[geeks] News server access

[geeks at sunhelp.org]

joshua d boyd wrote:


> Verizon, who doesn't seem to offer fixed IPs on DSL. 


No they don't, which blows. I wonder how they make more money using
DHCP? My only thought is that by keeping you from running services of
any sort (officially), they keep traffic down to just web surfing and
e-mail, and mostly in one direction. But still, they own all the copper,
the fiber, eveyrthing. It doesn't cost them for you to run a small
website. Sheesh. Everyone ought to run a newsfeed sucker just on
principle.



> something called SMDS, which costs a low $525 for 1.17mbs, or $225 for
> 56k, with nothing in between.  I don't see anything about the number of
> IPs with that.



Wow. What's SMDS and why's it so much? Like Brian said earlier, I could
have a full T-1 for less than $500/month, were I willing. 


> The other company that offers DSL (but not yet to my location, but nearby
> and RSN) is Jack Flash.  They don't offer fixed IPs from what I can see on
> their web site, for business DSL users.


Interesting. I was under distinct impression that if DSL's available to
you, it's available through any company offering it.  Actually, I have
to admit, the rule as I understood it went the other way; once someone
told you it *wasn't* available, it meant no-one could get it to you. But
I definitely figured it went both ways.


> b) dial-up, c) ISDN, d) frame-relay/fractional-T1/SMDS.  Not very good
> selection, huh.


'Fraid not. You have my condolences. 


---sambo