6 May
2020
6 May
'20
4 a.m.
Where I used to live, I had three great ISP's to chose from, so I picked
two for redundancy, the secondary being the static IP ISP below, whom I
had also used in NYC (actually LIC).
But sometimes you don't have overall control where you wind up and now I
'only' have two ISP's that ferociously compete; one being a lot more
reasonable about IP addresses and port blocking. Let's say I was more
fortunate than others.
If I ever move again (which I have mixed feelings about), connectivity
will certainly be an important consideration.? I don't know how my wife
would feel about no running water; Mrs. will have her baths...? On the
other hand, she is almost as big a nerd as I am, so that conversation
might be 'interesting'.? I guess if a sparkling river ran through the
place and I told her I'd haul the water, she'd go for it.
Hauling water in the winter is tough; particularly if you happen to slip
and fall in.? WOW!? You'd think the water was colder than the ice and
snow.? I made it back to the house with two buckets pretty quick.
On 5/5/20 6:41 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 5/5/20 6:37 PM, Thomas DeBellis wrote:
Oh, there's hardly any need for such
language; they'll pretty much do
what you want if you threaten them with payment.
For residential offerings, which what Paul probably has, certain ports
are blocked for your 'benefit'; 25 being one of them for one of the
local carriers here.
So naturally I called up and whined about it to be promptly referred the
commercial offerings department whose basic business model appears to be
"Bring your wallet".? But a lot less was done for you (or to you).
Yup. But you get a real net connection.
What it has all become is repugnant, of course, but at least real
connections are still available.
I only know of one carrier here who will let you
do whatever you want;
but they're great--no DHCP nonsense: you get a static IP for the same
price.? I used them for years until I moved to an area where they didn't
have service.? Darn near broke my heart...
When I move (which is something
I'll never do again), the first thing
I check is availability of good connectivity. Next is running water.
I can go to the store for water. It's a lot harder for packets.
-Dave