[colug-432] Comcast and connectivity alternatives

[Jeff Stebelton]

I can get UVerse 45 Gbs for less than I'm paying now for RoadRuner Turbo.
Anyone have experience with it? I'm loathe to deal with AT&T again but I’m
looking to get off RoadRunner and its my only option besides DSL. And it
sounds like a good deal if they deliver whats promised.
On Feb 15, 2014 9:07 AM, "Steve VanSlyck" <s.vanslyck at spamcop.net> wrote:

> what insurance cost?
>
>
> William Yang <wyang at gcfn.net> wrote:
>>
>> The $20 may be right, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't include the necessary
>> insurance cost for having a wire or strand on a pole or in a conduit...
>>
>>  -Bill
>>
>> On 02/13/2014 10:43 AM, Jeff Frontz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Rob Funk <rfunk at funknet.net
>>>  <mailto:rfunk at funknet.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>      Are there any options for internet connections around here other than
>>>      Time-Warner, AT&T, or (if you're lucky) WoW?
>>>
>>>
>>>  How close are you to your local CO?  Over the years, I've toyed with
>>>  forming a neighborhood "ISP" and getting a fiber pulled from our CO (less
>>>  than a mile away). At some point in time, I talked with a guy who I think
>>>  said that the cost for doing something like that would be on the order of
>>>  $20/ft -- which I t!
>>>  hink
>>> included the use of the right-of-way on the telco
>>>  poles (Is that even in the neighborhood of being correct)?  I'm not sure
>>>  there are enough geeks in my neighborhood who'd chip in to get gigabit
>>>  access…and I'm not sure I'd want to do the customer service ("have you
>>>  tried rebooting?").  But every time I have to contend with TWC, the thought
>>>  of being my own ISP crosses my mind.
>>>
>>>  Jeff
>>>
>>>
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