I agree with nearly everything you've said. I do favor cable over dsl for the reasons you mentioned (and because it's FAR less expensive, here at least).
But, I have a slight bone to pick with the comparison between commercial and residential accounts.
Residential customers get:
- Up to 4Mbit/256Kbit, depending on network conditions, with downstream generally limited more by server upstream and intermediate network conditions than by neighborhood network conditions.
- Allowed to use/abuse bandwidth in whatever manner, as long as certain ports are not used
- Regular port scans (like surprise enemas for your computer!)
- $45/month
Commercial customers get:
- Permission to use the "forbidden" ports or promote commerce
- Tech support priority
- The ability to purchase static IPs for an average of around $15 each, depending on the number purchased (although it is unclear whether this is a one-time fee, or monthly)
- The following pricing table:
- 1 Mbit/128 Kbit: $75/month
- 2 Mbit/384 Kbit: $90/month
- 2 Mbit/512 Kbit: $130/month
- 3 Mbit/768 Kbit: $190/month
- 3 Mbit/1 Mbit: $260/month
- 4 Mbit/2 Mbit: $500/month
- A $200 installation fee
- source: http://www.twspeed.com/products/busclass/bctiered.asp
I have to stop responding to this thread; my feelings about TW in general and the people there with whom I've dealt in particular make it difficult for me to be objective.
Levi
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