[GLLUG] East Lansing internet provider options

[Mike Szumlinski]

Nah, it was available through TCI back before comcast was in town.   
100mbit up and down for $90/month, was one hop off the 35.x.x.x  
subnet.  I used to easily pull 3-4MB/sec from my office in the  
computer center.  It was a sort of unspoken thing, you had to call to  
get it and the website was fabulously ghetto.  Looks like they folded  
up when comcast moved into town.

-Mike

On Aug 14, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Charles Ulrich wrote:

> If tcimet.net was their domain, I'm going to guess no since it appears
> to be owned by a domain squatter.
>
> On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 11:35 -0400, Mike Szumlinski wrote:
>> Is TCIMet still available out there?  I haven't lived in Lansing for
>> about 7 years now, but good god was that a fantastic service.
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>> On Aug 14, 2007, at 7:24 AM, Nick Kwiatkowski wrote:
>>
>>> What cross-street are you located near?  There are many DSL
>>> providers in the
>>> area, including ACD.net, TDS Metrocom, SBC (shudder), Earthlink,  
>>> etc.
>>> However, DSL technologies are dependant on how far away from the
>>> telephone
>>> wire-center (central office).
>>>
>>> I've used ACD.net, Arialink, and TDS in the past.  ACD.net is great
>>> once the
>>> service is actually running, and is stable as a rock.  Arialink I
>>> had no
>>> issues with, but they are very limited to who they provide  
>>> service to
>>> (apartment dwellers, pretty much), and TDS is good, but their tech-
>>> support
>>> is not very good.  Max speed will be about the same for all the  
>>> above.
>>>
>>> Depending on where you are, you may also be eligible for a WISP
>>> (wireless
>>> ISP).  Often these are cheaper than cable, but do not have as much
>>> reliability or features.
>>>
>>> -Nick Kwiatkowski
>>>  Michigan State University Telecom Systems
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-
>>> bounces at egr.msu.edu]
>>> On Behalf Of Emilio Xavier Esposito
>>> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 4:34 PM
>>> To: gllug
>>> Subject: [GLLUG] East Lansing internet provider options
>>>
>>> Hi
>>> I'm moving to East Lansing at the beginning of September and was
>>> looking for a good internet provider.  According to my real estate
>>> agent Comcast is my only option.  In the past I've used local
>>> companies that provide "high-speed" access at a competitive rate.
>>> Additionally, the provided static IPs without requesting large  
>>> amounts
>>> of cash.
>>>
>>> Are there are any service providers in the East Lansing area that  
>>> the
>>> GLLUG members would recommend?
>>>
>>> Additionally, what is the sweet spot for price to speed in the East
>>> Lansing area?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time
>>> Emilio
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