Hi Spencer: The other option I hear that is available is fiber. You can get a fiber drop to a business in certain areas. I think they offer 10M rates to start. Peter -=-= On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:00, <linux-request [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> wrote: > Send Linux mailing list submissions to > linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linux-request [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linux-owner [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linux digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Symmetric broadband provider (Spencer Cheng) > 2. Re: Symmetric broadband provider (Brett Delmage) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Spencer Cheng <scheng [ at ] aotera [ dot ] org> > To: OCLUG Tech List <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:10:52 -0400 > Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Symmetric broadband provider > Folks, > > I am looking for a broadband provider who can supply 10 Mbps symmetric > broadband in the west end of Ottawa for some demos and (Linux) protocol > testing. Need decent uplink bandwidth so most broadband services are out. > Hosting companies would be fine if they can guarantee consistent amount of > bandwidth available. Does such a service exist at semi-resonable price? I > would love to get fibre pulled to my house but I don't think it is gonna to > happen. Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Spencer > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Brett Delmage <brett [ at ] twobikes [ dot ] ottawa [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> > To: Spencer Cheng <scheng [ at ] aotera [ dot ] org> > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:22:12 -0400 (EDT) > Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Symmetric broadband provider > On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Spencer Cheng wrote: > > I am looking for a broadband provider who can supply 10 Mbps symmetric >> broadband in the west end of Ottawa for some demos and (Linux) protocol >> testing. Need decent uplink bandwidth so most broadband services are out. >> Hosting companies would be fine if they can guarantee consistent amount of >> bandwidth available. Does such a service exist at semi-resonable price? I >> would love to get fibre pulled to my house but I don't think it is gonna to >> happen. Thanks in advance. >> > > You might look up TekSavvy's MLPPP (bonding) option. It's not going to be > cheap. But anything else, if you can get it, is not going to be cheap > either. Of course, it still won't be symmetric. > > Someone posted a speedtest of many (8?) MLPPP'd DSL lines on the dslreports > teksavvy forum in the past 3? months. The numbers were quite amazing IIRC. > > Brett > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >