Re: Broadband

[Cloudmaster <sauer@cloudmaster.com>]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Jordan Bettis wrote:
> I talked to my ISP (davesworld, out of bloomington) yesterday and he
> (a sales rep) said that they would be offering ~760k down and 128k up DSL
> in springield "around June - July" for $50/mo. It could be total bullshit
> as he is a sales rep but, assuming it isn't, is that a good price? Another
[...]
That sounds about average - 50-ish is common.  That's what most of the
Chambana area ISP's are talking about charging in the next ferw months when
we finally get it...

> I don't like cable because I feel that it will eventually be hosed when
> the mindless hoards attack it, and I don't like the security issues

I've got a cable modem.  I live a few blocks from the U of I campus in
Urbana, thus, I'm on a busy section.  My bandwidth is *not* impressive.  
Sometimes it's OK, and it's almost always better than my 56K dialup, and
occasionally it's pretty good.  If DSL was an option, and it cost within $30
of cable, I'd say "screw cable."  For the time being, the cable was a free
install with 1.5 months free, and DSL isn't available, so it works out well
for me.  As far as security goes, I haven't gotten any sniffers up and
running yet - but I haven't tried very hard...  Remind me to try that
soon.

On a side note, did you ever do any contract work for Parkland, Jordan, or
was it just someone with a concidentaly similar name?  Have I asked
before? :)

--Danny


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