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Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by Chuck Noyes

Hi Again, Thanks for all the replies! It's a big help to get other people's views about this. It looks like people are generally happy with Charter. In the past, I've heard horror stories about them, but it appears they've improved their product. One more question; We have an Asus RT-N16 wireless router (that's connected to the Verizon modem) that I DD-WRT'd a couple of years ago, and I like it. If I go with Charter, can I continue to use this or do I have to get something else? Thanks again for all the replies, -Chuck On Nov 23, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Chuck Noyes wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL service - it's been incredibly slow for the last couple of months. Customer support > has been no help. So, I'm curious what ISP people like (and don't like). I'd prefer a local one, but at this point, I'm not > fussy. I'm looking for something reliable. We have Charter as the cable TV provider. I don't know if I want to go that route. > > I don't want to start a "religious war" - I'm just looking for information so I can make an informed decision. > > Thanks, > -Chuck > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Nov. 24, 2011

Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by John Stoffel

Chuck> I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL Chuck> service - it's been incredibly slow for the last couple of Chuck> months. Customer support has been no help. So, I'm curious what Chuck> ISP people like (and don't like). I'd prefer a local one, but Chuck> at this point, I'm not fussy. I'm looking for something Chuck> reliable. We have Charter as the cable TV provider. I don't Chuck> know if I want to go that route. I've had Charter at home in Boylston for about 12 years now, and it's been rock solid. We've now got Phone on there as well and it's better than our old verizon setup, except when the power goes out, but that's my fault for not putting a land line phone onto the system where it's easily found. Not a biggee overall since the wife and I both have Cells. I do wish I could play off Charter vs. Verizon FioS but it's not *quite* near enough to my house to get FiOS. Bummers. In general, I recommend that you buy your own cable router, just the cost per-month they charge pays foritself failry quickly. But honestly, Charter has been just fine for us. John

Nov. 24, 2011

Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by Steven Greenberg

I am happy with Charter. I use their Modem, but my own wireless router. I can't get Verizon DSL out here in the boondocks, so once I went with Charter for the internet, I did the phone with them, too. /Steve -- Steven Greenberg Email: steve(a)ssgreenberg.name 251 Holland Rd. Phone: (774)241-0095 Fiskdale, Massachusetts 01518-1231 Web: http://www.ssgreenberg.name Other Email: s.greenberg(a)ieee.org ssg(a)alum.mit.edu

Nov. 24, 2011

Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by Jason Couture

If you do decide to get charter make sure you get one of the Motorola surfboards. I've had alot of problems with their other modems. If a tech is installing it just ask for it and he'll go to his truck and grab one. On Nov 23, 2011 9:52 PM, "Aaron Haviland" <orion(a)parsed.net> wrote: > Chuck Noyes wrote, on Nov 23, 2011 at 18:13 EST: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL service - > it's been > > incredibly slow for the last couple of months. Customer support has been > no help. > > So, I'm curious what ISP people like (and don't like). I'd prefer a > local one, but > > at this point, I'm not fussy. I'm looking for something reliable. We > have Charter > > as the cable TV provider. I don't know if I want to go that route. > > I cannot get DSL where I live (too rural), and my town is contracted with > Charter for > Cable, so my options are limited here, but when I lived in Somerville a > few years > back, I had service from Cyberonic. I liked them mostly because they were > local. > They're in Worcester, and I actually signed up with them in-person. Got a > free mug. > But that was years ago... > > Where I live now has had Charter for about 9 years now, and we've even had > the same > (rented) SB4100 cable modem the whole time. It's only DOCSYS 1.1, but we > get the > speeds we're paying for, and the old hardware works fine, so we don't > complain (nor > have we had to). I haven't had to deal with Support in years. > > -- > Aaron Haviland > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFOzbETNL5skATtxLERAnWwAKC8Xr4rPT1dweYEyML2YDATEshfCQCg2hm4 > AjMpAqf8X5CKfPOECt+ssug= > =PGY/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Nov. 24, 2011

Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by Aaron Haviland

Chuck Noyes wrote, on Nov 23, 2011 at 18:13 EST: > > Hi All, > > I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL service - it's been > incredibly slow for the last couple of months. Customer support has been no help. > So, I'm curious what ISP people like (and don't like). I'd prefer a local one, but > at this point, I'm not fussy. I'm looking for something reliable. We have Charter > as the cable TV provider. I don't know if I want to go that route. I cannot get DSL where I live (too rural), and my town is contracted with Charter for Cable, so my options are limited here, but when I lived in Somerville a few years back, I had service from Cyberonic. I liked them mostly because they were local. They're in Worcester, and I actually signed up with them in-person. Got a free mug. But that was years ago... Where I live now has had Charter for about 9 years now, and we've even had the same (rented) SB4100 cable modem the whole time. It's only DOCSYS 1.1, but we get the speeds we're paying for, and the old hardware works fine, so we don't complain (nor have we had to). I haven't had to deal with Support in years. -- Aaron Haviland

Nov. 24, 2011

Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by E Johnson

PS - The landlady downstairs has Charter's lowest (slowest) tier of internet service, with a wireless modem/router (some kind of little white Netgear box) that they supply. It's usually okay on a wired connection, but I've tested the wireless on it, & while it serves webpages okay (usually), it's really, really slow downloading anything. Even sitting 4 feet away from the box, with nothing but air in between. Maybe she got a bad unit, but I'd recommend avoiding that setup. The other thing to watch out for if you rent a modem from the company (any company) is to make sure they give you a brand-new unit, and not some half-dead unit they just swapped out of someone else's house. EJ On 23 November 2011 19:15, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I've had very good success with Charter over 9 or 10 years or service by > them. When I lived at Newton Square it took some time (many moons) to > convincve their techs that the draggy internet was because of a > suspersaturated node, but they regularly gave me rebates for poor service & > finally did get it fixed & working well. They finally split the node to > relieve the traffic congestion in that neighborhood. > > I think a lot has changed with this Co. since they got the DOCSYS3 up & > running here. It's been a couple of years here (in Worcester). I think that > has made a big difference. Have the 25-down / 3-up here now. Service at > this place (you guys were here for the BBQ) has generally been very smooth > since June 2010 when we moved in. We had to get techs out here a couple of > time just after they replaced the drops this past summer --they needed to > tune (something), then we had torrential rain that seemed to be getting > iinto something, somewhere nearby. They did note lots of packet loss "at > the drop" which meant it was not in my house, my lines or my equipment, so > the tech calls were all zero-cost. > > You might like to have your own modem & router, which I have, or maybe > not. I can discuss what equipment I am running here if necessary, with > which I am very satisfied. I buy my own router & modem so that I can run my > own software on it & see my own diagnostics pages. > > We do not experience a slowdown in the evenings or on rainy-day weekends > here. Speed is very good 99.9% of the time. > > The only Cons: A couple of times I had to call Cust. Service to explain > that the service calls they charged me for were not "my fault". But they > immediately dropped the charges that had billed me for. So this is not that > much of a Con except it did cost me some phone-call time. Just keep an eye > on your bill & don't auto-pay. > > Some percentage of their phone support people (including Tech) is > outsourced to overseas locations. Some of the accents are a bit difficult > to understand. These techs have a hard time disuccing anything that is not > in their canned script, so if the call is something they can't handle, I > just ask for a "Level 2 Tech" or a "soup Tech" (supervisor) & usually I end > up being transferred to someone in the US. > Again, this is not much of a Con. > > I'm generally very pleased with the service. > > You'd be welcome to drop by with a laptop, or & check out what the service > is like here, or just test the service using my spare desktop (Debian > Squeeze which might become Mint at any moment). Or just PM me if you would > like a demo. > > HTH, > Liz J > > > > On 23 November 2011 18:13, Chuck Noyes <vze284qe(a)verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> Hi All, >> >> I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL service - >> it's been incredibly slow for the last couple of months. Customer support >> has been no help. So, I'm curious what ISP people like (and don't like). >> I'd prefer a local one, but at this point, I'm not >> fussy. I'm looking for something reliable. We have Charter as the cable >> TV provider. I don't know if I want to go that route. >> >> I don't want to start a "religious war" - I'm just looking for >> information so I can make an informed decision. >> >> Thanks, >> -Chuck >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > >

