Cloud9 has 768/128Kbps @ $50/month with static IP You can use their dial-up if your DSL is out, or your DSL modem is just turned off.
I have the $60/mo, 32 IP service, they do primary &/| secondary DNS for you if you want it. They do require PPPoE, but if you use one of their modems, it's built in. And, my DSL modem has not had to log in for the last six months because the service never went down. Also, I always get the full speed of the line, I don't feel like I'm sharing bandwidth somewhere upstream even if I am. They also don't use Covad so there is no $300 cancelation fee if there are technical difficulties. Some of the people in this forum heard my horror story with Speakeasy. I picked them in part because I had a good experience with them in Seattle, and they host a rpmfind.net mirror. But when they couldn't get my line working their billing department was a nightmare to deal with. The issue was eventually resolved with the aid of my credit card's fraud department and 10-12hrs of work in collecting sufficient documentation and writing letters. I know several people that were happy with Speakeasy. I know their techs are knowledgable, they provided a good deal of the evidence that the problem wasn't with my home wiring, or any wiring in fact. The important thing to note is that if you get service through an ISP that uses Covad lines you must usually cancel within the first 30 days to avoid a $300+ fee without a great deal of effort. Also, the problems with Covad seem to happen with shared aDSL/phone service. If your building has two lines per apartment or you can do without a landline phone this will probably avoid the problem. It also helps to have a smaller active ISP like Bway.net that will make a serious effort to get Covad to address any problem with the install. I can't talk for cloud9's billing department cuz I haven't talked to them since the first week of service, it's been flawless. But knowing that I can cancel at anytime without any kind of fee gives me good piece of mind. -- Daniel <<You cant eat before a operashun. Not even cheese.>> -- Charlie Gordon On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Kevin Arima wrote: ]On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Kev wrote: ] ]> Yeah. $60 a month for 608/128 aDSL is kinda expensive, even with the free ]> Playstation 2/X-Box offer. ]> ] ]Not that I'm advocating the use of Speakeasy for NYC Wireless purposes, ]but... On what basis are you judging whether their price is competitive ]or not? They give you static IPs (including reverse), allow you to run ]servers, don't require you to "log in", gives you an "unlimited" dialup ](was told it's capped at 150hrs, but), and have very good service. ] ]I don't know about you, but I'd like to find out if there are other ISPs ]offering _comparable_ service cheaper than SE. ] ]Kevin "Starfox" Arima ] ]-- ]NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ ]Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ ]Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ ] -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
