openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
 ·AT&T Southeast
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Re: Great!
My comment was directed at BloodRoses' statement, but I'll answer your points as well.said by stufried  :First, the business/residential model no longer makes sense. It absolutely makes sense. Mail servers and VPN connections are nowhere close to commonly used by residential customers. Even so, use of those services are irrelevant IMO. The point of a business connection vice a residential connection is the increased level of support (maybe an SLA), less restrictions on what you can and can't do, and probably minimization of practices such as packet-shaping, capping, etc.said by stufried :Second, when I gave up my naked DSL (which I can't get back) for Earthlink cable If I were you, I'd speak to Earthlink about your concerns. Who knows, you may discover that TW's packet-shaping doesn't apply to you and you are worrying for no reason  said by stufried :The average non-clerical office worker works at home on a semi-regular basis. If you are using your connection for business, then you or your employer should be paying for a business account. If you are conducting business on a residential account, then you have no grounds to complain if it doesn't work.said by stufried :the industry has the power to change the contract at will. Of course they do, but you also have the option to dissolve the contract if you don't like the new change(s). |
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stufried
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join:2003-10-13
 ·Verizon BroadbandA..
| On the exchange server point, I'd point out that mail2web.com is now giving away free exchange my account. As smart phones get even more popular push mail technologies such as Exchange are going to get more popular. Just look how many mobile companies are pressing personal Blackberry plans.
Beyond that I'll let the disagreement stand as it is. I don't want to get into a side fight. You're correct that Earthlink hasn't made these assertions and my only real concern is VOIP. They are not crippling VPNs or Exchange server and I can do my e-mail just off a basic DSL line. I had 512 down/128 up when I lived abroad and it worked fine. |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast
| said by stufried :On the exchange server point, I'd point out that mail2web.com is now giving away free exchange my account. You do realize that isn't hosting your own Exchange server on your home connection right? That service is no different than Hotmail, Gmail, or your ISP's mail service. |
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stufried
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join:2003-10-13
·Verizon BroadbandA..
| I recognize that I didn't put things clearly above because I wasn't drawing a clear distinctionb between hosting and accessing. I was referring to accessing an exchange server, accessing a vpn, and accessing a sip server. I was not referring to hosting. I would agree that hosting is different. Skip business v. home, hosting is barred by most TOS. |
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