> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/20 Thu AM 04:55:29 GMT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Robinson" > Subject: Re: High Speed Internet Access > > > > On Apr 19, 2006, at 17:27, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > >> I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But > >> it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here. > >> > > > > True dat. But cable does have a few downsides for me: 1. No fixed IP > > address 2. Serious restrictions on running servers 3. VERY slow upload > > speeds. But if all you're gonna do is download, download, download, then > > cable is hard to beat. > > My cable connection is a fixed IP, and advertises 5Mbps download and 1 Mbps > upload. > I don't think it actually hits that very often. Uploads are noticably slower > than downloads, but are done fast enough. > I'm surprised that you don't get a fixed IP with cable down there, it was > touted as one of the advantages over dial up when it came on the market > here. >
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