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Re: [Wlug] OT: Looking for ISP

by E Johnson

Charter is probably the only viable option. Depending on what you need (TV or not? Phone or not? Or just internet), you can probably get a promotion with a price that will remain fixed for 1-2 years. Whether or not you need a "package" or only internet, ask the customer service (sales) Rep to find you a promotion. I'm paying 54 now for only internet, which can run 30 mb down and I think 5 up. This is up from a one-year promo for which I was paying 44. When I check the download speeds, it usually comes down at around 35 mb. Internet analysis test (the Netalyzer at USC Berkley I think) is very comprehensive and has been giving good reports. Once Charter got some line issues fixed in the neighborhood about 2 years ago, the Netalyzer tests come out very good. The only complaint that Netalyzer notices is that the buffer is somewhat too big, but usually things work okay, even in packet-sensitive applications such as Skype. But maybe that is my router or something. Maybe the modem (which I own). Welcome back to Woo. Liz J On 5 May 2014 16:44, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I'm moving back to Worcester after 5-ish years. I used speakeasy for DSL > when I lived near Indian Lake, but they aren't the same company anymore, > and the new place is just off Hope Ave, by the cemeteries, Hadwen Park, and > the Auburn line. Can anyone recommend a good ISP out that way, or a good > website to find an ISP? > > -- > Thanks! > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

May 5, 2014

Re: [Wlug] OT: Looking for ISP

by JeffA Maillists

When I recently moved back to Worc, the options were: DSL or Cable internet. DSL wasn't an option for me (IMHO), because the speed was predicted to be "as high as" 3Mbps on my street, so I reluctantly went with cable internet. The only cable provider in the city is Charter. It's no match for the FiOS internet I had in Marlborough, but it's better than DSL. Charter's advertised speed is 30Mbps, but I occasionally see upwards of 40Mbps. Upload is capped at 4.2Mbps. Jeff On May 5, 2014 4:46 PM, "Richard Klein" <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I'm moving back to Worcester after 5-ish years. I used speakeasy for DSL > when I lived near Indian Lake, but they aren't the same company anymore, > and the new place is just off Hope Ave, by the cemeteries, Hadwen Park, and > the Auburn line. Can anyone recommend a good ISP out that way, or a good > website to find an ISP? > > -- > Thanks! > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

May 5, 2014

Re: [Wlug] OT: Looking for ISP

by Chuck Anderson

Don't forget to fix bufferbloat. A lot of complaints people have with ISPs is probably due to high latencies under load caused by bufferbloat. You can fix bufferbloat by running either CeroWrt or a "Barrier Breaker" development release of OpenWrt. Check here to see if you have bufferbloat and how to fix it: http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/cerowrt/wiki/Quick_Test_for_Bufferbloat On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 05:16:34PM -0400, dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net wrote: > I live in the same general area (Malvern Rd) and your choice is either Verizon > DSL or Charter Cable. I used Verizon DSL and found it to be really SLOOWWWW. > The switching office is too far away for fast speeds. I use charter and I get > 30 mb download. It is more reliable than Verizon. The phone trunk lines run > under southbridge street and there is a severe water problem along that route. > One time my phone and dsl was out for three days. > -David > > On May 5, 2014 at 4:44 PM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > > > I'm moving back to Worcester after 5-ish years. I used speakeasy for DSL > > when I lived near Indian Lake, but they aren't the same company anymore, and > > the new place is just off Hope Ave, by the cemeteries, Hadwen Park, and the > > Auburn line. Can anyone recommend a good ISP out that way, or a good website > > to find an ISP?

May 5, 2014

Re: [Wlug] OT: Looking for ISP

by Richard Klein

Thanks David! Do you know anything about data caps for Charter? On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 5:16 PM, dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net < dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> wrote: > I live in the same general area (Malvern Rd) and your choice is either > Verizon DSL or Charter Cable. I used Verizon DSL and found it to be really > SLOOWWWW. The switching office is too far away for fast speeds. I use > charter and I get 30 mb download. It is more reliable than Verizon. The > phone trunk lines run under southbridge street and there is a severe water > problem along that route. One time my phone and dsl was out for three > days. > -David > > On May 5, 2014 at 4:44 PM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > > I'm moving back to Worcester after 5-ish years. I used speakeasy for DSL > when I lived near Indian Lake, but they aren't the same company anymore, > and the new place is just off Hope Ave, by the cemeteries, Hadwen Park, and > the Auburn line. Can anyone recommend a good ISP out that way, or a good > website to find an ISP? > > -- > Thanks! > Rich > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

