ISPs for the Little Guy?

jjshoe asks: "While access to the Internet varies greatly, depending on where you are in the USA, I recently went on the hunt for an ISP that provided me the ability to have a 'broadband' link to the Internet. I am looking for would be the ability to lease/rent static IP's, so I could host my own DNS/WWW/E-mail server. I was wondering what ISP fellow Slashdot readers use for themselves, as well as what they pay. I have gotten quotes for $50 a month for a single static IP on top of my monthly DSL fee. This seems slightly outrageous to me. Colocation is not an option as it generally runs $150 a month and does not provide me Internet access. I am open to any other ideas the community might have."

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[igabe]

I apologize for patronizing you, but definitely make sure that the ISP you choose does not block ports required for hosting email, dns, or web servers.

I know I once payed Verizon ~$70/month thinking I would host my own site, only to find out they don't allow home website hosting.

Omsoft

[BrynM]

You're probably going to get a lot of this particular answer (or at least I hope), but if you live in California Omsoft is incredible. Not only do they allow you to run your own server, they encourage it. They are responsive to user requests and very knowledgable. Sure it's only a DSL connection, but my site's been happy about. Good luck!

Re:Omsoft

[HotNeedleOfInquiry]

I was torn between modding BrynM up and making my own post. I'm very happy with Omsoft as well. For my business, I have 768 SDSL and 10 fixed IP's. I've never had a bit of trouble with them, 100% uptime since I was connected. $169/month.

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[GigsVT]

Hi,

I want something that's exactly like a T1, except I only want to pay $60 a month. TIA.

speakeasy.net

[hawkfan]

speakeasy.net. they're not cheep but you get what you pay for:

• Static IP is the default.
• They not only allow but encourage running servers. They're even reasonable about secondary DNS and MX pricing.
• Free reverse lookup changes.
• Encourage sharing your connection.
• Don't block ports.
• Provide NTP services on all their local POPs
• Heck they even host game servers on the local POPs

I have no affiliation with Speakeasy other than being a more than satisfied customer. Go check out dslreports.com.

Re:speakeasy.net

[base3]

Speakeasy's good, but static IP is no longer the default. The inexpensive plans (e.g. $49.95) come with a dynamic IP and use PPPoE. Good plans are still available from Speakeasy, but you have to make sure to order the right one.