[GLLUG] Broadband/cable provider [OT]

[John Edwards]

Hi

On Wed, Mar 06, 2013 at 10:50:41AM +0000, Matthew Walster wrote:
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>> But as someone who mainly deals with small businesses, the extra
>> speed and lower cost (compared to a good DSL ISP) just does not
>> make up for the possibility of days of downtime.
> 
> Then they need to pay more for their internet. Paying only £30/month for
> your internet connection then complaining you're losing hundreds/thousands
> of pounds a day when it goes down only shows how cheap people can be.

Sorry I wasn't clearer. That was roughly my point - that saving a few
quid a month for the chance of having a multi-day outage is not worth
it.


> If a leased line (BT EAD or similar) is too expensive, AAISP do a great
> offering: http://aaisp.net.uk/broadband-office1.html (not launched yet)

We've set fail-over or dual-line setups with Draytek routers,
but having it in one package could be useful.


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