[GRLUG] ISP shopping

[Bob Kline]

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Philip J. Robar <philip.robar at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> On Jun 22, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Michael Mol wrote:
>
> > I'm shopping for an ISP for home. Not going to touch Comcast or
> > U-verse for this. U-verse because I don't like their router, and
> > Comcast because the local loop's bandwidth will be shared with too
> > many other local customers.
>
> I had Comcast in an pretty dense apartment location in the heart of the SF
> Bay Area, California for years and never had a problem with shared bandwidth
> or their service. Currently I'm using Charter here in St. Louis and I've
> never noticed a slow down.
>
> Phil
>
>
> I was told by a Comcast rep that one of the things
get with a business class service is "preferential
treatment" with bandwidth.  Somehow they
allow the business traffic through preferentially
if there is congestion.

    -- Bob

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