SHACKDSL GONE GOLD!
by Steve Gibson, Nov 30, 2001 6:12pm PSTWell here's the throw you for a loop I was talking about yesterday. SHACKDSL in partnership with SPEAKEASY.NET. Yup, we're getting in to the broadband market. In light of the recent @Home turbulence I've decided to let this one out of the bag much earlier than was planned. SHACKDSL is available right now nationwide across the USA and we are offering gamer level SDSL lines (much better pings than those silly ADSL lines) with zero install fees. There are several different packages to choose from depending on what you need etc. Here's what you get:
- No installation fees on SDSL / IDSL lines - YOURNAME.SHACKDSL.NET domain name on your static IPs - SHACKDSL.NET email addresses - Great pings to the soon to launch Shack game servers. - Servers: Counter-Strike, Q3UT, Q3CTF, RTCW, with West, Central, and East coast servers. - It's faster than a modem. - Do whatever you want with your line. Run a game server or FTP! - Help to support Maarten's habit and and our effort to do cool stuff like ShackReview - If you want cheaper RADSL lines, they are as low as $49/month. (same price as AOL and a second phone line, but chicks dig this more) - Almost everyone qualifies for at least IDSL. - Free dial-up service while you wait for your DSL install. - The price sheetSo? Here's a bunch of the pricing packages available. Remember, this is SDSL, not that wimpy ADSL stuff. We're talking 1-5ms first hop ping times instead of the 10-50ms of added latency you'll sometimes see on a lot of those ADSL lines from SWBell and Verizon. Let me see! Note: This is not bargain basement DSL, there are cheaper lines in some areas, this is for gamers who want the best possible performance and bandwidth. Note2: Apologies for some things not being very pretty. I wasnt planning on launching ShackDSL so soon, but figured I should get it out there asap. Note3: If you can get a better deal, good for you. That isnt the topic here. This is a service for the people who cant, or people who just want to help support Shack. Lastly, drop me an email when you sign up and tell me what you got, enjoy! :)
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Oh yeah! ADSL is the wimpyest thing on earth! After seeing the pricelist, I can only conclude with the fact that ADSL rocks. I have a 2 megabit ADSL connection, and while I only have 640 kilobit upstream, I pay 1.5 times less than the 1.5 megabit SDSL line offered. And as am not planning on launching a kiddie-porn server, I don't need 2 megabit upstream capacity an SDSL line would've given.
in what way does it help support the shack?
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Very good DSL connection with Telus 188K up, 72K down for about $23usd
OR not so great for gaming cable connection with Shaw, seen over 700K down, with 60K up for $27usd.
See? It's in your best interests to get me a job. Sweardagod.
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;)
Good luck!
If it truly is unlimited transfers. I mean, I could leave up a ftp server with a 500-700 gigs worth of space...
I'm thinking of convincing my work to go for something like this... heh... they would never know the difference...
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they pay 20USD for 2.5/750.
US companies don't know what broadband is.
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Isn't that a bit on the far side?
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Just when I thought I could go back to DSL too :(
Having a new house in a quiet area is cool, but the broadband choices suck.
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it's fatspath or no fastpath.We have an adsl provider with ping >10 ms
The real question is....Is there free porn?
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Good luck Steve & Co., this will be my service of choice as soon as I graduate college and get a good job (assuming ShackDSL is still around then). Thanks!
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/me gathers change
My work qualifies for the 1.5... It's $50 more per month for exactly double the speed. I'll be having a little chat with my boss about this one on Monday. Heh.
Anything like a Guaranteed terms of service, for businesses?
/me drools.
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