Verizon is horrible, there's a list of irate subscribers trying to sue them. It took them 3 months to get it installed and then i ran a trace route to see how many hops it took just to get out of their networks.. it was > 15 !!! Speakeasy guarantees you're out of their networks by 2. Suffice it to say , the connection is much much faster.
-p -----Original Message----- From: Eric Scuccimarra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 5:21 PM To: Holly MacDonald-Korth; Grammenos, Peter; Christian Bloch; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Listmember's sites Actually my current DSL provider, Verizon, doesn't even give you the option to purchase a static IP. I have heard great things about Speakeasy but Verizon wouldn't let anyone else touch the phone wires in my apartment. Obviously if your DSL provider allows you to have a static IP you can have one. At 03:07 PM 11/13/2002 -0700, Holly MacDonald-Korth wrote: >I am pretty sure he meant if you did not purchase a static ip from your >DSL provider, then it will change on and off. This is true. Most DSL >providers will let you purchase a static IP for additional cost. >Otherwise, the default is usually dynamic... > >-----Original Message----- >From: Grammenos, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 3:05 PM >To: 'Eric Scuccimarra'; Christian Bloch; 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: RE: (313) Listmember's sites > > > >Not true about DSL. I have a static IP via my provider, speakeasy.net. > >-Pete > >-----Original Message----- >From: Eric Scuccimarra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:57 PM >To: Christian Bloch; 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: (313) Listmember's sites > > >Most cable modems have dynamic IPs but for all intents and purposes the IPs >are static. When I had cable a few years back the IP address didn't change >for the entire 2 years. > >If you want to check your IP address I have a page that does that at >www.skooch.com/IPFinder.cfm > >DSL on the other hand is truly dynamic. Even if you leave the machine on 24 >hours a day it sometimes will disconnect from the server and reconnect with >a new IP. > >Just my experiences... > >At 04:45 PM 11/13/2002 -0500, Christian Bloch wrote: > >i use earthlink cable and am hosting my own site ( > >http://christianbloch.com ) - my network i.p. is dynamic, but if i check it > >at www.whatismyip.com it always comes up the same... for some reason it > >changed once though, but i just changed my settings and i was back >online... > > > >Christian Bloch > >http://christianbloch.com > >http://mp3.com/bloch > >http://www.mp313.com/christianblochmp313.htm > > > >Tresor/LL/Ungleich/AudioRiot/Restructured/Deep Night Essentials/Simple > >Muzik/Funque Droppings > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "logic7" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <313@hyperreal.org> > >Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:34 PM > >Subject: RE: (313) Listmember's sites > > > > > > > (kinda OT) Anyone ever used a dynamic dns type app/service? I need > >something > > > like that so I can host my new site myself with my current cable service > >(I > > > refuse to buy a business DSL line) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Eric Scuccimarra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:24 PM > > > To: diana potts; 313@hyperreal.org > > > Subject: Re: (313) Listmember's sites > > > > > > > > > My newly redesigned and still as yet incomplete site is www.skooch.com. > > > Still need some more content and pictures and such but the basic site is > >in > > > place. > > > > > > Eric > > > > > > At 01:23 PM 11/13/2002 -0800, diana potts wrote: > > > > > > > Most of the ppl on here are "technies" (me not > > > >included) so there's, IMHO, some really good > > > >programming and creative work going on amongst > > > >members.(I do check out ppl's sites in their sig) > > > > > > > > Anyhow, if you've skipped over this listmember's > > > >site, might I suggest you check it out during an > > > >'attention span shortage' moment at work. From the > > > >nose down he's a dead ringer for Matthew Hawtin > > > >(there's your 313). > > > > > > > >http://www.11235813.com/ > > > > > > > >any others? > > > > > > > >d > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > > >Do you Yahoo!? > > > >U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > > > >http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 > > > > > >
