I've had them twice. The current contract started yesterday. I get them when I can't do cable modem for some reason (faster) and I don't do Speakeasy for some reason (more expensive for some plans & sometimes I can get DSLExtreme when Speakeasy can't reach my area). For Linux users they are much better than SBC (now AT&T again).
On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:30:49PM -0800, Karl Cunningham wrote: > Anyone have any experience or comments about dslextreme.com? > > I'm considering switching from Cox cable to them. Considerations are: > > About the same $$ (with 1-yr contract) > 8 static IPs vx. Cox's one dynamic that's changed 3 times in 3 months. > No blocked ports None that I'm aware of. > OK to run servers AFAIK > Probably 1/2 to 1/4 the DL speed of Cox. No biggie to me. Actually, my last place I was so close to a repeating station that DSLExtreme graciously gave me MORE bandwidth for same or cheaper price than SBC IIRC. Cable will be faster yes. I'm not sure I notice all that much. > No setup charge and modem included if I stay with them for a year. Correct. See DSLExtreme. They even have an online PHP Chat app I love to avoid lame phone menus and waiting on hold. > And hopefully support people whose answer to the first question is > something other than "You need to connect a windows computer directly to > the cable modem before we can proceed." This is why I avoid SBC/AT&T. DSLExtreme modem appears to your laptop like a normal Ethernet port so there are no OS issues. IIRC SBC/AT&T like to use PPPoE which is a pain since I'm not as familiar with it. DSLExtreme is good. I'd recommend them. Hope that helps. Chris -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
