[Cialug] Broadband Internet

[Dave Weis]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, Matt wrote:
> Internet Solver uses Qwest's DSL lines to deliver their service, so
> you'd still have to pay Qwest.  You may want to talk to Qwest to see if
> they can actually test your line.  I was pre-qualified for 1.5mbit, but
> not 7mbit.  Once they came and tested, they said they could get me 7.
> They just don't want to sell you something that they can't deliver, so
> they're being cautious.

We can do that in addition to providing our own DSL signal on a copper 
line. Our newest service is completely standalone and doesn't require you 
to get any Qwest services. We have some areas that we are the only 
provider of DSL at all. We have put in our own remote DSLAM's and also 
have central office DSLAM's that have a 20% further reach than Qwest.

> As far as Mediacom goes, they're usually pretty fast, but it really
> depends on how much the node that you're connected is used.  The other
> problem is that if your neighbor downloads a ton of stuff over cable,
> your cable internet can become turtle-slow.

I'll second that, I had cable briefly before there was a remote dslam in 
my neighborhood. It was very hot and cold.

dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of Todd Walton
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:14 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: [Cialug] Broadband Internet
>
> What do you Des Moines-ians have available for broadband?  I just
> moved to Des Moines and I'm pretty disappointed so far.
>
> Qwest DSL is $27/256K.  256 is the fastest they can give me!  That's
> ridiculous!
> Mediacom is $45/5M.  Now that's a nice speed, and an okay price.
>
> Also, I found some company called "Internet Solver".  I'm not sure if
> they're business only, but I called them and they were supposed to
> call back and never did.  Is there anything else?  I want at least a
> meg and a half down, and I want the price to be appropriate, of
> course.  I *don't* want television or telephone or DirectTV or shoe
> shine service "bundled" with it.  I just want Internet.
>
> -todd
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Dave Weis
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