Re: Recommended ISPs

I can personally recommend Sprint. I always got excellent service though it was
rarely needed. Other friends of mine also recommend UUNet, MCI WorldCom (though 
I
have heard less than positive things about their frame relay service but that's 
a
different story), Cable and Wireless and last but not least since it's
California, Pacific Bell. You will probably get the lowest rate from PacBell and
I have heard nothing bad about them. They use (what was) the IBM Global Network
for their 'Net interconnect. The other players mentioned own their own networks
and each carries a very large share of nationwide traffic. C & W's web site is
interesting. Take a look at it http://www.cwi.net. It purports to show real time
network monitoring stats. I have no personal experience with C & W though. Also
no financial interest in any of the listed companies.

Randy Mangham
Pacific Crest Consulting
San Diego, CA

Roger Boucher wrote:

> A friend of mine just called.  She works for a small company and they
> are looking at getting an ISP.  She is under the opinion that the "big
> boys" may not be attentive to their needs and told her I would ask this
> group if they had any recommendations.  Does anyone know of any good
> ISPs in the Southern California area with high reliability and good
> customer service (i.e. they will pay attention to the needs of even a
> small company)?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
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