[Tfug] What are the good DSL ISP options here in Tucson?

[Chad Woolley]

Hmm.  If you have qwest, I wonder what issues you have with 1 and 5.
I frequently use inbound connections, and rarely have connection
issues.  I don't do much strange traffic, I only ssh in, but I use
different port mappings with no problems.  They may block well-known
server ports, but I don't use those.

Maybe your connection reliability issues are due to bad lines?

-- Chad

On 11/1/06, Cory Jon Hollingsworth <cory at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> I'm thinking about changing my ISP.  My DSL connection is about 5 years
> old and my ISP isn't the same ISP they were 5 years ago.
>
> This question has been asked before, but the answer changes over time.
>
> Does anyone know what ISP options are available for someone with the needs
> of a programmer/sys admin.  A good summary of my needs are:
>
> 1) Reliable upstream and downstream connection.  (I need to access my home
> systems from work just as much as I need to access my work systems from
> home.)
>
> 2) No acceptable use policy or bandwidth limitations.  (I scan, I do
> massive  and frequent uploads and downloads, I frequently use VPN, I run
> servers at home.  I do everything that an acceptable use policy typically
> says you cannot do.)
>
> 3) Overall cost should not exceed $70 a month.  (My work requires that I
> have a broadband connection, but they do not pay for it nor do they
> compensate in any way.)
>
> 4) I need a minimum of 3 static IP addresses not including broadcast
> address and any address the DSL modem might need.
>
> 5) No ICMP mangling, port blocking, traffic shaping or filtering, or ISP
> firewall between me and the rest of the Internet. (Interferes with my
> work.  The exception of course is a DOS attack.  If a hacker clogs my DSL
> like I expect the ISP to fix that on their side as I don't have the
> bandwidth to fix it on mine.)
>
> 6) Minimum 1MB upstream and downstream speed. (Currently have 1.5/1MB,
> faster would be appreciated.)
>
> 7) No email, DNS, or other services needed except the raw connection to
> the Internet.  (Don't care if ISP has these services, I just don't need
> them and most likely won't use them.)
>
> Right now my ISP is failing to deliver 1 and 5 on my list.
>
> Now SpeakEasy would have fit all my criteria, but they do not provide
> service to my CO.  With them out of the picture I don't know who else to
> look into.
>
> Any one on the list have similar needs and have an ISP that works for them?
>
> Don't bother offering Comcast or Cox Cable as a option.  Cox is not
> available and Comcast failed to deliver criteria 2, 3, 4, and 5 last time
> I checked.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
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