[wplug] Data caps :(

Zachary Uram netrek at gmail.com
Mon Oct 7 17:45:57 EDT 2013


i also remember wanting T1 speed at home and now it is slow as you say
Pat! crazy world we live in :)

hehe

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Pat Barron <pat at lectroid.com> wrote:
> On 10/06/2013 7:59 AM, Justin Smith wrote:
>> I haven't heard good things about DSL, but it's worth looking into.
>
> I have DSL through Megapath (formerly Speakeasy), over Verizon's
> copper.  It is an unadorned, raw bit pipe, with no caps or other
> foolishness to deal with.  They also give me a static IP address (which
> I like, and is the primary reason I haven't switched to something
> else).  I also like them because they treat me like an intelligent
> person who knows things, and on the few occasions when I've had to
> engage their support, it's been a relatively pleasant experience.
>
> The downside is ... well, it's ADSL, so it's slow compared to other home
> Internet options (1.5 Mbps download, 768 Kbps upload).  It is what it is....
>
> (The ironic thing is, that is T1 speed, and 15 years ago I would have
> given my eye teeth to have that kind of network bandwidth at home - I
> remember talking to the director of a local regional network in this
> area about that long ago, telling him that there should be some way for
> individuals to have T1 lines in their homes, and having him tell me that
> he pretty much thought I was out of my mind...  And now, T1 speed is
> considered "slow"....   ;-) )
>
> --Pat.
>
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