DSL ISP: 640K/640K, dedicated IP, servers allowed - Recommendations?

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What I mean is that for $50 in Atlanta, everybody gets 1.5Mbps, DTV, BellSouth, Earthlink, etc.  All fed from Bellsouth and Covad.  

DirecTvDsl was the only one for static IP that was reasonable.  There was no hardware to purchase as well.
As for hosting ILS, thats something I wouldn't want to host anyway unless you had at least 1.5M upstream and I can usually use a company I work for to host it for me.

What I don't get is that for $50 here, you get 640K.  For $80 to $100 a month, you get 1M.  For $200, you get 1.5M.  And those prices are pretty much dictated by Qwest.

Now this market has vDSL which I can't get where I live but most of that bandwidth goes for TV anyway.

I'm not knocking Phoenix because I love it out here and hate Atlanta with a passion.  I just don't get the cap on bandwidth.  I'll gladly live with 640k for $50.

"Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i@azboss.net> wrote:

>Hi Don,
>
>Hmmm, uh, well, actually 640 Kbps is *not* the upper limit with QWest DSL.
>If it is for your telephone number, that just means that's what your
>telephone line qualifies to receive.
>
>BTW, for another DSL solution with static IP and no restrictions on servers,
>contact Amerion at 602-263-7466 or http://www.amerion.com.
>
>Thanks.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don Calfa" <tvat3000@netscape.net>
>To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:09 AM
>Subject: Re: DSL ISP: 640K/640K, dedicated IP, servers allowed -
>Recommendations?
>
>
>> DirecTVDSL.com
>> I had it in Atlanta for 1.5mbps for $49.99 a month, static IP, Linux
>> Friendly.
>>
>> Just moved here and they're running a special for $19.99 a month for 3
>> months.
>> The only thing that they won't let you do is host ILS.  My brother
>> in-law and myself ran mail servers.
>>
>> What I don't undrestand is the cap on bandwidth you guys have out here.
>>  What is the deal with 640k?
>>
>> Bob George wrote:
>>
>> > I'm being forced to drop my current Cox Internet cable connection for
>> > something cheaper. I've got a budget of about $100/month, maybe a bit
>> > more. Here's what I'm after:
>> >
>> > * Close to 640Kbps up & down. I can live with 256Kbps up if need be.
>> > * Fixed IP address, ideally with inexpensive option for 2nd IP.
>> > * Ability to run servers with no fuss, regardless of port.
>> > * Good stable operation (recommendations appreciated).
>> > * Linux-friendly, or at least aware (no phone support based on OS only).
>> > * Gamer-friendly. Good connectivity to the 'net with low latency.
>> >
>> > I'm near 54th St. & Cactus.
>> >
>> > I'd appreciate any recommendations from the list.
>> >
>> > - Bob
>> >
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