[olug] Re: @home

[Mike Peterson]

Sounds like a good arrangement.
Thanks for the answer.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Bettis" <jeremyb at hksys.com>
To: <olug at bstc.net>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [olug] Re: @home


> Well.............. This is a special circumstance, we are Internet
> Nebraska's Omaha point-of-presence.  We have access to 2 of their T1
lines,
> and in exchange, we watch their modems to make sure everything is OK.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Peterson" <mpeterson at charles.coxatwork.com>
> To: <olug at bstc.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 11:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [olug] Re: @home
>
>
> > What did you replace it with?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeremy Bettis" <jeremyb at hksys.com>
> > To: <olug at bstc.net>
> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 7:17 AM
> > Subject: [olug] Re: @home
> >
> >
> > > Even @work doesn't allow servers at the standard level.  For servers
you
> > > have to have the subnet plan, which has install fee of $1000 and
monthly
> > > fees of ~$350.  (We just canceled our account here, so these are not
> > > hypothetical)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Daniel Pfile" <pfiled at marietta.edu>
> > > To: <olug at bstc.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:01 PM
> > > Subject: RE: @home
> > >
> > >
> > > > --On Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:52 PM -0500 "Smith, Daniel E."
> > > > <DESmith at West.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The only thing that every one is forgetting is that in the @home
> > > contract
> > > > > is says that you are forbidden to run a server on your cable modem
> > > > > connection. So If you are, they do have the right by the contract
to
> > > take
> > > > > away your service. I know it sucks but that is why they have the
> more
> > > > > expensive @work, and you can always get dsl. If you buy static
ip's
> > > > > (about $120 a month) you can do what ever you want.
> > > >
> > > > I'm aware of that, but that's a business service. I'm not a
business,
> > I'll
> > > > never move data like a business. Personally I have a choice of 3
> > different
> > > > high speed locations to stick any data I want on. I think if you're
> > going
> > > > to move alot of data you should be paying extra, or paying for
> > > > colocation/vhosting, whatever.
> > > >
> > > > At home I'm a user and a hobbiest, @work is out of my price range.
> Like
> > I
> > > > said, why not just charge $5 more a month for the privilage of
having
> > > > inbound ports? You're still restricted to what trafic you can move,
> > you've
> > > > just got a slightly higher level of service... @home Pro if you
will.
> > > @work
> > > > is still for real business users. If we're modifying the aup they
can
> > nix
> > > > that not running servers thing or change it to something more
> > reasonable.
> > > > Technicly alot of stuff is a server, some games even. I'd like to
see
> > them
> > > > ban a user for playing a game, since they _could_.
> > > >
> > > > -- Daniel
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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