Static IP addresses (for home) in Chicago?

[Mike Fried]

Can anyone recommend a provider that that will give me "connectivity" with a static IP address and VoIP in Chicago?  Looking around I see that I can get a "business"account via Comcast but I'd like to know what other options I have.  Searching in the usual way has been very unproductive. I say "connectivity" because I don't care if it is DSL or some other method.

For background -- I currently have two static IP addresses provided by what was once Speakeasy, then Covad now Megapath. But I have been dealing with them on a VoIP problem for a month and the incompetence has been frightening.  Tech support for DSL is good but apparently the VoIP is provided by a 3rd party for now (but is being phased out). I think my official/dedicated account rep is a high school kid.  Really, and this is considered a business account (again because of the static IP) even though it is at my home. I want a static IP so please don't suggest some Dynamic IP work around. I know that is an option but not something I want to consider right now.

I should mention that I would rather not do business with ATT at all if I can avoid it.

[Larry Garfield]

I have a Comcast business line.  It's NOT a static IP.  It's a dynamic IP that rarely changes, although it does on occasion.  And the bandwidth on a business line is crap compared to what they offer on consumer lines (the ones that you're not allowed to do anything even remotely useful on, like host a home server).

--Larry Garfield

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[Mike Fried]

I realize that the static IP address is a $20/mo additional charge on the business service. So, you are saying that even if they could provide me a static IP address on their residential service the terms-of-use would preclude me from hosting even a basic site(s)?

[Larry Garfield]

I don't know any residential ToS that doesn't preclude running servers,
including home-fiber offerings. AFAIK, that includes Google Fiber in
the areas they're offering it (which doesn't include anywhere in the
Chicago area yet.) If I could find one I'd be on it instead of Comcast.

Welcome to Jack Valenti's America.

(Comcast Business hasn't had a speed increase for the money in 7 years.
The residential offerings are 2.5 times faster, on paper. It's a total
racket.)

On 11/30/15 12:18 PM, Mike Fried wrote:
> I realize that the static IP address is a $20/mo additional charge on
> the business service. So, you are saying that even if they could
> provide me a static IP address on their residential service the
> terms-of-use would preclude me from hosting even a basic site(s)?
>
>
>
> On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 12:23:00 AM UTC-6, Crell wrote:
>
> I have a Comcast business line. It's NOT a static IP. It's a
> dynamic IP that rarely changes, although it does on occasion. And
> the bandwidth on a business line is crap compared to what they
> offer on consumer lines (the ones that you're not allowed to do
> anything even remotely useful on, like host a home server).
>
> --Larry Garfield
>
> On 11/28/2015 04:21 PM, Mike Fried wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a provider that that will give me

>> _"connectivity" with a static IP address and VoIP in Chicago_?

>> Looking around I see that I can get a "business"account via
>> Comcast but I'd like to know what other options I have.
>> Searching in the usual way has been very unproductive. I say
>> "connectivity" because I don't care if it is DSL or some other
>> method.
>>
>> For background -- I currently have two static IP addresses
>> provided by what was once Speakeasy, then Covad now Megapath. But
>> I have been dealing with them on a VoIP problem for a month and
>> the incompetence has been frightening. Tech support for DSL is
>> good but apparently the VoIP is provided by a 3rd party for now
>> (but is being phased out). I think my official/dedicated account
>> rep is a high school kid. Really, and this is considered a
>> business account (again because of the static IP) even though it
>> is at my home. I want a static IP so please don't suggest some
>> Dynamic IP work around. I know that is an option but not
>> something I want to consider right now.
>>
>> I should mention that I would rather not do business with ATT at
>> all if I can avoid it.
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[trent]

On 11/30/2015 1:08 PM, Larry Garfield wrote:
> I don't know any residential ToS that doesn't preclude running
> servers, including home-fiber offerings. AFAIK, that includes Google
> Fiber in the areas they're offering it (which doesn't include anywhere
> in the Chicago area yet.) If I could find one I'd be on it instead of
> Comcast.
>
> Welcome to Jack Valenti's America.
>
> (Comcast Business hasn't had a speed increase for the money in 7
> years. The residential offerings are 2.5 times faster, on paper. It's
> a total racket.)

I run Linux/Debian http(s), sshd, smtp(s), pop3(s) and have run imaps
through WideOpenWest (static $10/mo) for almost 13 years without more
than a hiccup. I've never read the ToS I've detailed what I do
explicitly with their techs (and salespeople and gearheads on
occasion). I've had no secrets when dealing with them and they've
always given me the green light. After years of (ab)use and I'd
recommend them to anyone- which I think is a hellofa statement for a
cable company...

Do you block any inbound ports 25? 23? 21? "Nope."
I run an email server and use fetchmail and SMTP, will I have any
problems? "We won't RDNS your Static IP address but other than that, no."
What about Usenet, I want to run leafnode? "Hmmmm, I'm not sure but I
don't think there would be any problem with that." I never heard back
so I did it until I got bored with it.
Hey can I plug an external HD into my cable box? "Sure! 2tb hardware
limit."

The first time the guy came out to install the cable boxes and modem- I
gave him the "hold on, I don't run Windows..." We plugged in my Linux
Gateway (Caldera OpenLinux?) and squinted while I pressed dhcpcd<enter>
"this never works the first time." It worked the first time, and every
time after that.


--trent