[GLLUG] sbc x comcast

[Craig Weaver]

While I can't give you sbc or comcast specific experience.  I can give 
you charter internet vs verizon experience and what I have heard.  I 
almost never had my ip address change with cable internet.  now with 
verizon dsl my ip changes on a daily (or more) basis.  I have notice an 
increase in speed with verizon but only because I had the lowest speed 
with cable (768/384) and now I at minimum get (1.5/768) for about $10 
less per month.  At the moment I am willing to put up with the ever 
changing ip address for my over all cost savings. Also I have heard the 
ever changing ip address is very common with dsl. They set the ip lease 
to 24 hours or less.  My ip not only changes but the subnet will also 
commonly change.

Craig Weaver

Andy Lee wrote:

>When I switched from comcast to sbc I was shocked at how much slower it really is. Comcast felt just as fast as my connection at work, where anything you click on just opens like it's local. sbc (their cheapest dsl package) has a noticeable lag between clicking and opening. I haven't done any real speed tests lately, but if you want numbers I can get them. 
>That said, for less than 1/3 of the price I've "suffered" with dsl for 2 years. I'm thinking about switching back to comcast though, when my sbc contract is up next month.
>
>  
>
>>>>tk3000 <tk3000 at comcast.net> 06/27/05 03:09AM >>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>Hello,
>
>Most likely, I will migrate from comcast to sbc (given the price point). I 
>would like know if anyone could give some advice about any  noticible 
>difference between both. And also, in terms of IP address; my IP addres with 
>comcast is dynamic, but usually I stay with same IP address for weeks and if 
>I don't disconnect or reset the modem probably even longer. Would the IP 
>address with sbc work in similary way?
>
>And I also would like to know your opinion about the pos and cons of hosting a 
>website in a local machine via sbc or comcast connection (with dynamic ip 
>address) and with  DynDNS.org Account for redirection of Dynamic IP Address 
>to FQDM.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Pedro Wald
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  
>