[Cialug] OT: Qwest and Mediacom Internet Service Advice

[Kulish, Chris]

I just talked to a Qwest rep yesterday.  Apparently they have FTTN in
some parts of Altoona?


-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
Behalf Of Dave Hala Jr
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:29 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: Qwest and Mediacom Internet Service Advice

My DSL is running 1.5/640  on a good day. I could use the t-1 1.5mb
upstream bandwidth, and I'd switch to it for the increased reliability,
but it would quadruple my cost.

The Qwest service tech says my line will support 7mb, but I can't get
the office to give it to me, and I'm thinking that with the rain issue
it probably wouldn't be a good idea anyway.

I've considered doing a point to point to my ISP using some commercial
NLOS 900 mhz equipment, but again, I can't justify the cost.  In another
2 years, I'll need more bandwidth, so I'll have to look at it then.

) Dave


On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 07:58 -0600, Dave Weis wrote:
> joshstrobl at hush.ai wrote:
> > I also have noticed my speed drop considerably when others are 
> > using it. Do you recommend switch to Qwest? My grandfather has 
> > Qwest and its the fastest internet (besides T1) that I have ever 
> > used on a computer...or so it seemed.
> 
> Compared to modern cable and DSL speeds, a T1 isn't really fast. It's 
> consistent and reliable but only 1.5 megabits each way.
> 
> dave
> 
> 

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