Comments on: Cox Tech Hell, Day 21 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/ Same old blog, brand new place Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:09:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doc Searls Weblog · What’s 10,241,704.22kb between ex-friends? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-214237 Doc Searls Weblog · What’s 10,241,704.22kb between ex-friends? Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:03:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-214237 [...] in Santa Barbara for weeks after I got back there in June. I wrote about that here, here, here, here and here. So I used my Sprint datacard a [...] [...] in Santa Barbara for weeks after I got back there in June. I wrote about that here, here, here, here and here. So I used my Sprint datacard a [...]

]]> By: ManyMedia » Promoting Creativity and Connection http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-193794 ManyMedia » Promoting Creativity and Connection Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:26:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-193794 [...] problem with AT&T, the FCC’s problem with Apple + AT&T together, my own problems with Cox, Dish Network and Sprint, David Pogue’s problem with the whole freaking cell phone industry … [...] [...] problem with AT&T, the FCC’s problem with Apple + AT&T together, my own problems with Cox, Dish Network and Sprint, David Pogue’s problem with the whole freaking cell phone industry … [...]

]]> By: ProjectVRM Blog » Dawn of the Living Infrastructure http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-193369 ProjectVRM Blog » Dawn of the Living Infrastructure Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:24:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-193369 [...] problem with AT&T, the FCC’s problem with Apple + AT&T together, my own problems with Cox, Dish Network and Sprint, David Pogue’s problem with the whole freaking cell phone industry [...] [...] problem with AT&T, the FCC’s problem with Apple + AT&T together, my own problems with Cox, Dish Network and Sprint, David Pogue’s problem with the whole freaking cell phone industry [...]

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-187448 Doc Searls Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:46:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-187448 Just got a call from one of the WISPs I sent emails asking for quotes. Covad. Nice guy. Had a good talk. 6Mb symmetrical, max (better on the upstream than Cox). Didn't ask for a quote, because I don't have line of sight to either of their local nodes: one at Painted Cave and the other on Gibraltar Peak. Even though my house is 500 feet up, with a view of downtown and 180° of coastal land and Pacific Ocean (a "five island" view they call it), I'm terrain shadowed. This is bad even for VHF and UHF, but for 5.x GHz and up, forget it. We'll see how the others do. Just got a call from one of the WISPs I sent emails asking for quotes. Covad. Nice guy. Had a good talk. 6Mb symmetrical, max (better on the upstream than Cox). Didn’t ask for a quote, because I don’t have line of sight to either of their local nodes: one at Painted Cave and the other on Gibraltar Peak. Even though my house is 500 feet up, with a view of downtown and 180° of coastal land and Pacific Ocean (a “five island” view they call it), I’m terrain shadowed. This is bad even for VHF and UHF, but for 5.x GHz and up, forget it. We’ll see how the others do.

]]> By: Brett Glass http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-186984 Brett Glass Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:08:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-186984 Doc, one of the reasons that independent ISPs often play their cards close to their vests is that the more they reveal, the more they expose themselves to anticompetitive tactics from the telephone and cable incumbents. So, don't be to hard on them for not putting everything on their sites. Get quotes. I'm sure there's no charge for them. Doc, one of the reasons that independent ISPs often play their cards close to their vests is that the more they reveal, the more they expose themselves to anticompetitive tactics from the telephone and cable incumbents. So, don’t be to hard on them for not putting everything on their sites. Get quotes. I’m sure there’s no charge for them.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-186386 Doc Searls Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:37:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-186386 Thanks, Brett. Covadwireless looks attractive if they really do provide solid 6Mbps symmetrical data rates. Same for Impulse if they really do 9Mbps symmetrical. Neither, however, discloses prices. To your great credit, LARIAT <a href="http://www.lariat.net/rates.html" rel="nofollow">does provide prices</a> -- and attractive ones. The vibe I get off these other two tells me they have something to hide. Still, I'm interested in doing a fair comparison. FWIW, I'm getting top speeds of 20/4Mbps from Cox currently. Usually runs more like 18/3.7. Thanks, Brett.

Covadwireless looks attractive if they really do provide solid 6Mbps symmetrical data rates. Same for Impulse if they really do 9Mbps symmetrical. Neither, however, discloses prices. To your great credit, LARIAT does provide prices — and attractive ones. The vibe I get off these other two tells me they have something to hide. Still, I’m interested in doing a fair comparison. FWIW, I’m getting top speeds of 20/4Mbps from Cox currently. Usually runs more like 18/3.7.

]]> By: Brett Glass http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-184723 Brett Glass Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:32:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-184723 Try http://www.covadwireless.com/ or http://impulse.net/. I'm sure there are others too. Try http://www.covadwireless.com/ or http://impulse.net/. I’m sure there are others too.

]]> By: Doc Searls http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-184486 Doc Searls Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:09:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-184486 Dunno, Brett. Last I looked the only choices were Cox, Verizon and other companies piggy-backing on those companies' infrastructure. But I'll check. Dunno, Brett. Last I looked the only choices were Cox, Verizon and other companies piggy-backing on those companies’ infrastructure. But I’ll check.

]]> By: ross http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-184484 ross Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:57:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-184484 maybe you could get one of those A list bloggers to blog about it maybe you could get one of those A list bloggers to blog about it

]]> By: Brett Glass http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/comment-page-1/#comment-184464 Brett Glass Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:36:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2009/07/08/cox-tech-hell-day-21/#comment-184464 Doc, do you really have no WISPs in your area who say they can cover you? Doc, do you really have no WISPs in your area who say they can cover you?

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