May 5, 2014

Re: [Wlug] OT: Looking for ISP

by dglaser＠glaserresearch.net

I live in the same general area (Malvern Rd) and your choice is either Verizon DSL or Charter Cable. I used Verizon DSL and found it to be really SLOOWWWW. The switching office is too far away for fast speeds. I use charter and I get 30 mb download. It is more reliable than Verizon. The phone trunk lines run under southbridge street and there is a severe water problem along that route. One time my phone and dsl was out for three days. -David On May 5, 2014 at 4:44 PM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I'm moving back to Worcester after 5-ish years. I used speakeasy for DSL > when I lived near Indian Lake, but they aren't the same company anymore, and > the new place is just off Hope Ave, by the cemeteries, Hadwen Park, and the > Auburn line. Can anyone recommend a good ISP out that way, or a good website > to find an ISP? > > -- > Thanks! > Rich > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

May 5, 2014

OT: Looking for ISP

by Richard Klein

I'm moving back to Worcester after 5-ish years. I used speakeasy for DSL when I lived near Indian Lake, but they aren't the same company anymore, and the new place is just off Hope Ave, by the cemeteries, Hadwen Park, and the Auburn line. Can anyone recommend a good ISP out that way, or a good website to find an ISP? -- Thanks! Rich

May 5, 2014

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 127, Issue 2

by Kevin Harrington NR

Hi folks! I will be introducing OpenSCAD, a DSL for CAD modeling. It is a finite, functional scripting language that outputs shapes ready for 3d printing. It has a C like syntax that is parsed into an OpenCSG tree, that is then compiled down to a .stl triangular mesh. It supports all source code version control unlike most 3d design software, and also has a powerful library system for modular designing. If you install it ahead of time (or when you get here) i can do a live coding walk through. http://www.openscad.org/ http://www.openscad.org/cheatsheet/ On May 3, 2014 12:00 PM, <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Announce: May meeting? Yes! See the Technocopia hackerspace. > (Chuck Anderson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 18:43:00 -0400 > From: Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> > Subject: [Wlug] Announce: May meeting? Yes! See the Technocopia > hackerspace. > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: <20140502224300.GH16992(a)angus.ind.WPI.EDU> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Kevin Harrington has volunteered to give WLUG a tour of Technocopia, a > new maker/hacker space just a few blocks from campus. He's also > volunteered to talk about a programming language I forget the name of. > I figure we could meet in the Campus Center, and then walk down to > Technocopia. > > So here's the plan: > > WLUG Meeting Thursday, May 8 2014. > > 7:00 PM meet at WPI Campus Center, Chairman's Room. > > 7:15 PM or so, head down to Technocopia, 95 Prescott Street, > Worcester, MA 01605 > > More information about the hackerspace is available here: > > http://technocopia.org/ > > We'll go out for pizza afterwards. > > On Thu, May 01, 2014 at 03:35:01PM -0400, Tim Keller wrote: > > So is the may meeting going to be on the 8th? > > > > If so.. does anybody have a burning desire to talk about something? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 828 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20140502/e31c07b4/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > End of Wlug Digest, Vol 127, Issue 2 > ************************************ >

May 3, 2014

Announce: May meeting? Yes! See the Technocopia hackerspace.

by Chuck Anderson

Kevin Harrington has volunteered to give WLUG a tour of Technocopia, a new maker/hacker space just a few blocks from campus. He's also volunteered to talk about a programming language I forget the name of. I figure we could meet in the Campus Center, and then walk down to Technocopia. So here's the plan: WLUG Meeting Thursday, May 8 2014. 7:00 PM meet at WPI Campus Center, Chairman's Room. 7:15 PM or so, head down to Technocopia, 95 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA 01605 More information about the hackerspace is available here: http://technocopia.org/ We'll go out for pizza afterwards. On Thu, May 01, 2014 at 03:35:01PM -0400, Tim Keller wrote: > So is the may meeting going to be on the 8th? > > If so.. does anybody have a burning desire to talk about something? > > Thanks, > Tim.

May 2, 2014

May meeting?

by Tim Keller

So is the may meeting going to be on the 8th? If so.. does anybody have a burning desire to talk about something? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

May 1, 2014

Fedora Next

by dulsi＠identicalsoftware.com

Recently I decided to try to get my program Bt Builder into Fedora (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079064) They identified some issues during review which I've fixed. Initially I didn't do the "introdution" email to the devel because I was joining to package my project and eventually maybe some others. I did eventually join the list and send the email. However I've also been reading the Fedora Present and Future articles on the Fedora Magazine site http://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-present-and-future-a-fedora-next-2014-upda… It's left me wondering if I should bother going with sponsorship into Fedora. I can setup a COPR and perhaps move into the distribution via the Playground. Do you Fedora will continue with the current sponsorship model? Will new projects instead come in through the personal repositories of COPR?

April 29, 2014