Comments on: Irvine Internet http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/ Ranting and Raving Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Gaurav http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-237391 Gaurav Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:56:54 +0000 http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/#comment-237391 Sad to learn you are leaving the tri-state area. Gaurav Sad to learn you are leaving the tri-state area.

Gaurav

]]> By: Scott Ellsworth http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-236388 Scott Ellsworth Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:32:10 +0000 http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/#comment-236388 I use Cox, and they do well enough. I am rather hacked that they have moved to switched HD before there is a workaround for TiVo, but that is spillover angst from the cable side. They filter port 25, and I would not bet against them sharing everything you have with the feds. But then, I cannot think of an ISP that I would trust to have that kind of courage anyway. The chap here who can get FIOS from Verizon is very happy with it. Scott I use Cox, and they do well enough. I am rather hacked that they have moved to switched HD before there is a workaround for TiVo, but that is spillover angst from the cable side.

They filter port 25, and I would not bet against them sharing everything you have with the feds. But then, I cannot think of an ISP that I would trust to have that kind of courage anyway.

The chap here who can get FIOS from Verizon is very happy with it.

Scott

]]> By: Doug Simpkinson http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-235105 Doug Simpkinson Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:10:26 +0000 http://www.elharo.com/blog/networks/2008/01/22/irvine-internet/#comment-235105 I've always preferred DSL to cable, mostly because I hate the cable company with a purple passion. One thing to note about SBC/AT&T/Pac Bell DSL is that the dynamic IP address plans include outbound port 25 filtering, so you can't send SMTP email unless you use one of their blessed servers. The static IP plans do absolutely no filtering. On either plan you can absolutely run any server you want, with no bittorrent or other filtering. Last time I checked, most cable companies are dead set against servers unless you get the "business class" service, which costs tons. The rumor is that you can opt out of the port 25 blocking here: http://helpme.att.net/servabuse.php (check out the Abuse Type drop down, it has a "opt out of port 25" option.) I’ve always preferred DSL to cable, mostly because I hate the cable company with a purple passion.

One thing to note about SBC/AT&T/Pac Bell DSL is that the dynamic IP address plans include outbound port 25 filtering, so you can’t send SMTP email unless you use one of their blessed servers. The static IP plans do absolutely no filtering. On either plan you can absolutely run any server you want, with no bittorrent or other filtering.

Last time I checked, most cable companies are dead set against servers unless you get the “business class” service, which costs tons.

The rumor is that you can opt out of the port 25 blocking here: http://helpme.att.net/servabuse.php (check out the Abuse Type drop down, it has a “opt out of port 25″ option.)

]]>