Profile for Cranston, RI

ConnectionType=Cable Modem
ISP Name=@Home
ISP WebSite=http://cox.com
Modem Brand=Motorolla
Modem Speed=1.5Mbps-3Mbps
Other Choices=No

Install Costs=$150
Monthly Charge=$45
Own or Rent Modem=Rent
Service Without Renting=Yes
Montly Charge Renting=$5
Montly Charge NOT Renting=$40
Static or Dynamic IP=Static
Can You Get StaticIP=Yes
Can You Get MultipleIPs=Yes
Cost Per Month Additonal IP=$10
Server Hosting Allowed=No
Does ISP Offer DNS Hosting=Yes
Does ISP Offer Business Services=Yes

Install Requirements=They will give you a hard time about installing on a server, and you can't have a network. I had 7 PC's in the room, but unplugged the hub and wires then put them in the closet. The techs they send suck, I threw him out after watching him butcher my server for 2 hours and just finished the install. The tech had never heard of "ping" to test my connection.

Works on Win95, 98, NT Server and Workstation, Mac and Linux/Unix

Special Limitations:
The service has had some outages, but over all its pretty good. It is a switched network, and I don't have alot of people on my subnet. They don't block any ports, but speed in a little inconsistent. I host a ton of shit (Q2, Tribes, WWW, FTP, SMTP, SSL etc..) but never have a problem. There are a ton of hops getting off Cox's network, and depending where I am going I usually pass both BBNPlanet and AT&T backbones after 6-10 Cox Hops. TZO works :-)
Netbios Ports are Blocked.

Comments:
I hear from Friends I work with that other cable modem providers are better, but this is the only one I have been on. They have a 3 meg file attachment limit on mail. I have never had a protocol related problem, I even backup friends servers over the internet with Legato. I have created NT Trust relationships and printed to others printers over it. If you know networking, this is a true connection, with pretty good speed and stability.