1) What kind of speed/throughput are you cable people getting when you download large files? 2) Do you cable people have static IP addresses or are they dynamic? 3) I have the option of going with @Home, SWBell DSL, or Verizon/GTE DSL. I've already used Verizon/GTE DSL for the past 3-4 years, so I know what to expect there. Any opinions on SWBell DSL or cable access? I know performance varies by area, etc., but I'm just getting some ideas. 4) Are there any hidden limitations or gotchas for SWBell DSL or @Home service that you know of or found out too late? 5) Are you allowed to run servers on @Home service? A static IP is important to me, but I may be willing to forego it if price/performance ratio is far better in favor of cable modems. ------------------ "Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." -- Brian Williams (now Bison Dele) commenting on Isiah Thomas. [This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited June 06, 2001).]
I can't help you with @home, but I use RoadRunner (TimeWarner Cable) here in Austin. Technically, you have a dynamic IP address, but I think as long as you don't turn the modem off, it doesn't change. I tend to have the same IP address for several months at a time. ------------------ http://www.swirve.com ... more fun than a barrel full of monkeys and midgets.
SWBDsl... if you can't keep sync at 1.0 - 1.5Mbps they'll cap you at 784Kbps... and if you can't keep sync at 784Kbps, they'll cap you at 384Kbps... and charge you the same as if you were getting 1.5Mbps There's also a $50 set up fee they don't tell you about! For residential service it's PPPoE, so it's like dial-up sorta... no static IP's. A different everytime you get bumped off or turn your PC off... Doc, go to http://www.dslreports.com for the skinny on almost all services... you can search by zip code or service, you can get recent reviews by dslreports members on all types of service... good luck. If there aren't alot of folks in your neighborhood/complex with cable it can be blazing fast... cable is a shared connection, you can get much slower speeds during peak time. Some folks will beg to differ, but then again, they may not have alot of folks with cable immediately around them... good luck rH ------------------ visit: The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love!
Sorry to go off on a tanget, but I haven't heard about comments on Satellite based services (like with Direct TV internet service). I don't do much uploading. How does it compare with DSL/cable in terms of speed and value.
When I signed up for @Home, they asked my roomate and I (we share a connection) not to run any servers, since they don't want excess uploading. However, my roomate has been running a FTP server serving MP3's (he has a LOT of them) ever since we got the @Home... and AT&T has said nothing. So you can take that for what it's worth. ------------------ What is daylight savings time? And if we are saving so much of it, who's got it all? - Mike Warnke [This message has been edited by RunninRaven (edited June 06, 2001).]
rockHEAD, I knew about dslreports.com, but I just wanted to hear some of the people from here and what their views were. The speed degredation on cable lines is unavoidable unless you're lucky. I know about DSL simply because I worked in helping GTE/Verizon design/test their DSL provisioning software (and yet I STILL want to use them... lol). I've narrowed it down to SWBell DSL and Verizon DSL mainly because I just found out that @Home doesn't allow servers. I could work around the no-static-IP thing, but I don't want to have to worry about not being able to run a server on top of it. As for SWBell cap'ing you, technically almost all of them do that. They only guarantee a certain fraction of the speed you subscribe to; they just don't come out and tell you this. ------------------ "Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." -- Brian Williams (now Bison Dele) commenting on Isiah Thomas.
Dr wrote: "As for SWBell cap'ing you, technically almost all of them do that. They only guarantee a certain fraction of the speed you subscribe to; they just don't come out and tell you this." THOSE BASTARDS!! they need a tier pricing plan $49 - 1.0 or higher $39 - 784 $29 - 384 $19 - dial up rH ------------------ visit: The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love!
once again, go to http://www.dslreports.com they're more than DSL, they also cover, cable, satellite and wireless providers... plenty of good info.. I recommend it for ANY broadband questions! rH ------------------ visit: The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love!
I know Im in an entirely different state with a different cable provider than you guys, but i have gotten over 750kps when downloading largew files. I however o NOTofte download, and rarely something BIG. i think 30 megs is about the largest. my brother downloas more crap than me. he has gotten well over 1 mps, i dont know what exactly, but i was all psyched about how fast I was downloading, and he did one of thise "BAHhhHH I've gotten bla bla BPS before" I guess no matter how old you get you are still a little brother huh ------------------ Hanta-Force Paintball www.hanta-force.com
