> Check out www.dslreports.com they can hook you up with others in the area. > > I use Qworst but I can look out the window at the CO. I also can (almost) see the CO from my apt, so that may mean I'll naturally get better service than most. > > Phonix dsl, Covad ( I have heard horror stories), telocity are all names I > have heard co-workers using. > But are any of them really any better than the others? > > The only choice I am very glad I made was to have VISI host my DSL, real > human support, they let you know of planned outages > and have been very helpfull. > I toured/applied with VISI last week. Mike is the sysadmin there, and he's one of the coolest guys I know. VISI's got the best setup from what I've seen (sorry, haven't toured Real-Time). Hopefully, VISI will hire my sometime in January! Eric > Brad > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason DeStefano [mailto:destef at destef.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 12:57 PM > To: tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > Subject: [TCLUG] Alternatives to Qwaste DSL > > > > Well, those dip-shits at qwaste have screwed me once again. > I moved to a different apartment within the same building > and they are claiming that there is too much noise on my > line now (whatever) and refuse to continue to give me service > even though I've been paying them $100/month (which they > dont seem to care about) for over 2 years (do the math). > > I live in Eden Prairie, does anyone know what other services > are available in my area? Im not too concerned with bandwidth > as much as i am being able to lease a static subnet and have > DNS deletgated to my servers. > > If anyone out there had any info, please let me know!!! > > And if I ever get rich and/or start my own busniess or even > have any influence on phone/ISP services (like at my current > company where we pay Qworst millions) I will do all I can > to NOT give them any business. I hate them with a passion. > I've dealt with them for the past 2 and half years and their > service has been horrible when I've had to make any changes. > They're also feeding me DSL tech crap for excuses that I > know are lies. Arrrggghhhh!!! Its almost the year 2001 and > stupid companies cant figure this stuff out? > > Does any one know if RoadRunner will lease me at least 8 static > IP's for a cable modem service? Or any other ISP service > out there? > > Frustrated, > Jason > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Eric F Crist System Administrator Ardent-Hacker.net