Yea... Birch has some problems... still. Peering is crap and they're still
jacking around with their bankrupt filings.  I'd be careful. :)

Aaron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Steinkuehler" <charles@steinkuehler.net>
To: <kclug@kclug.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: Data rates

> > Both Nuvox and Birch are offering T1's for $399.
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> > $160 does sound a little steap for cable since it is shared with all
> your
> > neighbors. :)
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> I hadn't realized T1 prices have dropped so much...I may have to get
> together several neighbors and form a tiny ISP CoOp.
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> I can't get the Nuvox service here in Topeka, but I should be able to
> get setup with Birch.  When I was first checking into Birch internet
> services a few years ago (about 2-3 months after they first started
> providing internet service), I was hearing bad things about their
> upstream links and their ability to configure/maintain their routers.
> Anyone know if they've shaped up since then, and how they're for
> upstream bandwidth & peering points?
>
> Charles Steinkuehler
> charles@steinkuehler.net
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