Comments for Fast and Always On

Comment from Eddie on 2003-03-18

2003-03-19T06:06:24Z

And the only reason they bumped the upstream to 256 was to match what AT&T was offering when the two companies merged. ]]>

Comment from sam on 2003-03-21

2003-03-21T09:49:59Z

Unfortunately it seems like bandwidth is what you are really paying for, and the frills cost basically nothing to the company.. So they pile on the frilly crap to make it look attractive, but even if they removed them, it wouldn't change their cost much, if any.

Its sort of like going to McDonalds and trying to get a discount if you don't use any napkins. The napkins are so cheap its not even funny, so there is no incentive for them NOT to shove them down your throat.

Oh for a frill-less, fat, juicy pipe though.. Very nice..

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Comment from Marius on 2003-04-01

2003-04-02T07:53:03Z

Congratulations for your site. I found it very useful and excelent designed!]]>

fast, cheap, and always on, yeah baby!

2003-03-18T10:03:23Z

Couldn't agree more with Brad and his latest blog entry, "Fast and Always On":http://www.bradchoate.com/. My big problem now is I have *both* SBC DSL and Comcast cable modem because Comcast doesn't allow me to host servers on their network. Pretty

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