On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Michael C. Robinson < plu...@robinson-west.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-11-21 at 20:57 -0800, frankhunt wrote: > > I've been using zoneedit for about ten years. Never a problem. > > > > > > > > On 11/21/2010 03:11 PM, Carlos Konstanski wrote: > > > I'm looking to lower that pesky monthly cable bill by switching from a > > > static IP to a dynamic one. But I still need it work work like a static > IP, > > > i.e. my DNS names (plural) still need to resolve. So I'm looking at > services > > > like DynDNS.com. Any recommendations for the best one? > > > > > > Carlos > > In general, how does Comcast treat customers who run their own web > and/or email site? Without multiple IP addresses, running redundant > servers could be awkward. Still, fewer global IP addresses equals > cheaper service. I'm on DSL, but it is painfully slow in my opinion > compared to cable. The phone service is expensive enough that it might > make sense to switch to Comcast triple play even at the normal > price, whatever that is. I don't know if Comcast is much better than > CenturyLink considering that Comcast advertises the initial as opposed > to the long term cost. Yes you are looking at $35+ a month for > telephone service alone with CenturyLink, but at $30/month per service > from Comcast where that price is limited may not be much better. I wish > FiOS was available in Columbia County. > > In my case, switching from DSL to Cable may not make sense. Dropping > the DSL speed down and supplementing with cable might. I'm thinking > keep DSL but at a lower speed for my web/email site and use Comcast > cable for my own web browsing. At least in the short run, it would > make sense to have both (while the cable is still cheap). > > I'm simply curious what people are doing. For that matter, has Linux > support for satellite based Internet improved? I'm thinking dual > direction satellite, not the kind where you use your telephone and > receive via dish. > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > Michael - I'm using Comcast in Vancouver and I'm running a few services - namely VPN on a residential account without issue. I do believe they block port 53 for email but that's the only one I'm aware of that they officially black list without a corp account.The speeds are decent. I pay 56.99 a month for a tv package + 12Mbps down 2Mbps up internet access. Drew- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
