After going through Broadbandreports and other resource, I am a bit frustated. I like to get DSL at home, with a static IP address, my own registered host/domain name and being able to run any server for non-commercial applications. I want to run my own HTTP and SMTP server, of course, and other useful services without going through a caponized service on an ISP server. Cox stricty says no, Verizon also says no. I do not want to pay $250 for business DSL, besides that companies offering such service tell me they can't to my phone number/address. I live in the northern part of Norfolk, VA (USA), about 6km from the next CO. I thought cyberonic.com might work, but recent reviews are not looking too good. Besides, these people send out (for me) unreadable HTML-encoded junk mail messages, so what shall I expect from their service when things go south. Not to mention that cyberonic is unable to offer Usenet access. Verizon FIOS is not available in my area yet and I doubt they will give up their monopoly just because I am not their typical web browser operator. Oh, and I have to send this message through Google since certain research facilities in this area are unable to run an NNTP server. Seems the qualified staff went somewhere else. Sigh. Any suggestion?
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17 years ago