Internet 09 Nov 2006 10:31 pm
The Internet is My Playground
I recently had Cable Internet installed, which clocks in between 3 and 4 mbps on the download side. Much better than DSL, which would randomly stop working for 1-minute intervals at least a few times a night. This is Comcast’s RoadRunner service, which I’m pretty happy with so far. Six month introductory period at $20 per month, after which it gets expensive, but I’ll deal with that later. It’s been my experience, then, that Cable technology (ignoring the price) is very much superior to DSL.
The installation itself was a highly participatory experience, since the technician couldn’t even type on my computer (good old Dvorak layout), let alone figure out how to decrease Internet Explorer’s security settings so that the “account activation software” could run. Really, all that did was figure out my computer’s MAC address and enter that into the server’s database to allow the cable modem to pull an IP address. This could have been done through a simple Web form, or even over the phone.