[geeks] Why I hate Verizon Online

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Tue Dec 5 15:51:04 CST 2006


David Muran-de Assereto wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2006, at 9:10 AM, Mike F wrote:
> <snip>
>> US DSL in general, and SBC/AT&T in particular, does not have any
>> transfer limits. Cable internet service, however, does; download/ 
>> upload
>> too much on cable and you'll get a nastygram from the ISP.
> <snip>
> 
> Depends. I have Cox Business services over cable, and they never mess  
> with me; I've got 6 down and 2 up, and it's only marginally more  
> expensive than their consumer offering. The consumer-grade has a  
> higher download speed (11Mbps, I think), but it much less reliable.

Huh.  I didn't look for business cable offerings.  6 down 2 up, at a
decent price, is worth investigating if there's static IP offered.

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