[NTLUG:Discuss] Need new ISP

[Kenneth Loafman]

Greg Edwards wrote:
> Things may have changed since I last looked into it.  But Verizon 
> provides the phone circuit and backbone connection as 2 different 
> services.  If you sign up for their ISP you get the phone circuit 
> bundled with the deal.

If you get all 3, Cable, Internet, Phone, you get two fibers coming to
your house, one for Cable, and one for Internet/Phone.

> But there is a big catch with Verizon's ISP package.  You cannot run 
> your own servers.  Your IP is not static so having your own domain that 
> actually points to your servers is a PIA.  It can be done and we've had 
> many discussions about Dynamic DNS management here.

Not really bad, just a cname entry.

> The second catch is having to use their portal (msn.com).  Through this 
> setup they filter the traffic and block some ports.

What portal?  I've never seen msn.com and as far as I can tell, no ports
are blocked.  It may be because I'm on FIOS, not dialup or DSL.

> This is not acceptable for my needs.  So I need an ISP that simply 
> routes my traffic.

Except for the dynamic IP's, Verizon does just that.  I run my own
servers, not public, but always accessible, so the dynamic IP is not
really an issue.

> Brian mentioned that he uses Verizon via a static IP.  I haven't had 
> time to get back to him for more details, but I will.

I think that comes with the business package, not residential.

...Ken