Dvorak's pundit-ism aside, I don't understand why, if it available, so many people shun cable modems. Where I am, CM access costs around $35 per month. Compare that to the average(local anyway) cost of dialup access of around $20. No brainer, right?
Well, of my friends and acquaintences who have dialup access(everyone but me) they are also paying for a second telephone line?!? Now your dialup access is costing you $10-$15 more than the cable modem! And to show for it you have crap speeds, and dubious quality, at best.
Most CM providers will give you the nice web server space and email addresses, just like you can get from any other dialup provider.Hell, if you don't like the CM ISP's email/web service, just fire up your favorite Distro(Solaris x86 included) and put that 20GB HD to work. That's what I did.
It is one thing if you can't get CM access, but if you can it just makes more sense(to me anyway).
Dvorak's comments are a joke. Yes there are problems with SOME broadband service providers. But I have a friend who hasn't had telephone access in two months because some scam long distance co. wont give up the lease on his phone line, and they are refusing to provide him service. Which just goes to show you, there is f'ed up service in any kind of service bureau.
I say Dvorak should stay on TechTV and talk about how much of a hardcore "gamer" he is, and leave my broadband alone.
I never had a single problem with my mp3 streams coming up choppy, so I never said anything. I have had my icecast stream running(using Shout) very excellentatiously since October, without a single problem. The guide never claimed to be an end all solution. Just a start.
You readers are like a pack of wild dogs, but I guess thats what I like about you. Keep up the good work!:)
ps - I hope you guys don't think I'm mad. I'm just playin'
I actually did use shoutcast, and it DID use quite a few more resources than icecast. I was using shoucast for over 6 months and since I decided I wanted to actually do other things with that machine I tried my alternatives.
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Dvorak's pundit-ism aside, I don't understand why, if it available, so many people shun cable modems. Where I am, CM access costs around $35 per month. Compare that to the average(local anyway) cost of dialup access of around $20. No brainer, right?
Well, of my friends and acquaintences who have dialup access(everyone but me) they are also paying for a second telephone line?!? Now your dialup access is costing you $10-$15 more than the cable modem! And to show for it you have crap speeds, and dubious quality, at best.
Most CM providers will give you the nice web server space and email addresses, just like you can get from any other dialup provider.Hell, if you don't like the CM ISP's email/web service, just fire up your favorite Distro(Solaris x86 included) and put that 20GB HD to work. That's what I did.
It is one thing if you can't get CM access, but if you can it just makes more sense(to me anyway).
Dvorak's comments are a joke. Yes there are problems with SOME broadband service providers. But I have a friend who hasn't had telephone access in two months because some scam long distance co. wont give up the lease on his phone line, and they are refusing to provide him service. Which just goes to show you, there is f'ed up service in any kind of service bureau.
I say Dvorak should stay on TechTV and talk about how much of a hardcore "gamer" he is, and leave my broadband alone.
I never had a single problem with my mp3 streams coming up choppy, so I never said anything. I have had my icecast stream running(using Shout) very excellentatiously since October, without a single problem. The guide never claimed to be an end all solution. Just a start. You readers are like a pack of wild dogs, but I guess thats what I like about you. Keep up the good work!:) ps - I hope you guys don't think I'm mad. I'm just playin'
I actually did use shoutcast, and it DID use quite a few more resources than icecast. I was using shoucast for over 6 months and since I decided I wanted to actually do other things with that machine I tried my alternatives.