call to brain trust: DSL in Pittsburgh
Dec. 3rd, 2005 05:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cellioRumor has it that the DSL provider we've been happily using for several years may be going poof. I found a list of providers serving the area, but it's just a list, no reviews. I'd be interested in hearing from local people using providers other than Telerama (current) and Verizon (previous, rejected for sucky quality on pretty much every front).
Our needs are fairly simple, but we do require always-on service (no PPPoE stuff with its manual activation and whatnot) and we much prefer a fixed IP address so we can support incoming service. Reliability (with good support when that fails) is more important than cost, though obviously we'd like to keep costs reasonable. All other factors being equal, I prefer to patronize local companies over national providers. We do not have wiring in place to support cable, so we're not looking to change technologies at this time.
And if anyone has information that would counter the remors about Telerama, please let me know. We've had nothing but quality service from them and we'd hate to be part of a stampede based on bad information. However, we also don't want to be stranded, and this doesn't sound good right now.
Our needs are fairly simple, but we do require always-on service (no PPPoE stuff with its manual activation and whatnot) and we much prefer a fixed IP address so we can support incoming service. Reliability (with good support when that fails) is more important than cost, though obviously we'd like to keep costs reasonable. All other factors being equal, I prefer to patronize local companies over national providers. We do not have wiring in place to support cable, so we're not looking to change technologies at this time.
And if anyone has information that would counter the remors about Telerama, please let me know. We've had nothing but quality service from them and we'd hate to be part of a stampede based on bad information. However, we also don't want to be stranded, and this doesn't sound good right now.
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Date: 2005-12-05 01:29 pm (UTC)