[Cialug] Question about going broadband in Des Moines...

[Chris Hilton]

I can get 3MB dl's (if I use several connections).

On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:52 -0600, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> I don't agree that cable (mediacom) Internet is better than DSL.  I had
> Mediacom.  Mediacom Internet is like the "ghetto of the internet".
> Mediacom doesn't police their network well.
> 
> Just remember,  you may get a fast download connection, but your
> upstream connection is usually limited to 128k...
> 
> So what if they say you can get 3mb downstream.  How many servers can
> you download from that will actually support that rate? Almost none. 
> You say you go peer-to-peer?  Try and do that at 6pm in the evening on
> Mediacom's network. 
> 
> 1.5/1.0mb DSL would be my first choice, from a small to mid-size
> provider. 640/256kb DSL my second choice.  Mediacom would be my last
> choice.
> 
> :) Dave
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:17, Chris Hilton wrote:
> > Because mediacom is one of the worst companies in our neighbourhood.
> > 1.)  Obnoxious ads constantly calling us thieves.
> > 2.)  Ads calling us stupid, saying we will eat monkey droppings.
> > 3.)  More outage time than a properly setup dish.
> > 4.)  Ever increasing cost for the same service. (from $30 to  almost $50
> > in under a decade)
> > 5.)  Annoying "people who have dishes are stupid" commercials in
> > response to "dishes kick butt and cable stinks" commercials.
> > 6.)  They take their price hike money and give it to local "charities."
> > I find this offensive as I would prefer to invest my money to charity as
> > I please, not as they please.
> > 
> > That's why I don't like Mediacom; but at this point Cable internet is
> > better than DSL (at the same cost).
> > On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:09 -0600, reinstall hell wrote:
> > > Hey,
> > > 
> > > I've had mediacom for about 2 years as well. Pretty much with the same 
> > > story as far as level of service. As long as you "Keep It Simple 
> > > Stupid", if you ever have to call the tech people, your problems will be 
> > > solved in a timely manner. their phone techs don't know squat, but the 
> > > people doing the service calls have always known their stuff (most of 
> > > which that i've talked to being linux users themselves). I wish i knew 
> > > what some people have against cable ISPs, but i just don't see why i 
> > > should pay 2 seperate fees for the signal and then the isp service and 
> > > get raped on my $1/bps. (please note that this is not an invite to start 
> > > any kind of flaming war on this list)
> > > 
> > > as patrick said the biggest skill to fixing a cable connection that 
> > > doesn't want to stay connected, is to learn the appropriate way to 
> > > powercycle equipment.
> > > 
> > > Neal
> > > Patrick L. McGillan wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Hey,
> > > >I have had mchsi cable for a couple of years now. They dropped off the modem 
> > > >with the wife, one day while I was at work. I hooked it up that night and 
> > > >have been happy since then. Once long ago, I called them with a problem they 
> > > >were having, which they denied of course. Next day everything was back to 
> > > >normal. Sometimes the cable goes out, maybe once every 6 months. Longest was 
> > > >a day and a half, best I can remember. Have had a public web server up for 
> > > >most of the time, couple hunderd hits a day. Power flickers are the biggest 
> > > >culprit, just requires unplugging and repluggin'. Been using the same ip 
> > > >address for at least two years. Bout all I can say, hope it helps.
> > > >
> > > >Patrick
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Saturday 11 December 2004 10:34, you wrote:
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >>Hey there, first time poster, just joined the list. I use Linux, have for
> > > >>some years now and I'm the only one I know who does, so this could be neat.
> > > >>My main purpose right now is finding a DSL or cable provider in Des Moines
> > > >>THAT DOESN'T FREAK OUT WHEN I DON'T HAVE WINDOWS, haha. Right now I'm at
> > > >>56K with good ol' Qwest but can't go to Qwest (or Verizon, apparently) DSL.
> > > >>Any ideas? Thanks a lot!
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Jason
> > > >>
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