[aclug-L] Re: High-speed server access

["Chris Bulmer" <chris_bulmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have the ADSL service in Wichita 520KBs average during daylight hours and
654KBs during the night. I live downtown and it is only good for less than
1200 ft from the Telco SWB says (Radio Interference)

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Goerzen" <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 11:29 AM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: High-speed server access


> Carl D Cravens <raven@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > I run a 24/7 server (primarily mailing lists, but web and ftp as
> > well) that I currently have hooked up via dedicated modem... over $200 a
> > month after the cost of a phone line.  The availability of cable modem
and
> > ADSL makes me feel really, really slow, but neither of these services
will
> > support/allow dedicated IP and/or 24/7 public servers.
>
> ADSL does indeed support and allow dedicated IP and 24/7 servers.  As
> I am in SWBell territory here in Dallas, there should be no difference
> there.  In fact, my ISP gave me a 5-address block of static IPs for a
> little extra a month.
>
> > that costs less than what I'm paying now?  ISDN is about twice that in
> > speed, but also twice that in price.
>
> ADSL is running me $40 each for telco and ISP.  Rumor has it that ADSL
> is available in Wichita now, but that only swbell.net is acting as an
> ISP for it yet.  Not altogether an excellent solution, surely.
>
>
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