I responded to Jeffrey, but I'd like to know what other people think/have experienced (as I'm sure Jeffrey would too). I've had DirectTV DSL (used to be Telocity) for about 5 months now. You get a static IP, no hassle about using *nix (even a *nix section in the install manual), and you can run whatever services you want (web, mail, etc). I've not had much trouble in all 5 months except for about a week of on/off downtime (along with my phone being dead) related to SWBs inability to do anything right. I've had no problems with DirectTV service itself. A friend has had quite a bit of problems with his (again it's SWB's sucky service) and almost went back to RoadRunner just as it started working properly again. Has anyone else tried/heard of this service. For 4 months I was convinced it was THE broadband connection to have, but that week of downtime reminded me how dependent I am on SWBell. Comments? Concerns? Reactions? Thanx.
weston On Tue, 2002-03-19 at 10:57, Doc wrote: > On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Jeffrey Forman wrote: > > > I'm in the search for a high-speed ISP in Austin for the summer > > 2002-spring 2003, but don't know which one makes the most sense, won't > > empty out my pockets, and won't go down every 24 hours. > > Sounds like TW RoadRunner. On a dynamic-IP account, I've had the same > IP for nearly a year. It's a month-to-month account, so no contractual > obligation, straight DHCP, and it's available immediately, everywhere. > I have 2 friends who recently went to DSL from cable and both say, > surprisingly, that cable was more reliable. > RoadRunner is the single most aggravating provider of ANYTHING I've > ever dealt with. They act stupid, they ARE stupid, they lie, they > violate their own contracts, and gods dammit, they are the best in > Austin. The connection is fast and as close to 24/365 as you'll get, > repairs are prompt, and it's relatively cheap. > > Doc > > > _______________________________________________ > Sigfree mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/sigfree > _______________________________________________ Siglinux mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
