[svlug] @Home

[Dave Zarzycki]

On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Bob Dehnhardt wrote:

> I've been on @Home in Fremont for about a year, and I absolutely love it.
> But, Fremont may be a different animal from Hayward in that we're a test
> bed for new tech from TCI, and as a result have static IPs and an optional
> proxy. My understanding is that most other areas have DHCP and enforced
> proxy service.

Are you sure about that? Where I live currently, @Home claims to be coming
soon, and I'm looking forward to the bandwidth like my parent's place. But
DHCP sucks, and there proxies are almost as bad. I guess I'll join the
NLANR cache hierarchy to avoid them. Now, what to do about DHCP...

> Many times, you'll find coupons in the mail or newspapers for $50-75 off
> the installation charges. If you already have TCI cable service, coupons
> will also show up in your bill from time to time.

I guess I'll have to start hunting. @Home is coming soon to Cupertino.

davez


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