Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply ... --> cabling speed

>From ooma.com's fee estimator, for 97225: Regulatory compliance fee: $1.87 911 service fee: $1 Local interconnect recover fee: $2.69 State, local taxes, fees, surcharges: $2.23 Total: $7.79. https://www.ooma.com/home-phone-service/ On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 3:35 PM Russell Senior wrote: > > >

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply ... --> cabling speed

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 3:27 PM Keith Lofstrom wrote: > > [...] OOMA is free > forever, after purchasing the interface box. > I think Ooma is not quite free. You still need to pay for the various line charges and taxes. At least, that's what I remember the deal being when I signed up. It

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply ... --> cabling speed

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 10:46:57AM -0700, Johnathan Mantey wrote: > I agree with Russell. I agree with Russell as well, which is why I tried my 8 pin low speed scan-the-LEDs cable tester /first/, end to end, from the cable end near the ONT, through perhaps-too-many 8 pin plugs and sockets and

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply --> battery farm

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 1:25 PM Russell Senior wrote: > > ALL run on some approximation of 12V DC. Yay! >> > > FYI: Pascal, the PC Engines guy, warned me that the APU took "precisely > 12V", or at least it didn't have the high end margin that many 12V devices > do. You should investigate that

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply --> battery farm

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM Keith Lofstrom wrote: > keithl wrote: > ... > > to the new optical network terminal ... about the size > > of a large paperback book, and powered by a 12V/2A > > wallwart (wallwart wire down the preexisting cable > > tray, cat5e cable using the same armored tray).

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply ... --> cabling speed

I agree with Russell. It was common practice for installers to only connect a minimum of wires. That allowed 100Mbps speeds. You may be able to fix the problem by dressing the final wires in. On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 5:37 PM Russell Senior wrote: > On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 4:34 PM Keith Lofstrom

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply --> battery farm

keithl wrote: ... > to the new optical network terminal ... about the size > of a large paperback book, and powered by a 12V/2A > wallwart (wallwart wire down the preexisting cable > tray, cat5e cable using the same armored tray). ... Good news! The Ziply optical network terminal is actually a

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply ... --> cabling speed

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 4:34 PM Keith Lofstrom wrote: > > Using the house network (4 cables, two gigabit switches, > and a patch panel) 90/95 Mbps, as reported earlier. > > Cabling DOES matter. > Most of my house is cat5 (including ~50ft runs from basement to second floor) and I routinely get

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply ... --> cabling speed

On 4/12/24 01:17, Keith Lofstrom wrote: >The technician tested the service with his laptop; he got >330/330 mbps test results. I'm only getting 95/95 mbps >after my 24 port gigabit switch, but there may be some >slow cat5 somewhere on the path. I'll debug that soon. On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

Clackamas County also got money from the 2009 stimulus bill to build a publicly-owned middle mile network that runs from Government Camp to the west end of the county near Lake Oswego and all the way to downtown Portland. This has made extending local networks much more affordable.

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 9:43 AM Aaron Burt wrote: > Fiber from the local telecom co-op isn't much more here in Eagle Creek, > just west of Sandy. > > It feels like a dam has opened up and flooded rural America with > Universal Service Fee money, in addition to the Infrastructure Act. > Reliance

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

Fiber from the local telecom co-op isn't much more here in Eagle Creek, just west of Sandy. It feels like a dam has opened up and flooded rural America with Universal Service Fee money, in addition to the Infrastructure Act. Reliance has been begging people to get fiber; they had to bore and

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/sandynet/page/residential-services On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:23 PM Russell Senior wrote: > In Sandy, you can get gigabit fiber for $60/month. > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM Michael Barnes > wrote: > >> Something to be said for small town living. Here in

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

In Sandy, you can get gigabit fiber for $60/month. On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 11:22 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > Something to be said for small town living. Here in Dallas we have > Willamette Valley Fiber. 200/200 with static IP for <$70/mo. Not only is > tech support speaking English, it is within

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

Something to be said for small town living. Here in Dallas we have Willamette Valley Fiber. 200/200 with static IP for <$70/mo. Not only is tech support speaking English, it is within walking distance. Fiber comes right into my home office to the ONT. Outages are extremely rare. Plenty adequate

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On 4/12/24 08:24, Paul Heinlein wrote: > On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > >> Bottom line: after we cancel Comcast, we will pay $60 per month for >> very fast internet, and $0 per month for a voice phone and a fax >> phone. Much better than $170 per month for slow and intermittent >>

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On 4/12/24 01:17, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > Ziply offers 100/100 consumer grade service for $45 > per month (first year is $20 per month), with support > from an Asian call center. On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 01:27:51AM -0700, Russell Senior wrote: > Fwiw, every time I've called Zipy support (for my

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, Keith Lofstrom wrote: Bottom line: after we cancel Comcast, we will pay $60 per month for very fast internet, and $0 per month for a voice phone and a fax phone. Much better than $170 per month for slow and intermittent Comcast. I hope - failure is (sadly) always an

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On Fri, 12 Apr 2024, Russell Senior wrote: Fwiw, every time I've called Zipy support (for my mom's residential account), I've talked to someone with a southeastern USian accent. Me, too. I've had better service from the Ziply business account customer reps than I did with Frontier or Verizon.

