high speed DSL connectivity

[waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org]

On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 06:02:27PM -0400, Max Blanco wrote
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Daniel Armstrong wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I have used Istop for over a year now and have been
> > happy with the service. $30/month plus $4/month for a
> > static IP, and you can use your own DSL modem.
> > 
> > http://www.istop.com/status.html
> > 
> 
> OK.  Let's see if I get this right: ISP is charging you $48/year to change
> ONE line of .conf ONCE.  That boggles the mind.  That is the promised land
> of infinite markup.  It is cheaper for the ISP to use static IP.  
> 
> The customer has to go through all sorts of contortions and confusions to
> deal with dynamic IP.  DHCP is, if I'm not mistaken, a relic of a bygone
> dialup age.
> 
> They charge you EXTRA for BD/SM.
> 
> And then you praise the least costly.

  Try getting *ANY* 1.5 megabit service for $33.95/month.  That is a
very small set.  Now throw in static IP.  If you can find a better
deal... etc.  Part of the problem is that there is a highly artificial
shortage of IPV4 addresses, aided and abbetted by companies with a
financial interest in the implementation of IPV6.  Thus static IP
addresses cost money to obtain.

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