Speakeasy alternatives

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:55:31 -0400
"James Kramer" <kramerjm at gmail.com> wrote:

> I live in Newton also and have comcast for my tv.  Does comcast block
> ports.  I imagine that they have a dynamic IP.  How is it to run
> servers on it?  In the past I had an ISP with dynamic IP and used
> another service ( I forget the name dynamicDNS?) to provide a stable
> DNS connection.  I may give Comcast a try.  What service do you
> recommend for the stable DNS connection?  Also while I am thinking
> about it Is it possible to assign a port in the DNS server record?
> for instance 'jay.kramer.com:9673'
Comcast uses dynamic IPs. I have never had the case where a port was
blocked by Comcast, but other people have experienced it. Recently, my
upstairs TV cable box died, and they scheduled a service call to
replace it. But, you can simply go to one of their offices and exchange
it. A bit later my DVR died. The DVR was one of the originals to early
adopters. Brought it down to Wexford St (Needham) and it was exchanged.
As I mentioned, my Internet connection has been very stable since
Comcast took over ATTBB.  I currently run only my own SMTP server, but
I used to run a web server, but I turned off port 80 because of the
Code Red attacks just filling up my logs. Additionally, I saved over
$30/Mo on phone service by going to Comcast Digital Voice (VOIP that
stays within Comcast network). I had been using Comcast Digital Phone,
which is essentially a POTS service that saved me $10/Mo over Verizon. 

Based on other data, Speakeasy does provide an excelent quality of
service. 

However, I think FIOS (or more generically fibre to the home) is the
future. But, it all comes down to the local carrier wanting to invest
in the infrastructure. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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