Craig,

If you have not heard yet..please let me be the first to tell you about
Renaissance Networking Inc. (RNi).  RNi is a full service ISP that offers
our business customers a fully switched wireless broadband network
connection to the Internet.

We are currently deploying our newest POP in the Airpark with a go live date
of November 1st.  We offer 2 classes of service for businesses from 192k to
1.5mb, synchronously. Our P2 service is geared towards the small and medium
size business that is looking for a SDSL class of service.  Our P1 service
is geared towards the business that requires 99% uptime, IP QOS, and the
Priority guarenteed bandwidth.

All of our Wireless services include ample amounts of storage and bandwidth
for website hosting and POP3 email accounts, all hosted on our backbone.

Also, we currently have POP's in Tempe (McClintock and University) and in
Phoenix (44th St. and McDowell.  These 3 sites our only POP's...for now.  We
plan on rapidly expanding in the East Valley and Central Phoenix.

Lastly....I forgot to mention this... our entire network is based on the
Linux OS, from the CPE Router all the way to our internal routers on site.

Should you want to read about us online, check out our website at
http://www.rni.net or call me in the a.m. at 480-344-3155.


RNi looks forward to working closly with the members of PLUG.

Regards,

Mitchell LaKind
Director of Sales



-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Craig
White
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 7:51 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: WAN


My friend has 2 store locations that he wants to tie together and one of the
locations is in the Scottsdale airpark which offers few options for internet
access...

Standard USWest/Qwest DSL not available...the only DSL I can get is thru a
Rhythms connection (various providers will resell this) which offers 128K
for about $120 month where his other office is coming thru at 256K DSL which
tests higher than 512K for $35 per month (+ $30 Qwest).

We had Sprint Broadband (Speedchoice) and though the downstream speeds are
good...the upstream speeds are nowhere near the 256K and we are thinking
that the lousy 128K IDSL from Rhythms is probably better than the Sprint
Broadband. I do have Linux working and creating a virtual private tunnel
using VPND 1.10 but I think the newer version of VTUN or Redhat 7.0 bundles
in CIPE as part of the package might be more effective.

I have told him that what he really needs is a dedicated Frame Relay but he
is not going to pony up the price.

Anyone got any other suggestions?

Craig


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