Re: [tlug] ISP Recommendations in Tokyo?

["Frank Lee" <franklee@example.com>]

From: "Jonathan Q" <jq@example.com>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:18 AM
> I believe GOL may now be offering global static IP (static alone
> doesn't guarantee global routability; I can statically assign you
> 192.168.1.90/32) but I haven't followed the service offerings since
> I left Japan and GOL.  You can email sales@example.com for a definite
> answer on that.

Later sent...
> Update.  GOL Global static IP on DSL info is here:
>
> http://home.gol.com/corporate/static_ip-e.html

Thanks Jonathan. GOL seems a bit pricey, but good to know, if a more
affordable one isn't
found.

From: <Keith.Wilkinson@example.com>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 8:34 PM
> NEC BigLobe/eAccess is one of the cheapest combinations, at 3,500 yen
> a month extra.  However Nifty has started offering a DynDNS like service
>
> (haven't had time to document Nifty's offering at my www.ispJapan.org
> yet).

Thanks Keith. Does NEC BigLobe/eAccess offer residential globally static
IPs?
From what I could find on google.com: http://www.biglobe.net/access/adsl/
Their high prices seem to be focused on business customers. Do you have a
link to their residential offerrings?

Plala.or.jp also offers dynamic DNS, which you a domain name like
you.your-ISP-domain-name.co.jp, not your-domainname.com. I'm looking
for the later, which a statically, routeable global provides, but mainly to
run
servers at home.

So far, I've found:

For 1 fixed, global IP address:
Provider:         monthly   setup
--------------    -------   -----
www.gol.com         6,700   8,000
www.tiki.ne.jp      4,800   2,800
www.wakwak.com      2,000   3,000
www.zero.ad.jp       ???     ???

Does anyone have any good/bad experiences with the above or others
that they can share? How's their service? customer support? How's the
connection? Are they constant or do you experience connection outages?
Do they block ports? portscan? Do they have a problem with their
residential customers running servers? Do they encourage it?

Thanks in advance,
Frank

References:
http://home.gol.com/corporate/static_ip-e.html
"GOL FLET'S ADSL 8M Static IP1 [setup] 8,000yen [monthly] 6,700yen"

 www.tiki.ne.jp is pricey too.
(http://www.tiki.ne.jp/news/news020913_2.html:
"Flets ADSL 1 IP -  [monthly] 4,800[yen]   [setup] 2,800[yen]"

www.wakwak.com is looking better ttp://www.wakwak.com/adpls/index.html):
"ADSL Series - [monthly] 2,000[yen]   [setup] 3,000[yen]"

http://www.zero.ad.jp/service/002_f.html - AFAICT no listed prices for
static IPs