Re: Re: Usenet feed?  
    By: Android8675 to Poindexter Fortran on Thu Feb 21 2013 08:40 am  
    
  An> That sounds like a dream come true. When I lived in the Bay Area I  
  turned  
  An> like 15 friends onto Astound Internet, a super fast alternative to  
  Comsuck,  
    
  I used them for some time, I liked that they delivered dial tone over  
  copper.  
  Speed was OK, their free on-demand movies were limited compared to Comcast,  
  and  
  they offered a low cap on internet - but handled it well. I think it was 30  
  GB/month, and if you went over a gig a day they'd cap your speed until the  
  next  
  day.  
    
  Support was great.  
    
  In the bay area, we have a couple of geek-friendly options.  
    
  Sonic.net has resisted warrantless search requests, offers good service,  
  used  
  to offer great news service, and their CEO responds on support forums. They  
  offer phone, internet and hosting.  
    
  Rawbandwidth.com was my favorite - stripped down DSL service - no filters,  
  no  
  caps, basic service, static IPs and it stayed up FOREVER.  
    
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