>>>>> "JM" == JM <[email protected]> writes:
JM> Finally fed up with Speakeasy, which used to be fine, pre-merger JM> with Megapath. Now I'm looking for solid DSL, with a couple fixed JM> IP addresses from someone (local or otherwise) that serves the JM> Downtown/Pearl area. JM> Recommendations? The answer is going to depend on what your problem is. All DSL is going over Qwest copper. If the problem is with the copper, then switching ISP's won't help. Some copper terminates on Qwest DSLAMs and gets forwarded to your ISP by Qwest. Other copper terminates on Covad or Integra or maybe some other CLEC's DSLAM and gets forwarded to the ISP by them. If the problem is in the DSLAM, then you should pick an ISP on a different "better" one. If the problem is at the ISP (their internal or upstream routing, their services, their customer service or billing) then you can pick another ISP to try to solve the problem that way. I am an Aracnet customer (on a Qwest DSLAM) at home and am fairly happy. We have a few outages a year. Personal Telco has worked with Integra and generally have good service from them, but they tend to focus on business customers only (they apparently have a bonded-DSL service that can be quite fast). There is Easystreet, Hevanet, Spiretech, DSL-only. In the Pearl, depending on where and if you have room for an antenna, you might be able to get service from Stephouse Networks over wireless. I am sure there are others I am leaving out. There are some Personal Telco nodes on Clear as well, and our experience with them has been: if you have a strong signal, you are okay; if you don't have a strong signal then look out! Comcast is fast, generally, but they are monopolists that don't respect your freedom. -- Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.'' [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
