I think it is the consumer grade DSL that has been the cause of the
insolvency in alot of the ISPs.  They tried to compete a little too much.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy at veldy.net

----- Original Message -----
From: <dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Good Covad ISP's


> I find it odd that they don't list any consumer-grade DSL solutions on
> their web site.  They try to get your address out of you at every turn :)
>
> Gabe
>
> On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 12:54:44PM -0600, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> > I have seen as high as 158KB/s averaged over a large download :)
> >
> > My usual with a full pipe is about 152KB/s.  My uploads have typically
been
> > about 40KB/s.
> >
> > Very Very Happy.
> >
> > And to think -- I am 13600 feet from the CO.
> >
> > Tom Veldhouse
> > veldy at veldy.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nate Carlson" <natecars at real-time.com>
> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 12:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Good Covad ISP's
> >
> >
> > > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> > > > XO (formerly Concentric).  They have been wonderful.  I have the
> > 1500/384
> > > > plan -- it runs $89/month currently.  You can get 608/128 (I think
that
> > was
> > > > the upload) for $69/month.
> > > >
> > > > They give you four static IP's.  It has been almost completely
trouble
> > free
> > > > since November when they ugpraded their entire network (I believe
they
> > added
> > > > an OC12 to the mix).
> > >
> > > How's the speed? Do you really get 150k/s down?  :)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com>   | Phone : (952)943-8700
> > > http://www.real-time.com                | Fax   : (952)943-8500
> > >
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