Re: [Nolug] Cable vs DSL in New Orleans

On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 10:17, John Nix wrote:
> I wanted to start a new thread because the Cox thread is getting a little
> hostile. I'm moving to the New Orleans area (specifically the Irish
> Channel area) really soon and I'm not sure whether I should go with Cox or
> a DSL provider. I've been through dslreports but a lot of the DSL places
> on there have gone out of business.

But there are areas that are too far from a CO. In that case, your
only alternative is Cox, which, as you know, blocks ports.

[snip]
> Oh and I am going to need a static IP. Is that available from Cox?

Not for home service, but it's pseudo-static...

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