Re: [TCLUG:1152] cable modems from mediaone

["Scott K. Johnson" <sjohnson@bitstream.net>]

Lo All!!

This is very good information, that I have been curious about!!!

So what is an individual looking at as far as a monthly cost, what are the
different options available??

Thanks!!

Scott K. Johnson
sjohnson@bitstream.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>
To: tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
Date: Sunday, September 13, 1998 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:1152] cable modems from mediaone


>Cable modems assign IP addresses dynamically 99% of the time, so this
>would not be a good alternative to DSL. Cable also bogs down majorly as
>your neighbors start using it; there is a very limited pipe. If you are
>the only person on your block using it, it is fast, but once many people
>start using it, it would definetly not be the way to run a server.
>
>DSL, on the other hand, will run pretty good as long as the ISP has a
>decent ratio on the lines coming in. I would look at getting the line from
>USWest (obviously), but then getting the internet access through a
>different provider such as Vector (www.visi.com) or Sihope
>(www.sihope.com). These will give you exactly what you want for a fair
>price, where USWest would never design a custom pricing plan or anything
>"hard" like that for one individual.
>
>P.S.  -- DSL will run around $20/mo extra for the phone line, and
>$30+/mo for the internet access. But this is really the way to go, I would
>_never_ trust a commercial server on a cablemodem. And the $400
>installation fee is for the router... you just pay a rental fee for the
>router on the cable network.
>
>Just my $.02..
>
>-Nate Carlson
> The Infinite Loop
> natecars@infiniteloop.com
>
>On Sun, 13 Sep 1998 UserCx@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Is there anybody here who is using this  service ?
>> I do not have cable and so it will
>> cost me ~ $49.00 per month and an $99.00 installation fee.
>>
>> I am not sure if it is as good as it sounds.
>>
>> I couldnot get one thing answered which is if it was possible for me
>> to host a web server from home and be permanently connected to the
>> net which US West claims is possible with their ADSL.
>>
>> But ADSL is  more expensive ~$400 of installation charges.
>>
>> If you are interested on how to get it to work with Linux there is a
>> HOW-TO at:
>> http://velociraptor.mni.fh-giessen.de/ldp/mini/Cable-Modem.html
>>
>> Thanks,
>> sandipan
>>
>>
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