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On 4/12/24 01:17, Keith Lofstrom wrote: The technician tested the service with his laptop; he got 330/330 mbps test results. I'm only getting 95/95 mbps after my 24 port gigabit switch, but there may be some slow cat5 somewhere on the path. I'll debug that soon. Cat5 can handle gigabit

Re: [PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

On 4/12/24 01:17, Keith Lofstrom wrote: Ziply offers 100/100 consumer grade service for $45 per month (first year is $20 per month), with support from an Asian call center. I wanted "no surprises" pricing and local phone support, so instead I signed up for 200/200 business service for $60

[PLUG] Comcast to Ziply fiber migration, plus Ooma phone

Decades ago, I connected to the internet through a Telebit modem and GTE pone lines. GTE became Verizon, which offered offered fiber. Verizon became Frontier, and service went to hell. So, I transitioned to Comcast cable - which went to deeper hell a few years later, bad mistake. Currently,

Re: [PLUG] Comcast cable modem tweaks

On 10/03/2017 10:40 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > <...> > > My wife has had Comcast Business in her current office > building for 18 months. > > <...> > > Which the > Comcast tech found and fixed quickly, > > <...> We had some problems last year in the September time frame (I think). Eventually

[PLUG] Comcast cable modem tweaks

I am retitling this for those who still care about subject lines "Paul" == Paul Heinlein writes: > I'll note that if you rent a cable modem from Comcast, but would > rather use your own routing and/or wireless gear, you can ask the > installer to disable wifi and use

Re: [PLUG] Comcast repeatedly asks for activation

Yesterday the technician asked a colleague for an opinion. He suggested removing cookies, which we did (I thought it was a stupid idea). This morning, Thursday, the connection was functional. But before I credit the stupid idea, I note that I received a message from Comcast saying that our new

Re: [PLUG] Comcast repeatedly asks for activation

I don't have any answers for you on the Comcast front, but I can explain why Google gives you an error screen rather than an activation screen. It's because Google (as a company) insists on using SSL encryption for all web traffic. Encrypted traffic is more difficult to redirect, and Comcast

[PLUG] Comcast repeatedly asks for activation

On Saturday 5/6 we could not reach the internet. After much conversation w/comcast they sent a technician out on Sunday. He arrived early, seemed knowledgeable. I had an old (rented) modem beyond eol. I had received in the mail a replacement modem from Comcast many months ago, still in the

Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

> On Jan 6, 2017 11:52 PM, "Dick Steffens" wrote: > > <...> > > Before going through that process I ran the test at speedtest.net on two > machines in the house: > > Machine Ping Download Upload > Wife's Win97 17 ms 91.29 Mbps6.1 Mbps > My Ubuntu 14.04

Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

On 01/07/2017 09:30 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > On Jan 6, 2017 11:52 PM, "Dick Steffens" wrote: > > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that > they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I > reboot. These are download speeds.

Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

On Jan 6, 2017 11:52 PM, "Dick Steffens" wrote: An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: 1. Shut down your

Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

On Fri, Jan 06, 2017 at 08:51:35PM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me > that they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after > I reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: ... > My Ubuntu 14.04 20 ms

Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

Docsis modems will broadcast a request for configuration on initial boot. Think of it like DHCP/bootp configuration for computers. You may get more bandwidth on the outbound than you have now. On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > You might ask

Re: [PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

You might ask them "What else are you doing?" -Denis On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:51 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that > they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I > reboot. These are

[PLUG] Comcast speed upgrade

An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: 1. Shut down your computer & unplug your modem from the outlet 2. Wait 10 seconds, then plug

Re: [PLUG] Comcast DHCP Address changing

On Tue, 2012-06-12 at 14:29 -0700, wes wrote: On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Michael Rasmussen mich...@jamhome.uswrote: I'm doing a bit of research. For those of you who have have bothered to track it, how often does Comcast change your IP address? I don't do dynamic DNS. every

[PLUG] Comcast DHCP Address changing

I'm doing a bit of research. For those of you who have have bothered to track it, how often does Comcast change your IP address? -- Michael Rasmussen http://www.jamhome.us/ Be Appropriate Follow Your Curiosity ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Comcast DHCP Address changing

