[olug] Help w/ my server

[aric at omahax.com]

TCONL was awesome back in the day when it had a 2Mb upload when Cox only
had 128k and they gave you a static IP.

Now it is TERRIBLE STAY AWAY!!!

My mom still has it and the ping time goes up to about 1000+ ms during
peak times.  It only averages about 2Mb down, it isn't fast enough to
stream Netflix in HD.


>    The $40ish per month is TCONL not DSL, rather cable modem. Speeds are
>    slightly less that those quoted below. There are a few issues regarding
>    contention and a solution to resolve is just around the corner.
>
>    Christopher Cashell <topher-olug at zyp.org> wrote ..
>
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:56 PM, John Dickson  wrote:
>> There is another solution. Centurylink. If you are west of 680 you might
>> be ab
> le to get business service for $40ish a month and static.
>
> Last I heard, the business service was ~$60/month.  You do get a
> static IP and unblocked ports, though.  Speed was 10MB/down, 2MB/up.
>
> Note, CenturyLink hasn't invested anything real in that infrastructure
> in almost a decade.  My understanding is that they don't intend to,
> either.  I expect it to be around for a little while longer, but I
> wouldn't count on it for long-term.
>
> --
> Christopher
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