[Cialug] OT: Qwest and Mediacom Internet Service Advice

[Kulish, Chris]

Another option, at least when I signed up, was to get the Qwest
barebones ISP.
No email, web space, etc.  Saved me 5 bucks a month and, like Jeff, I
can count on one hand the number of outages I've had since getting them
(5-7 years or so maybe, whenever they first became available in
Bondurant).

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Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 5:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: Qwest and Mediacom Internet Service Advice

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The Basic pros/cons for DSL cable are:

With DSL you pay for the bandwidth which means you don't share with your
neighbors, and if needed you can get a true static IP.

Qwest DSL modems all suck along with their customer service, you can
however get around this by getting the ISP through Freese-Notis.

Mediacom is a real pain to deal with on anything, the only real upside
to cable over DSL is the fact that they don't block out the basic cable
TV on the line. Otherwise Mediacom tries to insert advertising into
everything and redirect search results and so on.

In my opinion they both tend to have issues but for a home use it really
boils down to if you plan to package deal with TV/Phone service or not.

- -Nick

Alan Maupin wrote:
> I'm asking for advice for a friend on Internet service in Ankeny.
It's been awhile since I've negotiated a deal and I'm not sure of what
to tell her.  She's been offered two deals:   Qwest 7 mbps for $41 per
month and Mediacom 8 mbps for $39.  Since the price and download speeds
are very similar what other criteria should she consider?  One possible
negative is the fact that Qwest requires a two year contract.
> 
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance -alan
> 
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1338 57th St.
Des Moines, IA 50311
www.foxmediasystems.com
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