Re: Broadband Service in the Phoenix Metro Area

I had Qwest 1.5Mbit down and 1Mbit up for years and assumed that Cox's now
60kb up and 4Mbit down would be superior. I was wrong. Cable itself is [as I
believe] asymetrical and my ping times and most definately bittorent
torrents go far slower than before not only from lower upload but doesnt
seem to connect well with as many simultaneous connections.

1.5Mbit down is really fast enoughf or me at the moment although from my
webserver I can get 600kb down, It still takes me longer to upload than DSL
which is a pain.

-Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Hohle" <jonhohle@gmail.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Broadband Service in the Phoenix Metro Area


> Ah, so Qwest can go through a stand alone line?
>
> What's the difference in upstream and downstream between Qwest and Cox?
>
> I had Comcast cable broadband when I lived in Virginia and had a nice
> downstream, but a trickle of an upstream. I've heard DSL offers a
> greater upstream, but don't require it.
>
> All my computers (Linux and BSD desktops, Apple laptop) will sit behind
> my router which should have no problem with PPPoE. I'd like to be able
> to server SSH and HTTP (and maybe some other things), but don't require
> that functionality.
>
> The apartment I've got is just off of Shea and the 51, but I'll only be
> there 6 months, at which time I'm not sure where I'll be. So if I
> don't have to sign a contract (it would suck to have to sign a 1 year
> contract only to move to find out DSL or wireless aren't available in
> my area), it needs to be 6 months or shorter.
>
> Thanks for the help, and keep the suggestions coming!
>
> Jon
> <><
>
> On Dec 10, 2004, at 3:38 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. wrote:
>
> > If you do not plan on having a telephone line, you can now get DSL
> > through
> > Qwest and/or a Qwest Mega Host as a stand alone line. This also
> > applies to
> > customers who do not use Qwest for their telephone service and want
> > DSL.
> > You could also get Covad SDSL which could be pricy. SDSL never
> > piggybacks
> > on telephone service. A third option is wireless service. All of
> > these
> > services are distance sensitive so you need to check based on the
> > address
> > that you are moving to.
> >
> > Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.
> > Phoenix Internet
> >
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