[Tfug] broadband opts

[Chris Hill]

I had emailed the list when I first moved to Tucson, trying to get 
options. I was originally going to go with Speakeasy, but their service 
wasn't all it was advertised. After attempting to get service without a 
phoneline (which was problematic because you check availability via a 
phone #) I was told that the high-end connection wasn't available and 
the fastest I could get was 3mbps.

Well, the contract fell through on that place, and I got a place on the 
NE side instead. Speakeasy isn't available, and Qwest's highest speed is 
too low to be competitive. I've got the Cox premier service (9mbps) and 
its fast. I originally wanted to use outbound on port 25(for development 
and testing stuff, not running a mail server) but I just ssh into a box 
and debug stuff over there. I also run a web server on port 81, and it 
works well. As long as I have no need to ever call Cox I think I'll be 
fine.

I've got a 12-month contract, but you can bet that as soon as Qwest gets 
up to 7mbps I'll be switching over.
C

JD Rogers wrote:

>I've had Cox for about 4.5 years.. I agree, the speed and reliability
>is pretty good and their service and support have been horrible. My
>experience in my recent move was a major improvement though, as they
>waived all transfer fees (which I think are rediculous andway) and
>were responsive when I called them about a problem with my MAC
>registration not following me to my new address. I have yet to hear a
>direct comparison from someone who has experienced both first hand.
>You will have to give us an upate in a few months.
>JDR
>
>On 6/23/05, dave jordan <quantumnonlocality at gmail.com> wrote:
>  
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>>Hi Peoples.
>>
>>I am about to switch my home broadband provider from Cox 4.0 mbps
>>cable to Qwest 1.5 mbps dsl.  The order is in, it's basically a done
>>deal.
>>
>>In my previous life, I had Verizon DSL in Washington DC, and it was
>>essentially problem free, with a downtime of maybe 2 hours over 2
>>years.  They even replaced the modem for free when it started putting
>>noise onto the voice freqs.
>>
>>DSL was not available to me here when I moved (and has just become
>>available within the past 2 months or so), so I originally went with
>>Cox. Looking back, I think the Cox service was acceptable as far as
>>speed and reliability, certainly the fastest broadband I had ever
>>experienced, yet I have come to hate them like no other company.  IMHO
>>they have the worst corporate procedures and policies i have ever
>>seen.
>>
>>I'm hoping that Qwest will be at least as reliable and easier to deal
>>with.  the smaller bandwidth i will deal with.  One nice thing: Qwest
>>claims that within a few months I'll be able to upgrade to a whopping
>>SEVEN mbps dsl.
>>
>>what does the list think of Cox v. Qwest?
>>
>>-dave
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