[geeks] Why I hate Verizon Online

[Sridhar Ayengar]

David Muran-de Assereto wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2006, at 9:10 AM, Mike F wrote:
> <snip>
>> US DSL in general, and SBC/AT&T in particular, does not have any
>> transfer limits. Cable internet service, however, does; download/ 
>> upload
>> too much on cable and you'll get a nastygram from the ISP.
> <snip>
> 
> Depends. I have Cox Business services over cable, and they never mess  
> with me; I've got 6 down and 2 up, and it's only marginally more  
> expensive than their consumer offering. The consumer-grade has a  
> higher download speed (11Mbps, I think), but it much less reliable.

I would not mind getting speed like that for a reasonable price, but the 
cable companies tend not to do static addressing, nor IP blocks.

Peace...  Sridhar