[SATLUG] OT: Broadband in Corpus Christi

[Sitting Bulls Uncle]

On Saturday 18 October 2003 07:17 am, you wrote:
> I have a friend who is in the process of moving from Denver to Corpus
> Christi, Texas, and he has asked about the availability of Broadband in
> that area.  He wants a provider who will provide static routable IP
> addresses.
>
> By chance does anyone know if this is available in CC, and who are the
> providers?

I am in corpus.  My ISP offers static IP addresses for personal or commercial 
use.  Contact Grande Communications at 361 334 3000.  Service is via hybrid 
fiberoptic-cable and they offer three bandwidths.  You can also get landline 
telephone service and digital tv/dmx music service over the same coax.  Their 
equipment is all new and the coax that runs a relatively short distance from 
the fiber converter station is double shielded, made from stainless and is 
certified buriable.  They cover the entire south side of the city, the Flour 
Bluff area, and on the eastern side of the Corpus Christi Bay.

If your friend moves to the older center city then service is from 
Roadrunner.  As I understand they use the forty year old Athena Cable TV 
cables; some places are better than others.  If the area of interest is 
within several miles of the S W Bell building in the upper business district 
in the old center city then they offer twisted pair DSL.

That and a map should get him started.

charlie