[olug] Basic cheap local hosting?

Abraham abrahams at teknohazard.com
Wed Dec 7 19:49:35 UTC 2011


What!? I just missed it when I moved back to Omaha two months ago. The
highest speed they offered in my area was 3 Mbps at the time.

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
>> If you're in the general area of 108th & Q, you can get VDSL from
>> Qwest/CenturyLink at either 40Mbps or 20Mbps. They may have expanded
>> their VDSL coverage area since I last checked a year ago.
>>
>> *If* they offer service in your area, the fastest you *might* get is
>> 7Mbps. If you live in an older neighborhood (like I do, the house is
>> just over 50 years old), you won't even get that - 3Mbps is your max.
>
> 3 Mbps?  Ouch.
>
> Windstream is in the process of rolling out 24 Mbps DSL in Lincoln.
> Not sure of the upload speed.  Some areas are already capable, and
> they're planning a general announcement around New Years.
>
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