Cox or Quest?

[Victor Odhner]

Chris Cowan wrote:
> I'm moving to a new apartment and I have the choice between Cox or Quest
> for my internet access. Any opinions on which one I should go with?

I heard that Qwest is switching all their clients over to MSN
as their Internet Service Provider.  They were going to delay
this for Mac users, but there was no mention of Linux users.
I may have this all wrong, but it's something to check into.

I have been happy with Cox in Northeast Phoenix.  The ISP is
Excite@Home, which lost some of my email when I first started
with Cox about a year ago.  But I've not been aware of any
real problems recently.  Download speeds are very good.
Upload speeds are not something I'm sensitive to.

Excite@Home appears to be going bankrupt or changing hands,
and we don't know what disruptions users might see when a
new owner (possibly AT&T) takes over.

Play the competition and see what kind of deal you can squeeze
out of them.

Good luck.

Vic