Re: [tlug] 100mbit to the home

["Thomas S." <viswas_thomas@example.com>]

On Monday February 9 2004 15:37, Jonathan Byrne wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 03:21:32PM +0900, Thomas S. wrote:
> >I agree with you that most of the japanese ISP provides English support,
> > but you will end up explaining in japanese later ;)
>
> I don't know about others, but at GOL all English support is provided by
> native speakers, so if you wind up explaining in Japanese later that's
> a comment on your English ability, not theirs :-)

My sentence only means GOL to you (?). FYI. I not a japanese guy to comment on 
my english ability though ;)
>
> >GOL too.. But, they are good for newbies to japan.  GOL charges ~8000 for
> > a fixed IP addresss where as ASAHI-Net offers flat 700/month for ADSL and
> > 500/month for fixed IP address...
>
> Is that a fully unrestricted static IP?  Run your own server(s), no
> bandwidth cap, etc.?  GOL's is, which is the reason for the pricing
> differential.  They don't offer static IP on consumer services (as far
> as I can tell; at least, it wasn't offered when I worked there).  Here
> in LA I use Roadrunner Business Class for the same reason: fully
> unrestricted static IP, excellent and consistent bandwidth, and if I ever
> need support (I haven't, except for when the router they gave me died
> almost out of the box, and they came out and replaced it and gave me a
> credit for the whole install fee by way of apology, which translated to
> almost three months of free service).

I think you are outdated about GOL services...GOL provides the 1 fixed IP for 
consumers..
FYI, i have both GOL and Asahi-net accounts...and planning to cancel the GOL.

Its fully unrestricted IP, i run my web, SMTP, DNS services on the static IP 
pipe with unlimited bandwidth...

Thomas

>
> FTTH is one thing I'd like to see here, but AFAIK it's not available
> anywhere in the US and won't be for a long, long time.
>
> Jonathan