[SWLUG] Introduction

[Huw Lynes]

On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 12:02 +0000, Chris M. Jackson wrote:
> On 2/24/06, Huw Lynes <H.Lynes at wesc.ac.uk> wrote:
> > Sorry I should have been more specific. Accounts in the 25-30GB/month
> > range seem to be reasonable in terms of price/performance. I don't mind
> > paying for bandwidth I'm using. Decent service levels are more important
> > to me than cost.
> 
> For all their flaws, NTL have supposedly removed the 1GB/day cap from
> their 1Mbit and 2Mbit services, the cable modem is 100% hardware (no
> funky firmware drivers required) and has an Ethernet connection, which
> is handy if you want to have a reasonable degree of control over
> firewalling, NAT, etc. without spending huge amounts of money on good
> kit.  While their customer service is somewhat lacking, once
> everything is working the uptime is generally good (typically >99%).

Getting cable into my second-floor flat might be more hassle than I'm
willing to go through. ADSL + router is an easier solution.

Thanks,
Huw

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