Re: [lug-nuts] XSspeed!

From: Sean-Paul Rees (sean@dreamfire.net)
Date: Mon Nov 22 1999 - 15:49:50 PST


Mike Machado wrote:
>
> Sean-Paul Rees wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> > Does anyone here have XSspeed? I'm thinking about getting service from
> > them, considering that we all/most live in a cable modem free zone, and
> > I am one of those few that can't be serviced with DSL. Basically, for
> > $50 I can get a wireless link at 512kb/sec download and telco-return for
> > up (33.6)
> >
> > Anybody have any experience with this? I could really use some fast
> > internet access... doing a dist-upgrade sucks on a modem.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Sean
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> iSDL goes farther than aDSL. You might ask some providers if you can be
> serviced by iSDL.

I can be. However, that is still slow and a lot more expensive. Its like
paying 4X as much for 2X as much bandwidth, when I could be paying 4X as
much for 10X the bandwidth.

Cheers,
Sean
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