[PLUG] broadbrand advice

[Scott Van Hoosen]

I understand your sentiment, I too believe competition
is very important to good service and price. In the
case of AT&T's cable modems, it is true that they are
the only choice for cable, but they do have
competition: DSL. Right now I am staying with AT&T
because they are several times faster for downloads
than DSL, and it's cheaper. Also, I have been very
happy with the product: very little downtime, always
fast and stable, etc.

They are not a broadband monopoly, because if they
decide to raise their prices too high, or if their
quality diminishes, I can switch to DSL.

One other reason that I would switch to DSL: at the
moment, my IP address is technically dynamic, but they
could change my IP address if they wanted to. They
have only done this once in a year, but if it began
happening often, I would switch to DSL because I like
to run a web server, and to log in remotely through
ssh, etc, and would want a static IP.

-Scott

--- Neil <neil at pacifier.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Kris wrote:
> 
> Exactly, at least with the Internet connection you
> can choose your
> provider. Competition is the very core of effective
> markets.
> 
> I would never in a million years get cable access.
> Hell, I don't even have
> cable television and will not get it unless a
> competitive system develops.
> As it stands I will not be overcharged by
> monopolies.
> 
> Neil

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