[dorkbotpdx-blabber] best internet service provider?

[Anselm Hook]

i'm still baffled by tcp/ip as a protocol; who'd make something that could
fall over and drop session like that?

but happy with comcast - cheaper than centurytel at least.

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On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Frank Canaan <fcanaan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I'm pretty Happy with Comcast other than the prices :) Watchout
> though if you need to keep a Craptastic Windows IPSEC vpn session open
> reliably. They tend to dump when comcast sends out modem or other updates.
>
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 6:36 PM, dalas v. <dalasv at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I haven't had any problems with Comcast. I hear they block torrents in
>> other markets? Mine download just fine. I haven't tried any other service.
>>
>>
>> --- On Mon, 7/7/08, Simran Gleason <fermatslasttheremin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Simran Gleason <fermatslasttheremin at yahoo.com>
>> > Subject: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] best internet service provider?
>> > To: "A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland,  or)" <
>> dorkbotpdx-blabber at dorkbot.org>
>> > Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 5:48 PM
>> > Hello dorks,
>> > I just moved to portland (well, just finished buying a
>> > house. haven't quite moved yet),
>> > and need to get it set up with hot & cold running bits.
>> >
>> > What's the best internet provider? Speakeasy. qwest,
>> > verizon, comcast? others?
>> > Do you have any horror storrrries to warn us away from any
>> > of them?
>> > Warmfuzzyohyeah recommendations?  Are there small local
>> > companies that do a good job
>> > of competing with the big bandwidth-limiters?
>> >
>> > We're in SE (very S, medium E).
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Simran
>> >
>> >
>> >
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