Reliable ISP?

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I've had a Cox Business account for maybe 8 years.  I've only had one 
outage, and it was short.  My package is a home office type of plan.  I 
am currently running a LAMP + BIND + Postfix + Dovecot on a laptop on my 
single static IP.  I am told I can rent more static IPs... I assume I 
will need some hardware to be able to accommodate more than 1 IP unless 
I am port forwarding to different boxes.
I configured this server on a laptop to see if I could do it.  I am a 
PHP dev, with some light LAMP server experience.  I still have a lot to 
learn.

Cox Business does not block any ports.

Cox tells me there will never be any overages because on my plan I 
purchase a set up and down which cannot be exceeded.

I am satisfied with Cox Business


On 2021-11-14 11:21, Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Any recommendations for a reliable ISP?
> 
> (Couldn't find any recent discussion in the PLUG archives, so am
> asking here.)
> 
> I currently have a business account (I'm running a small server on a
> static public IP address for my business), but am having a *terrible*
> time with my current ISP.  Worked *great* for about a year, but have
> been having daily outages for about a month now.
> 
> Don't even want to say the name for fear of being sued for libel. They
> were honest enough to admit it is an "internal issue", and have no ETA
> on a fix.  "[Their] technicians continue to work to resolve the
> problem in [my] neighborhood.  Currently, there is no estimated time
> for when service will be restored."
> 
> I get the feeling they don't have a grasp on the problem, as when I
> call their status line they report an outage even when the system is
> up.  When my connection goes down, a modem reboot sometimes (but not
> always) gets me connected again.
> 
> Speed is not an issue.  But reliability is!  Any suggestions would be
> greatly appreciated.
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