Nov. 24, 2011

Re: [Wlug] [OT] Internet Service Provider

by E Johnson

I've had very good success with Charter over 9 or 10 years or service by them. When I lived at Newton Square it took some time (many moons) to convincve their techs that the draggy internet was because of a suspersaturated node, but they regularly gave me rebates for poor service & finally did get it fixed & working well. They finally split the node to relieve the traffic congestion in that neighborhood. I think a lot has changed with this Co. since they got the DOCSYS3 up & running here. It's been a couple of years here (in Worcester). I think that has made a big difference. Have the 25-down / 3-up here now. Service at this place (you guys were here for the BBQ) has generally been very smooth since June 2010 when we moved in. We had to get techs out here a couple of time just after they replaced the drops this past summer --they needed to tune (something), then we had torrential rain that seemed to be getting iinto something, somewhere nearby. They did note lots of packet loss "at the drop" which meant it was not in my house, my lines or my equipment, so the tech calls were all zero-cost. You might like to have your own modem & router, which I have, or maybe not. I can discuss what equipment I am running here if necessary, with which I am very satisfied. I buy my own router & modem so that I can run my own software on it & see my own diagnostics pages. We do not experience a slowdown in the evenings or on rainy-day weekends here. Speed is very good 99.9% of the time. The only Cons: A couple of times I had to call Cust. Service to explain that the service calls they charged me for were not "my fault". But they immediately dropped the charges that had billed me for. So this is not that much of a Con except it did cost me some phone-call time. Just keep an eye on your bill & don't auto-pay. Some percentage of their phone support people (including Tech) is outsourced to overseas locations. Some of the accents are a bit difficult to understand. These techs have a hard time disuccing anything that is not in their canned script, so if the call is something they can't handle, I just ask for a "Level 2 Tech" or a "soup Tech" (supervisor) & usually I end up being transferred to someone in the US. Again, this is not much of a Con. I'm generally very pleased with the service. You'd be welcome to drop by with a laptop, or & check out what the service is like here, or just test the service using my spare desktop (Debian Squeeze which might become Mint at any moment). Or just PM me if you would like a demo. HTH, Liz J On 23 November 2011 18:13, Chuck Noyes <vze284qe(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL service - > it's been incredibly slow for the last couple of months. Customer support > has been no help. So, I'm curious what ISP people like (and don't like). > I'd prefer a local one, but at this point, I'm not > fussy. I'm looking for something reliable. We have Charter as the cable TV > provider. I don't know if I want to go that route. > > I don't want to start a "religious war" - I'm just looking for information > so I can make an informed decision. > > Thanks, > -Chuck > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Nov. 24, 2011

[OT] Internet Service Provider

by Chuck Noyes

Hi All, I'm getting fed up with Verizon's inability to fix their DSL service - it's been incredibly slow for the last couple of months. Customer support has been no help. So, I'm curious what ISP people like (and don't like). I'd prefer a local one, but at this point, I'm not fussy. I'm looking for something reliable. We have Charter as the cable TV provider. I don't know if I want to go that route. I don't want to start a "religious war" - I'm just looking for information so I can make an informed decision. Thanks, -Chuck

Nov. 23, 2011

Sr Software Engineer - C/Linux - perm in Cambridge area

by John Spencer

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Nov. 16, 2011

jQuery help?

by John Stoffel

Anyone using jQuery (javascript) to program some client side elements in a web page? For example, I'm looking to have a drop down with a vary number of records to display on a page, and I want to update the display without reloading the page. So I'm playing with using 'Mojolicious::Lite' and some jQuery, but I'm hitting some brick walls. Anyone care to look at this code below and tell me why I don't see my selected values from the two different <select> pairs showing up in the named <div> pairs? #!/usr/bin/perl # Based on: http://api.jquery.com/change/ use Mojolicious::Lite; get '/top' => sub { my $self = shift; $self->stash(x => 10); $self->render('top'); }; app->secret('sweets'); app->start; __DATA__ @@ top.html.ep % title "jQuery dropdown select tests"; % layout "head"; <select name="sweets" multiple="multiple"> <option>Chocolate</option> <option selected="selected">Candy</option> <option>Taffy</option> <option selected="selected">Caramel</option> <option>Fudge</option> <option>Cookie</option> </select> <div id="sweets"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> $("select").change(function () { var strstr = ""; $("select option:selected").each(function () { strstr += $(this).text() + " "; }); $("div#sweets").text(strstr); }) .change(); </script> <hr> <select name="trees"> <option>Oak</option> <option selected="selected">Beech</option> <option>Pine</option> <option>Ash</option> <option>Willow</option> <option>Elm</option> </select> <script type="text/javascript"> $("select").change(function () { var str = ""; $("select option:selected").each(function () { str += $(this).text() + " "; }); $("div#trees").value(str); }) .change(); </script> <div id="trees"></div> @@ head.html.ep <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> <%= $title %> </title> <style> div { color:red; } </style> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script> </head> <body> <%= content %? </body> </html> --

Nov. 15, 2011