As for having the DNS timeouts with Mediacom, I also used to have that problem. I've since switched my DNS lookup service over to <a href="http://www.opendns.com/">http://www.opendns.com/</a> Been happy every since then.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/9/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dave Weis</b> <<a href="mailto:djweis@internetsolver.com">djweis@internetsolver.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, Matt wrote:<br>> Internet Solver uses Qwest's DSL lines to deliver their service, so<br>> you'd still have to pay Qwest. You may want to talk to Qwest to see if<br>> they can actually test your line. I was pre-qualified for
1.5mbit, but<br>> not 7mbit. Once they came and tested, they said they could get me 7.<br>> They just don't want to sell you something that they can't deliver, so<br>> they're being cautious.<br><br>
We can do that in addition to providing our own DSL signal on a copper<br>line. Our newest service is completely standalone and doesn't require you<br>to get any Qwest services. We have some areas that we are the only
<br>provider of DSL at all. We have put in our own remote DSLAM's and also<br>have central office DSLAM's that have a 20% further reach than Qwest.<br><br>> As far as Mediacom goes, they're usually pretty fast, but it really
<br>> depends on how much the node that you're connected is used. The other<br>> problem is that if your neighbor downloads a ton of stuff over cable,<br>> your cable internet can become turtle-slow.<br><br>
I'll second that, I had cable briefly before there was a remote dslam in<br>my neighborhood. It was very hot and cold.<br><br>dave<br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org">
cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a>] On<br>> Behalf Of Todd Walton<br>> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 1:14 PM<br>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
<br>> Subject: [Cialug] Broadband Internet<br>><br>> What do you Des Moines-ians have available for broadband? I just<br>> moved to Des Moines and I'm pretty disappointed so far.<br>><br>> Qwest DSL is $27/256K. 256 is the fastest they can give me! That's
<br>> ridiculous!<br>> Mediacom is $45/5M. Now that's a nice speed, and an okay price.<br>><br>> Also, I found some company called "Internet Solver". I'm not sure if<br>> they're business only, but I called them and they were supposed to
<br>> call back and never did. Is there anything else? I want at least a<br>> meg and a half down, and I want the price to be appropriate, of<br>> course. I *don't* want television or telephone or DirectTV or shoe
<br>> shine service "bundled" with it. I just want Internet.<br>><br>> -todd<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Cialug mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Cialug@cialug.org">
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