[Tfug] broadband opts

[Tyler Kilian]

Jon likes cox.


On Jun 23, 2005, at 10:56 PM, Chris Hill wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>> 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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