RE: [Nolug] Cox: grrrr.... BIG GRRR...

I've got the feeling that nobody listened last time, so I'll try this
again and talk s l o w l y...

@Home s now offering a service called "@work for one user". (that's what
my sales rep called it). It entails an extra fifteen (15) 1-5 dollars
per month, and you get to keep your static IP. (the total is $59/mo) If
I am reading the AUP for it correctly, neither 80 nor 21 are blocked
either. Also from the AUP, it looks like there are provisions where you
can resell web services from the selfsame machine.

You know...for ages I've asked Cox to do like Roadrunner does and give
me an IP, some copper, a bunch of bandwidth, and leave me the #%^@
alone. It looks like they're listening.

April N. Hill
Cox Business Services
Sales Representative
225-930-2351
Fax 225-930-2265

I've already sent her 3 people over here, and she's tickled pink. I'll
email her to find a corresponding rep in N.O. for you folks. If she
can't help you in your market, perhaps she can put you in touch with the
number/language to use when calling your number. I'll keep this list
(as well as the BRLUG) notified as to what the experience is like, and
what to expect.

Stay tuned.

--JMS

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com
[mailto:owner-nolug@patientcarerx.com] On Behalf Of Mikey
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:26 AM
To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
Subject: Re: [Nolug] Cox: grrrr.... BIG GRRR...

Scott Harney wrote:

> Besides, it's not that hard to write scripts to update your firewall,
> email you the new IP, and even update a dynamic DNS server entry. All
the
> DHCP clients I am aware of have "hooks" for adding scripts when
changes
> in IP state occur. There are several mini-howto's on the web about
this.
Just as long as you're not running DNS on Cox. :)

IMHO, Cox is being too much of a PITA with all these changes to their
service to be bothered with. Whilst I like doing weird things with
computers, I'm lazy.

<crystal_ball time="near future">
I see a bunch of geeks going DSL if $DSL_COMPANY keeps rates < US$100 a
month for service with a static IP.
</crystal_ball>

-- 
Since-beer-leekz, |Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.
Mikey             |Give a man a fully charged electric eel and
http://dev/null   |he'll never bother you for anything ever again.
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