time for the annual Internet Speed Quest

[Lloyd Kvam]

On Sun, 2014-07-06 at 14:05 -0400, David Rysdam wrote:
> Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> writes:
> > I think FairPoint does have some service in NH that's analogous to
> > FiOS, but I don't see any way to find out from their website how much
> > it costs or whether it's even available in a given area. 
> 
> Yep. I know they have some kind of "high speed" service, but there's no
> indication of how fast, how much or where. The website is a riddle
> wrapped in an enigma.
> 
> It's sounding like the upshot is that I should try comcast. It actually
> might not be that annoying to try, since I can leave my DSL alone until
> I get the comcast working. 
> 
> What does the cable modem consist of? From a black-box POV, I assume
> it's basically identical to a DSL modem. Magic on one side, CAT5
> ethernet on the other. Plug my tomato-powered wireless router into that
> side and away I go.

Comcast residential service includes a monthly charge for the cable
modem.  Buying a Motorola SURFboard SB61621 will pay for itself pretty
quickly.  It has three connectors: power, coax, ethernet.

Comcast business service requires that you use their modem/router.  If
you want to have a mail server accepting email on port 25 you will be
forced to get the business service.

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