Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 20:22:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sprint vs Quest Message-ID: <199909020023.UAA06097@bilver.magicnet.net> In-Reply-To: <37CF0E9E.A1D16207@tcworks.net> from Chris Cook at "Sep 2, 1999 06:56:14 pm"
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Chris Cook recently said: > Deepwell Internet wrote: > > Is there a list for discussing telco's, local loops, pricing > > structures, and ISP's relations and/or positive/negative stories > > about telcos? > > I'm not asking to move this discussion, I'm just very interested > > in it and would like to see more. > That would be a HUGE list...especially the positive/NEGATIVE > stories about telcos...<grin>. It's a joke to order a circuit > anymore. See my note about pricing and buying the pipe in pieces not just through a major provider who takes it from end to end. We have a local CLEC that we work with, and we can get ISDN lines almost overnight, and about the same for his own fiber network, we can get T1's up in hours. When it comes to using other providers, if you have local tranports - eg not the local Bell or whatever it was before the breakup - you can get downright competitive pricing - and we've managed 2 to 3 day installs.. Get to know the providers, who the sales people are, and press hard for prices. It's a competive market out there so you can be surprised at how low it can go. -- bv@wjv.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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