[ale] Earthlink DSL

[Jim Philips]

My experience with Earthlink DSL has been good...for the most part. It isn't uncommon to have spontaneous drops. I have to kill pppd and start it again. PPP will be alive, but nothing comes across. There are also times when PPP dies altogether. No messages show up in /var/log/messages. But it's stable most of the time. Transfer rates average about 1.35 megabits per second or higher. I don't have a static IP.

I tried to work with Telocity at the beginning, but they kept insisting DSL wasn't available at my number and wouldn't hear any arguments to the contrary. Mindspring just signed me up and did it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul D. Manno [mailto:paul at dblegl.atl.ga.us]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 11:09 AM
To: Eric_Brubakken at aoncons.com
Cc: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] Earthlink DSL



On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 Eric_Brubakken at aoncons.com wrote:


}DSL has finally came to my part of the world.  Both BellSouth and Earthlink are
}offering service to my area at home.
}
}I've been reading the threads here about DSL vs cable and static IP's here
}lately.  I'm going to take the easy way out for now and go with the static IP.
}BellSouth offers a static IP for about $119 a month ( business ) and Earthlink
}offers static one for about $65 ( residential ).  Since money is a object here,
}I think I'll give Earthlink a try.
}
}Does anyone have any experience with Earthlink ( aka Mindspring ) using PPPoe?
}Would really like to hear both the good and the bad.
}
}Thanks
}
}Eric


Just a data point not not an open invitation to restart the discussion:


The Telocity (now DirectTVdsl) service does provide static IP ADSL
for $49/mo in most all metro Atlanta COs that also offer BellSouth or
EarthLink.  Their static IP, encouragement (but no support) of services
on your end with no real restrictions, Domain parking for no additional
cost and Linux/UNIX support are nice features for some.


You should also note some folks have spoken dissatisfaction with their
service while others are happy.


These are just my opinions as a DSL consumer.


-- Paul


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