Any suggestion for ISP

[lug at the-leveys.us (Don Levey)]

 wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:05:23 -0800 (PST)
>> Dava Peters <gameslover987 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Any suggestion for good ISP within Boston Area?
>>> T1 or DSL
>>
>> Unfortunately, DSL is not available to many locations. Most of the
>> Boston area has Comcast at 3Mbps down/256Kbps up. The service is
>> reliable (at least in my area), but they only provide an automatic IP
>> and you will be limited to the servers you can run.
>>
>> For DSL, you might try Verizon, or Galaxy Internet
>> (http://www.gis.net). Verizon uses PPPoE, but I think that neither
>> DSL is available to you either.
>
> This is just plain FUD.
>
> Both Verizon & SpeakEasy have good coverage and good service.
>
Not to my area, they don't.

> Comcast may be nice, but it isn't necessarily better than DSL.
>
RCN works for me; I've had too many dealings with Comcast to want to do
business willingly.  If they're the only ones left, that's another matter.

> If the plans are appealing, Dava should contact the ISP and see if
> they have service nearby. Chances are excellent that they will.

 -Don