Hilbe
join:2002-12-13 | reply to GregL4
Re: DLS.NET
Does DLS user PPPoE? I really have heard a lot of bad things about it and would prefer a provider that does not use PPPoE.
Also, I see they are planning on expanding coverage to Gurnee and Grayslake. Any ETA on that arrival? |
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AntoineWG
join:2002-07-25
Mchenry, IL | Yes, DLS does use PPPoE and there's nothing wrong with that. Actually it's the standard for broadband subscriber authentication. Most DSL, cablemodem and fixed wireless providers use it and any decent router will support it. |
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ckratsch
join:2002-06-26
Aurora, IL
| There's nothing wrong with PPPoE. Sure, there's a little bandwidth overhead, but whatever. It serves the ISP more than it does the customer, because it makes it easier for them to manage their clients, especially with dynamic IPs.
Also, I was just reading their 'wireless fair usage' thing. Fixed wireless is shared bandwidth, just like cable is. So they don't want everybody running big servers or watching fullscreen res streaming video 24/7. It would appear that they have the ability to cap your bandwidth, but if everyone plays nice, everyone gets excellent speed.
Basically, if you want to be a client, residential service is fine. If you want to be a server, you should be paying for commercial service. However -- with dls.net wireless, they have some limitations even to commercial servers. |
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