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Re:Another blown weekend....
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Anti-Sensore Nazi notice!
Who modded down my notice of Sensore Nazi!
I was affirming my quote of saying I'm number 1!
My notice wasn't off-topic, I was issuing my first notice of affirming that I had posted the first insigtful comment! This is insigtful, because you needed to hear my affirmed notice of my notice of "number 1's purpose" bec@#$#$! I said I'm number 1 dagnabit! -
Anti-Sensore Nazi notice!
Who modded down my notice of Sensore Nazi!
I was affirming my quote of saying I'm number 1!
My notice wasn't off-topic, I was issuing my first notice of affirming that I had posted the first insigtful comment! This is insigtful, because you needed to hear my affirmed notice of my notice of "number 1's purpose" bec@#$#$! I said I'm number 1 dagnabit! -
Sensore Nazi !
Who modded me down!
I said I'm number 1!
I wasn't off-topic, I was the first insightful comment! This is insightful, because you didn't know what "number 1" realy meant before I showed up -
Sensore Nazi !
Who modded me down!
I said I'm number 1!
I wasn't off-topic, I was the first insightful comment! This is insightful, because you didn't know what "number 1" realy meant before I showed up -
I'm number 1 !!!
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Re:Only time I ever see ascii related stuff is
For those too lazy to cut and paste: http://webpages.onvoy.com/bobz/ttyquake/
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Re:But how?Some ISP's (like my own - Twin Cities) are pretty decent about rates for static IP's, and just about every DSL account has one. For $20/mo. over their $22 272k/640k service, you can have up to eight IP addresses, 5 usable because it is not bridged.
The required equipment (a Cisco 675 DSL router) cost $50 when I signed up with the former U S West, plus the $75 setup fee. However, thanks to the suggestion of my ISP, I was able to get an Intel 10/100 NIC for free by saying that I didn't have one, and I got a $100 rebate a few months later. $25 for a DSL router with firewalling and a $40 NIC is a GOOD deal.
My net cost per month is ~$65 -- $30 to Qwest, and the amortized cost of ISP service is something like $35 after a subscription discount. Sure, it might be a little spendy, but with the quality of service I get, I most definitely would say that I am FAR from being sodomized.
Oh, but it's sooo tempting to get a hookup from these guys. It's only one static IP, but ooohhh... 1.5Mbit for $90/mo. doesn't seem too outrageous, and their backbone is every bit as good as the one I use right now.
Excuse me, I need to go clean myself off...
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Re:A very important case.That's completely untrue. I live in Minneapolis, and I have a HUGE variety of DSL choices (Time Warner doesn't have Internet ready cable yet).
You can get DSL service from the Incumbent LEC (Local Exchange Carrier), USWest... erm, Qwest, as well as from Competitive LEC's such as Covad NorthPoint, or Rhythms.
Separately, you have a choice of ISP. IMO, there are only two choices. VISI has really good deals on multiple static IP's, but can't compete with Onvoy performance wise, because the former uses expensive Qwest (got it right that time) DSL, while the latter uses Covad.
Of course, there are dozens of different ISP options. Some are overpriced, some offer better speed, some offer better features... it's truly a competitive market out there.
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four months of waiting .. then 40% of the speed.
I ordered DSL from Onvoy.
- They were not able to deliver the promised speed, 128 vrs. 384.
- They charged me more than expected.
- They took four months to deliver anything.
- Getting a coherent answer as to what was going on was next to impossible.
I posted my diary of the experience on my home page.
All because I can't get cable and the phone company won't service my area.
timbu
