[lug] IDSL Service in the Boulder Area...

[Jeremy Hinegardner]

For the Boulder area, the DSL providers I know of are Qwest and Covad
so any ISP that deals with those providers will work.  I was with
MegaPath for a while, they seemed to be pretty good.  You could
also try Forethought, FRII, Peak to Peak.  I think they all use
Qwest DSL while Megapath uses Covad.

enjoy,

-jeremy

On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 07:23:13AM -0700, Ryan Kirkpatrick wrote:
> 
> 	I am going to be moving soon to an area where IDSL is the only
> broadband service available, and wanted to get peoples experience with
> this service. The location is 16800ft from the CO, so normal DSL is out of
> the question, and while it does have Cable TV, cable Internet access is
> not yet available. That pretty much leaves IDSL as my only choice (short
> of dialup of course) [0].
> 	My needs for an Internet connection do not require a large amount
> of bandwidth (144kbs is ample for email servers and low traffic websites),
> but do require the following: Static IPs (at least 6 usable) and the
> ability to run servers. It would be even better if the ISP did not require
> me to buy their IDSL router [1]. Also, I don't have a problem with paying
> for a business class connection in order to attain these requirements.
> 	Therefore, has anyone had any experience with IDSL and if you
> have, would you please share what your experience has been. Are there any
> ISPs (or carriers) that I should stay away from? Is there an ISP that you
> would recommend that can meet my above requirements? Thanks in advance!
> TTYL.
> 
> 
> [0] Even Sprint Broadband is not possible as they have stopped taking
> customers for now. They have maxed out their equipment apparently.
> 
> [1] Where their cost is ~$350 and I can get one off of eBay (Flowpoints or
> 3Coms) for $30. I have had experience with Flowpoint routers, so I don't
> mind configuring it myself either. As for warranty on the new router, for
> only $60 I could buy two off of eBay and have one in reserve.
> 
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