[NTLUG:Discuss] Roadrunner Internet?

[. Daniel]

Excellent insights.  I found this after a quick google search:

http://www.ka9q.net/rr/index.html

The page is two years out of date.  I'll do some searching regarding the 
outbound port filtering thing.  I just may end up spending some money on 
"professional" internet services... *sigh*

>On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 12:25:41PM -0500, Chris Albertson wrote:
> > I assume many area Comcast Internet users, if not all, have gotten 
their
> > notice from Time Warner about switching to roadrunner Internet service.
> > Are any of you guys currently using them or have any knowledge of them?
>
>I've been in Garland for 10 years and have lived through four cable
>system sales (Excite at Home, AT&T at Home, AT&T, Comcast).  All happened
>with some service interruption (during the AT&T-Comcast switch, for
>example, Comcast decided I no longer needed the static IP address AT&T
>had assigned and killed it without even letting me know).  I ended up
>with new DHCP allocations the other times, just a minor inconvenience.
>If you don't use their mail services, you shouldn't have many issues.
>Just monitor your system, watch for address/gateway changes, and think
>about how this changeover benefits you, the customer :)
>
>TW/RR has its problems.  In Houston they are very aggressive with
>outbound filtering.  I'm hoping they don't start any of that crap
>here.
>
>   --Brian
>
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