[Cialug] Question about going broadband in Des Moines...

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

I don't agree that cable (mediacom) Internet is better than DSL.  I had
Mediacom.  Mediacom Internet is like the "ghetto of the internet".
Mediacom doesn't police their network well.

Just remember,  you may get a fast download connection, but your
upstream connection is usually limited to 128k...

So what if they say you can get 3mb downstream.  How many servers can
you download from that will actually support that rate? Almost none. 
You say you go peer-to-peer?  Try and do that at 6pm in the evening on
Mediacom's network. 

1.5/1.0mb DSL would be my first choice, from a small to mid-size
provider. 640/256kb DSL my second choice.  Mediacom would be my last
choice.

:) Dave



On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:17, Chris Hilton wrote:
> Because mediacom is one of the worst companies in our neighbourhood.
> 1.)  Obnoxious ads constantly calling us thieves.
> 2.)  Ads calling us stupid, saying we will eat monkey droppings.
> 3.)  More outage time than a properly setup dish.
> 4.)  Ever increasing cost for the same service. (from $30 to  almost $50
> in under a decade)
> 5.)  Annoying "people who have dishes are stupid" commercials in
> response to "dishes kick butt and cable stinks" commercials.
> 6.)  They take their price hike money and give it to local "charities."
> I find this offensive as I would prefer to invest my money to charity as
> I please, not as they please.
> 
> That's why I don't like Mediacom; but at this point Cable internet is
> better than DSL (at the same cost).
> On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 21:09 -0600, reinstall hell wrote:
> > Hey,
> > 
> > I've had mediacom for about 2 years as well. Pretty much with the same 
> > story as far as level of service. As long as you "Keep It Simple 
> > Stupid", if you ever have to call the tech people, your problems will be 
> > solved in a timely manner. their phone techs don't know squat, but the 
> > people doing the service calls have always known their stuff (most of 
> > which that i've talked to being linux users themselves). I wish i knew 
> > what some people have against cable ISPs, but i just don't see why i 
> > should pay 2 seperate fees for the signal and then the isp service and 
> > get raped on my $1/bps. (please note that this is not an invite to start 
> > any kind of flaming war on this list)
> > 
> > as patrick said the biggest skill to fixing a cable connection that 
> > doesn't want to stay connected, is to learn the appropriate way to 
> > powercycle equipment.
> > 
> > Neal
> > Patrick L. McGillan wrote:
> > 
> > >Hey,
> > >I have had mchsi cable for a couple of years now. They dropped off the modem 
> > >with the wife, one day while I was at work. I hooked it up that night and 
> > >have been happy since then. Once long ago, I called them with a problem they 
> > >were having, which they denied of course. Next day everything was back to 
> > >normal. Sometimes the cable goes out, maybe once every 6 months. Longest was 
> > >a day and a half, best I can remember. Have had a public web server up for 
> > >most of the time, couple hunderd hits a day. Power flickers are the biggest 
> > >culprit, just requires unplugging and repluggin'. Been using the same ip 
> > >address for at least two years. Bout all I can say, hope it helps.
> > >
> > >Patrick
> > >
> > >
> > >On Saturday 11 December 2004 10:34, you wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Hey there, first time poster, just joined the list. I use Linux, have for
> > >>some years now and I'm the only one I know who does, so this could be neat.
> > >>My main purpose right now is finding a DSL or cable provider in Des Moines
> > >>THAT DOESN'T FREAK OUT WHEN I DON'T HAVE WINDOWS, haha. Right now I'm at
> > >>56K with good ol' Qwest but can't go to Qwest (or Verizon, apparently) DSL.
> > >>Any ideas? Thanks a lot!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Jason
> > >>
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