[Cialug] Broadband Internet

[kristau]

I think the varied experiences shared here reflect the bus-like nature
of the technology.  It may also reflect the nature of Mediacom's
primary business -- cable television services.

I guess the best advice for either DSL, cable or any other service is
to not sign up for any promotions which require a multi-year contract.
 Try before you commit!

On 2/14/07, Jim Asbille <jim.asbille at gmail.com> wrote:
> I also have had good luck with Mediacom.  Solid service.  Many moons ago I
> worked for the cable company, (Heritage, then TCI) and it was the same for
> cable TV, some neighborhoods better than others.  Alot depends on the age of
> the cable and whether there is a source of interference strong enough to get
> into the cable.  I canned the phone company so I have limited my choices.
>
>
>
> On 2/14/07, carl-olsen at mchsi.com <carl-olsen at mchsi.com> wrote:
> > I've had Mediacom for at least five years and never had a problem.  That
> doesn't mean anything except my experience is different than yours.
> >
> > Carl Olsen
> > http://www.carlswebs.com/
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: john doe <bofh at visi.com>
> > > Mediacom painted the picture.
> > >
> > > I'm just an art critic... ;)
> > >
> > > Seriously, I consistently had outages with them (one lasting a couple of
> > > days).  And it wasn't the modem, as neighbors would have outages at the
> > > same time.  Was the worst service I've ever received.
> > >
> > > On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 09:32 -0600, john doe wrote:
> > > > > I moved after getting married, and could only get Mediacom.  Yeah,
> > > > > it's
> > > > > fast--when it works.  In case anyone is wondering, their NMS is how
> > > > > many
> > > > > outage calls they receive for an area.  Outage frequency may depend
> > > > > upon
> > > > > location within the area, though.
> > > >
> > > > You paint such a dim picture... I work from home and rely on my cable
> > > > modem. And even when I'm not working, I'm often online.
> > > >
> > > > The only significant problems I've had in two years turned out to be a
> > > > problem with my own router, and replacing it resolved the issue. Like
> I
> > > > said before, except for DNS timeouts occasionally my service has been
> > > > great.
> > > > --
> > > > Matthew Nuzum
> > > > newz2000 on freenode
> > > >
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