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Co-op Internet Services vs. Commercial Offerings
| Provider | Bandwidth Mbps in/out |
One-Time Charge |
Monthly Price |
E-mail Mailboxes |
E-mail Price |
IP Addresses |
Address Price |
Key Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon DSL |
.768/.128 .768/.128 1.5/.128 .384/.384 1.5/.384 .768/.768 7.1/.768 |
$159 $159 $159 $159 $159 $159 $159 |
$49.95 $59.95 $69.95 $79.95 $89.95 $129.95 $204.95 |
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
No charge for first 6 mailboxes. Additional mailboxes cost $6/month for 5 MB, $8.60/month for 10 MB. Mailboxes also available as part of Web hosting services. |
None None None None None None None |
Bandwidth too slow & asymmetric for high-bandwidth applications.
No IP addresses means no servers (E-mail, Web hosting, streaming video, file serving) and no video conferencing. |
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| Stargate DSL |
.384/.384 .768/.768 |
$583 $793 $583 $793 |
$199 $189 $299 $284 |
5 10 |
Initial mailboxes included. $5/month for each additional mailbox. |
5 13 |
$25/month for each block of 4 additional addresses. | Not enough bandwidth for high-bandwidth applications.
No local traffic exchange (extra charges for VPNs). |
| Cooperative High-bandwidth Internet |
10/10 | $4000-$6000 | $100 & up | per user | $5/month per mailbox. | As many as needed for applications | to be determined | Much higher performance than DSL at prices
comparable to DSL.
Static IP addresses for servers and video conferencing. |