[ale] OT: Comcast

[Geoffrey]

Amen Jerald.

Jerald Sheets wrote:
> The $5/mo charge is for a total of 5 static IP's with SpeedFactory.
> 
> I have all 5 utilized from DNS to WEB to MAIL and SSL Webhost.  The
> last one is the firewall/gateway into my client machines all over the
> house.  Single IP - 5 machines.  It works out *very* well for me, and
> for the price of cable TV (which I finally ditched), I can have 3M
> service with 5 IP's, manage my own DNS, WEB, and Mail, and don't have
> to be bugged with waiting on someone else to make something happen.
> 
> I have had maybe 3 dropouts in the 2 years I've been here.  Two were
> Bellsouth's fault, and the other was Katrina's fault.
> 
> I've always wanted a place that would just gimme some IP's,
> bandwidth, and leave me the hell alone.  Speedfactory foots that
> bill.
> 
> The support guys are all Linux savvy too, which helps out a lot if I
> ever need to call in.  I never get a "reboot it" or such.  I can't
> tell you how nice it is to not get some kid with a notebook full of
> canned answers or a mid-life loser with no concept of anything
> outside of his windows "hard drive" at home.

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Until later, Geoffrey

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