Drew wrote:
Someone suggested SpeakEasy was an iffy DSL source... I've had SpeakEasy for
several years at four different locations now, and the only complaint I have
is on price. Where I am now, 1.5Mbps/768Kbps is $80/month (with 8 static
IP's and NO service restrictions) and I'm told for $100/mo I can get
6Mbps/768Kbps service.
I too wish the price was a little lower, but I have been with them for over 5 years now due to the fact I get multiple static IP's, no server bans, free access to their knowledge base, and they don't have any Non-Windows limitations (expressed or implied ;)
Verizon will be cheaper for the speed, but their TOS specifically forbade
running servers last time I checked. Also, Speakeasy is perfectly happy to
hear that you use Linux, they're comfortable with it, and don't require you
have a Windows machine to install any software on. During debug on the
occasion I was experiencing intermittent disconnects, the tech support guy
even knew ifconfig and other *nix utilities...turns out the upstream
junction box on our line had a cracked seal and was half-full of water.
yup - a co-worker of mine *was* using verizon - until they closed off some more ports on his residential service last week causing his mail server to die - a little speakeasy hype on my part and he swapped that same day (and says it has doubled his bandwidth, for less money).
I agree with your take on speakeasy - they have no fear of allowing servers and love Linux (the tech support people I remember speaking to were Linux users themselves, answering any question I posed).
The only problem I've had was the initial install. Verizon came out to the house and ran two new lines (don't ask me why), Covad did the interior install, and on rainy days the line would drop out. Covad came back out after I complained to speakeasy and found where Verizon had botched their end of the job and fixed it. BUT the *really good* part of the whole story was the fact that until the problem was fixed Speakeasy did not charge me the monthly fee - even though the line was fine on good days (probably 90-95% of the time)...
Just my $0.02....
--Drew Thompson Van Zandt
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