I just moved into an area with cable modems last week and had the cable
modem installed the day before I moved in.  The speed has been from a 33.6k
modem dial up, to totally amazing.  I pulled down a 6 meg file in under a
minute, but the next day it took me 20 minutes to pull down a 10 meg file.
The cost with the modem rental is $45 per month, the modem rental is $15.
They will let you buy up to 3 ip addresses for you house for just $7.95 a
month each.

If there were any other choices than the $300 motorola cable modem, I would
buy it and get out of the rental, but so far I haven't found anything.

shawn






Jerry Fochtman <[log in to unmask]> on 10/20/98 06:21:13 AM

Please respond to Jerry Fochtman <[log in to unmask]>

To:   [log in to unmask]
cc:    (bcc: Shawn Gordon/IS/FHM/FHS)
Subject:  Cable Modems (Was ISDN modems)




At 05:16 PM 10/19/98 -0700, Mark Bixby wrote:
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>>
>> The "Other" Mark writes:
>>
>> >I'm looking into upgrading my home connectivity to ISDN 128K.  What
models of
>> >ISDN modems are people out there using?
>>
>> You might want to check to see if DSL is available in your area. If so,
it
>> may prove to be a more cost effective (and superior) solution. Failing
that,
>> check cable modems before ISDN. The biggest problem you may run into
with
>> ISDN is that it is a measured service.
>
>Alas, here in Fountain Valley CA, Time Warner doesn't yet offer cable
modems,
>nor does GTE yet offer DSL.  :-(

A couple of years ago our local cable company changed-out all the coax for
fibre.  They now offer cable modems and direct connections at $50/month,
unlimited usage.  Its advertised at > 1MB speeds.  While I haven't bitten
yet, a friend has and from what I've seen, it really flies!  Clearly a lot
less expansive than the cost of ISDN or your own T1/fractional T1!



/jf
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