You didn't say what town you are actually in - so this may or may not be of interest to you.
You might find your "friend with DSL" in http://www.basespace.net . I've no personal experience with them, but I was whining a similar plaint to a colleague who pointed me to them.
At this point, I'm using AT&T Broadband for my connectivity to home ~$50/month - and my "server" is an inexpensive account at pair Networks, but should things get to be more of a pain, I'd seriously consider switching.
Hope this is of use...
_KMP
On Monday, Dec 16, 2002, at 15:43 US/Eastern, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello!--
I've been lurking for years and now have a question.
For small systems such as the one I am working on, hardware, software and
administration are within my reach. Connectivity is not. I'm too far from
the central TELCO switch to get DSL. I don't have enough volume yet to rent
an office with T1 connectivity and I'm displeased with the services I can
afford from hosting companies. Acceptable use policies for broadband forbid
web hosting from one's home.
I have T1 quotes in the range of $600 per month. That's over $7000 per year
for connectivity. I don't really need 1.52 MB/sec. I could do with a
quarter of that, but I can't find someone who will give me T1/4 for $150 per
month.
Am I missing any options? How can I get web connectivity for a single Linux
box at a rate of $150/month or less? If I can get connectivty to my home,
my data transfer needs will probably be only 1 GB/month to access portion of
a 10 GB depository.
If I had a friend with DSL, I'd beg for the privilege of putting a Linux box
at his/her house. Unfortunately, everyone I know has broadband.
david at cogley.com
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