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Michael Rasmussen mich...@jamhome.uswrote: I'm doing a bit of research. For those of you who have have bothered to track it, how often does Comcast change your IP address? I don't do dynamic DNS. every time comcast changes my IP, I update it in my zone

Re: [PLUG] Comcast DHCP Address changing

Mine has not changed in over a year and a half. On Jun 12, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: I'm doing a bit of research. For those of you who have have bothered to track it, how often does Comcast change your IP address? Russell Johnson r...@dimstar.net

Re: [PLUG] Comcast DHCP Address changing

On Tue, 12 Jun 2012, Russell Johnson wrote: Mine has not changed in over a year and a half. Mine has similarly remained very stable. I've had to update my DNS configuration perhaps three times over the past five years. -- Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com 45°38' N, 122°6'

Re: [PLUG] Comcast DHCP Address changing

On Jun 12, 2012 3:19 PM, Russell Johnson r...@dimstar.net wrote: Mine has not changed in over a year and a half. Me too. Maybe 6 times in the past 5 years. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

I use vitelity.net, with an old pc asterisk server. They have rates published on their site. It also works with only a good viop (e.g. $100 Cisco SPA942) phone. Not like your fathers phone though, it takes some fiddling... -- Pat On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Larry Brigman

[PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

I'm on a double play and I'm only 2 months in. What can people tell me about VOIP and the alternatives I have to going with Comcast Digital Voice? I've heard about something call Eeks for example. At $45/month normal price, Comcast Digital Voice seems expensive. A question about lower cost

Re: [PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Michael C. Robinson plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: I'm on a double play and I'm only 2 months in.  What can people tell me about VOIP and the alternatives I have to going with Comcast Digital Voice?  I've heard about something call Eeks for example.  At

Re: [PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

I have been using Viatalk over the top of FIOS. The pricing has for this has dropped to 10.95 a month with no contract. The only problem that I had was when I was using the voip ATA device outside of my firewall. ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Michael C. Robinson plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: I have been using Viatalk over the top of FIOS.  The pricing has for this has dropped to 10.95 a month with no contract.  The only problem that I had was when I was using the voip ATA device outside of my

Re: [PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Larry Brigman wrote: http://www.viatalk.com/ I'm using the residential unlimited lite package. What are you using for an adapter? I have a Motorola adapter I got from Vonage (I think). Russell Johnson r...@dimstar.net

Re: [PLUG] Comcast dilemna...

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Russell Johnson r...@dimstar.net wrote: On Jan 21, 2011, at 2:57 PM, Larry Brigman wrote: http://www.viatalk.com/ I'm using the residential unlimited lite package. What are you using for an adapter? I have a Motorola adapter I got from Vonage (I think).

[PLUG] Comcast ARRIS TM722...

The advanced tab seems to be password locked and apparently I wasn't given the password. Question is, how do I get around the fact the the cable modem wants to set a global ip address on the host via dhcp? This clearly would mess up my Linux based routers. In Linux, can I limit what dhcp

Re: [PLUG] Comcast ARRIS TM722...

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM, someone plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: The advanced tab seems to be password locked and apparently I wasn't given the password. Question is, how do I get around the fact the the cable modem wants to set a global ip address on the host via dhcp? This clearly

Re: [PLUG] Comcast ARRIS TM722...

On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 20:59 -0800, drew wymore wrote: On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM, someone plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: The advanced tab seems to be password locked and apparently I wasn't given the password. Question is, how do I get around the fact the the cable modem wants to

Re: [PLUG] Comcast ARRIS TM722...

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Someone plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 20:59 -0800, drew wymore wrote: On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM, someone plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: The advanced tab seems to be password locked and apparently I wasn't given the password.  

Re: [PLUG] Comcast blocking

Denis == Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtm...@gmail.com writes: Denis A friend uses Inmotionhosting.com and finds that Comcast is rejecting Denis all mail from this host claiming high incidence of spam from Inmotion. Denis Anybody here have information about this? Is Comcast just trying Denis

Re: [PLUG] Comcast blocking

Denis Heidtmann wrote: A friend uses Inmotionhosting.com and finds that Comcast is rejecting all mail from this host claiming high incidence of spam from Inmotion. Anybody here have information about this? Is Comcast just trying harass the small hosting outfits, or is there some substance

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Carlos Konstanski ckonstan...@pippiandcarlos.com wrote: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/05/1926257/Comcast-the-Latest-ISP-To-Try-DNS-Hijacking?art_pos=11 Carlos ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:45 AM, drew wymoredrew.wym...@gmail.com wrote: Qwest as the ISP does this as well and has been doing it for quite awhile. It is incredibly annoying. I still find this preferable to Clearwire's method of contacting you with important account alerts: they redirect

