?: Cox vs QWEST

[John Seth]

Dan Lund wrote:
> On 2/13/06, John Seth <johnseth at phoenixwing.com> wrote:
>> they also block ANY port 25 traffic (in/out), and port 80.  I haven't
>> tried any other ports, but I hope they'd block windows ports, I don't
>> want my neighbor seeing my systems, not that I'd let them).
> 
> They do block Windows ports, but they don't block 25 outbound.  I use
> 25 outbound alot to other smtp servers, and it works.  They block 80
> yes, but 443 is functional.

Port 25 outbound IS blocked for me.  I have another SMTP provider and 
cannot connect to them.  I can get my POP & IMAP email from them, but I 
can't send email except to Cox's own server.  I've also tried connecting 
to port 25 on my server at home from work, and no go.  Any other port, 
other than 80 & 25, works fine for me.

> 
>>     My phone is another story, at one point they thought I cancelled my
>> phone service, then I called them and screamed, and that was fixed, then
>> the voicemail and "extras" had to be reprogrammed into the router my
>> phone went into... add another 2 days. Again, it's fine now, and clear
>> as a whistle. Someone else mentioned using their cell for Long
>> Distance... I do that as well as Cox seems adamant about $.05/min for
>> any long distance.
> 
> Meh... I dropped them and went with Vonage.  I already have the 'net
> speed, why not use it :P  Free long distance throughout the US and
> Canada is a very nice thing, saves me lots of money. (parents and
> relatives are in MD, friends throughout the US)  I end up paying about
> the same, with extra features.  The only reason I did this is because
> no matter what I do, moving-wise, I still have the same configuration.
> (not to mention my phone is connected over 802.11g to my network now
> muahaha)
> 
> --Dan
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