Re: Opinions on Comcast

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From: Larry J.
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:37

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Waiving the right to remain silent, Michelle Steiner
<michelle@michelle.org> said: 

> I would switch to Qwest DSL from Cox cable in a heartbeat if
> they ever offered it in my sub division.  Qwest charges much
> less for static IP addresses than Cox does, and if I could get a
> static IP address here, I'd start using my own email and web
> servers again, as I did when I had DSL before.  Cox won't let me
> use my own servers unless I get static IP addressing--Qwest
> won't either, but their charges for static IP addresses is much
> less than Cox's. 

Why would you want to run your own servers, do all that maintenance, 
and run the risk of port attacks when there are hundreds of them you 
can contract for a few bucks a month..?

Cox Residential Cable is 3-4 times the speed of Qwest DSL.

-- 
  Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail

  "I've come here to enjoy nature.  Don't talk to me
  about the environment!" - 'Denny Crane'

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Subject: Re: Opinions on Comcast
From: "Larry J." <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com>
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