[nycbug-talk] preferred home office 'net connection

[Okan Demirmen]

On Fri 2005.03.11 at 16:48 -0500, Aron Roberts wrote:
> 
> On Mar 11, 2005, at 4:29 PM, pete wright wrote:
> 
> >Hey ya'll,
> >	Since I've moved out to LA I've found that my cable network 
> >	connection
> >has been really slow compared to what I was getting in NYC.  I've been
> >contemplating getting a sDSL connection from a local ISP reseller but
> >would like to hear the opinion from you all.  I've never had a DSL line
> >before, but I do know that they should not run into the same saturation
> >issues that seem to be effecting me.
> >
> >	I know a few of you all here have DSL, does it seem pretty stable (I
> >know, I know this will varrry from teleco to teleco but still
> >interested)?  Also, the plan I'm looking at is 384k/384k for $70/mo.
> >Should I expect to get that bandwidth reliably or has anyone noticed
> >fluctuation in thier service.
> 
> 
> The only provider I have used that gave me reliable bandwidth is 
> Speakeasy.  I am sure there are other good ones out there. I have no 
> idea about your planned ISP.

ditto on speakeasy. great service and people too.

> In general you should expect to get advertised bandwidth minus expected 
> TCP/IP overhead, etc. 
> 
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