselves like I did.
    Prohibited Uses (I've snipped out major parts of this and the following sections, I'm only including the bits I find most interesting)

    User may not:

    restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Internet;

    post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law, including without limitation the U.S. export control laws and regulations;

    post or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, cancel bots, Trojan Horse, worm or other harmful component;

    Interestingly, this section doesn't seem to say anything about intent. It seems to me that having an infected computer that sends out virusses is a violation of the TOS.

    CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC reserves the right to monitor any User's transmissions when deemed necessary for providing proper service and/or to protect the rights and property of CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

    Not sure that's a right I really want them to reserve...

    Unless required by court order, subpoena or other legal request, or upon the advice of counsel, and unless User notifies CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC to the contrary by calling 508/753-4545, CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC may publish User's name and other consumer information in one or more directories which may be accessed by other Internet users. In addition, unless User notifies CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC to the contrary as provided above, CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC may make such information available to third parties from time to time.
    ...especially considering their attitude toward customer privacy. They don't even bother to specify what sorts of things might justify sharing information with thrid parties - or what kinds of third parties they might decide to sell^H^H^Hhare the info with. And you need to get a court order to stop them?!?

    CYBERONIC INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC may modify this Agreement from time to time by placing an updated Agreement at http://www.cyberonic.com/legal-notes.html, and User's continued use of the Service following such modification to the Agreement shall be deemed to be User's acceptance of any such modification. It is User's responsibility to check this online area regularly to determine whether this Agreement has been modified. If User does not agree to any modification of this Agreement, User must immediately stop using the Service.


    As if the rest wasn't good enough, the agreement can change at any time and the only way to find out is to check their web site.
  6. I did better than Speakeasy by meehawl · · Score: 2 · on DIRECTV Broadband Shuts Down

    Speakeasy is a good service, but expensive, and upload is capped at 128K (Covad) for low-end residential ADSL vs SDSL.

    Replace DirectTV DSL with Cyberonic (Worldcom/UUNet reseller)...
    1500/768, static IP, no port blocking, $40/$50
    http://www.cyberonic.com/int_for_home_dsl.shtml

    There are consumer reviews of their service here:
    http://www.dslreports.com/forum/

    I had Speakeasy for two years, excellent, but pricey. With Cyberonic (dumb name!) I get similar pings to my Speakeasy SDSL, and massive uploads. Teh support aren't as friendly, but I don;t have to stay on hold for 30 mins at a time.

  7. Cyberonic 1500/768 Static IP No Port Blocks by meehawl · · Score: 3, Interesting · on DIRECTV Broadband Shuts Down

    Speakeasy is a good service, but expensive, and upload is capped at 128K (Covad) for low-end residential ADSL vs SDSL.

    Replace DirectTV DSL with Cyberonic (Worldcom/UUNet reseller)...
    1500/768, static IP, no port blocking, $40/$50
    http://www.cyberonic.com/int_for_home_dsl.shtml

    There are consumer reviews of their service here:
    http://www.dslreports.com/forum/

    I had Speakeasy for two years, excellent, but pricey. With Cyberonic (dumb name!) I get similar pings to my Speakeasy SDSL, and massive uploads.