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

There aughtta be a law... chaz -Original Message- From: plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org [mailto:plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Carlos Konstanski Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:47 PM To: Portland Linux Users Group Subject: [PLUG] comcast customers beware http

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

In the slashdot article they were saying that OpenDNS does the same thing as what Comcast is doing. Is there a way to opt out of the OpenDNS version as well? Are there other advantages to OpenDNS vs. Comcast? if you're running linux (which the list somewhat implies :-), just run named on

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

Scott Garman wrote: http://www.opendns.com It's a free alternative that I find nicer than going though Comcast's one. 4.2.2.[1-6] are open DNS servers that work as they should. I use 4.2.2.2 for a temporary DNS server if I need one. Easy to remember and works great. -- I'm just a packet

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

Maybe it hasn't come to Portland yet because all I see is a text-only page with some search suggestions, with a line at the top in bold that says: Sorry, we can't find www.xyzzyplugh.com. We suggest that you check the spelling of the web address or search above. Disable this error service

Re: [PLUG] comcast customers beware

if you're running linux (which the list somewhat implies :-), just run named on your local box. no need to use anybody else's recursive dns server. Or better yet, dnscache (a part of djbdns). It's fast, lightweight, and hasn't needed any security updates in a long time. Note that you

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Denis Heidtmann den...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: I seem to recall comments here about people's experience with Comcast, not all of them good.  I am currently using Qwest dsl and dslnorthwest, and am very pleased with the support from the isp. The only reason I am

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Paul == Paul Mullen p...@nellump.net writes: Paul On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 04:10:59PM -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote: Tell me again why unregulated capitalism is so wonderful? Paul How exactly does a government-enforced monopoly qualify as Paul unregulated capitalism? Which government-enforced

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

The biggest issues I have ever experienced when dealing with Comcast is their unwillingness to provide you support when you inform them that your system is NOT directly connected to their cable modem (shame on anyone that does that). For example if you tell them that you have a hardware based

[PLUG] Comcast?

I seem to recall comments here about people's experience with Comcast, not all of them good. I am currently using Qwest dsl and dslnorthwest, and am very pleased with the support from the isp. The only reason I am even considering Comcast is cost. I would love to hear of your good/bad

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Denis, I've had them only since August of last year, but so far they have been good. Initial installation in an old condo was trouble for them, due to some signal issues with the existing cable, but they got it sorted after a week or so by replacing the line. Chris Daniel On Fri, Apr 17, 2009

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Denis, I think I instigated the last discussion. I'm still using Comcast due to inertia. The problem I was initially complaining about (bad voip service using Vonage), seemed to have cleared somewhat. 90% of the time, I really have nothing to complain about. I'm also not a heavy user of

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Denis Heidtmann den...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: I seem to recall comments here about people's experience with Comcast, not all of them good.  I am currently using Qwest dsl and dslnorthwest, and am very pleased with the support from the isp. The only reason I am

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 09:58, Denis Heidtmann den...@dslnorthwest.net wrote: I seem to recall comments here about people's experience with Comcast, not all of them good.  I am currently using Qwest dsl and dslnorthwest, and am very pleased with the support from the isp. The only reason I am

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

On Fri, 17 Apr 2009, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: Is any big name service any better in regards to linux? I've had more than my share of broadband providers in my many years, and none of them were linux-savvy at the consumer level (time warner, att, grandecom, comcast, charter). not that i

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:01, Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com wrote: On Fri, 17 Apr 2009, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: Is any big name service any better in regards to linux?  I've had more than my share of broadband providers in my many years, and none of them were linux-savvy at the

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

I'm now in a Qwest area and much happier that I can sign up with a third party ISP. I really hope this model never dies because at least I get the *option* of using competent non-evil ISPs, even if I have to pay a bit more. unfortunately it is dieing. qwest's new fiber to the node (fttn)

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Tim wrote: After 2 weeks of running my mail server on their line, they blocked port 25. Their contract, even B2B, prohibits customer-end servers of any kind. I suppose blocking the port is akin to measures up to termination. For my own experience, my only dislike is the cost. I don't measure

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Joe Pruett wrote: I'm now in a Qwest area and much happier that I can sign up with a third party ISP. I really hope this model never dies because at least I get the *option* of using competent non-evil ISPs, even if I have to pay a bit more. unfortunately it is dieing. qwest's new fiber

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Denis == Denis Heidtmann den...@dslnorthwest.net writes: I'm now in a Qwest area and much happier that I can sign up with a third party ISP. I really hope this model never dies because at least I get the *option* of using competent non-evil ISPs, even if I have to pay a bit more. JP

Re: [PLUG] Comcast?

Russell Senior wrote: ... I happen to think that the public (the users of the network) needs to seize control of the last mile infrastructure (either by purchase or by building its own). The current ownership/regulation model is broken. I concur. How might it be accomplished? And once