wrote:
> If I was going to
> switch, I would proably look at DSLExtreme. Larry
> likes Speakeasy.
And I just re-upped with AT&T DSL, which took over
from SBC. I jumped a couple levels to their top tier
of service (better than this is supposedly a
T-something line), but at no increase in monthly rate.
It is quite fast, though probably still a bit less
than the RoadRunner cable service I use when I'm in
San Diego. Day to day, it is OS-neutral, even in the
rare instances where some problem comes up. Problems
are always due to something outside of my location --
I've been batting 100% on that ever since Day One.
I don't know if it is any different with cable, but
DSL providers continue to be criticized for delivering
noticeably less speed than they promised. Users at
places like DSLREPORTS say this is due to a deliberate
throttling of their bandwidth. But I'm sure others
know a lot more about this than I do.
> Probably not. My understanding is cable is always a
> local monopoly.
It has been so for a long time, unless something has
changed that I'm unaware of. Cable companies always
claimed they had a huge investment in infrastructure,
that they could only recoup via such exclusivity.
OTOH, there has been some movement towards letting sat
/ cable compete on phone service, while the phone Co.s
get into TV delivery.
> already know that none of the major vendors are
> going to be able to help
> you with eCS/OS2 support. They are simply not
> equipped to do this
Then again, they aren't terribly well equipped to do
much of ANYTHING. These days, you have to count
yourself lucky if your Tech Support call gets you
someone whose first language is English, who is not
working off of a very limited script. Some real grasp
of the subject amounts to a huge bonus.
Jordan
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