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Originally posted by seikoOriginally posted by lucidIf you don't have to sign a contract I would try both.
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Originally posted by lucidOriginally posted by seikoOriginally posted by lucidIf you don't have to sign a contract I would try both.[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/echosofbliss/seiko8wy.gif[/IMG]
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Mr_Hat
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How did ya manage that one? I'm rather curious.
Plus if you call SBC up over the phone you never know what you can get if you get an service rep who has been with them a long time, knows what they are doing, and is in a good moood. :P* Tuqui-tuqui hugs bliss
<Tuqui> hmm .... nice and soft
<bliss> ...
* bliss` takes off his bunny suit
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Mr_Hat
I tried SBC once, and it sucked. It was slow (we're talking 128 kbps slow) and they kept telling me I had to wait 10 days for the service to speed up. The 10th day came and went and it was still slow so I called and FINALLY got a guy who knew what he was talking about. Iit turns out I'm 15,000 feet away from the nearest server, which placed me in the slowest possible "speed tier" (a feature they never seem to mention when you sign up for the service). The person I ordered the service from told me I was 4,500 feet away...not the case.
The funny part is, I still get calls from them every month or so letting me know SBC Yahoo! DSL is now available in my area. Every time they call I tell them about my experience and every time they place me on hold only to come back and say "yeah it would only be 128 kbps for you" yet they STILL keep trying to sell it to me.
Needless to say, I switched right back to Comcast. Sure I get outtages every couple of months for "system upgrades" and stuff but it's well worth it.
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Shadow<CLR>
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Thanks all for the input. I've done a good bit a research in my area and it all really boils down to a cable versus dsl debate. Costs and bandwidth are pretty the same between the two. The other requirement that I would need is that I would be able to host servers (eg. Web server). I'm currently on Earthlink which allows me to do this, but I've heard that other providers are actively monitoring anyone hosting servers or are so lax about their policy that they don't care. Thoughts?"May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the crotch of the person who screws up your day and may their arms be too short to scratch."
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Paminators Hubby
Verizon is starting to offer Fiber Optic service in my area.
Up to 5 Mbps ..... $39.95 (2 Mbps guaranteed)
Up to 15 Mbps ....$49.95 (2 Mbps guaranteed)
Up to 30 Mbps....$199.95 (5 Mbps guaranteed)
I have cable, but I'm thinking about switching.
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Originally posted by Paminators HubbyVerizon is starting to offer Fiber Optic service in my area.
Up to 5 Mbps ..... $39.95 (2 Mbps guaranteed)
Up to 15 Mbps ....$49.95 (2 Mbps guaranteed)
Up to 30 Mbps....$199.95 (5 Mbps guaranteed)
I have cable, but I'm thinking about switching.
It is funny. I can get something similar from RoadRunner but only when I go for the $200/month do I get above 384Kb/s uplink. Honestly, I don't care about download speeds anymore . . . they are fast enough. I want uplink speed so I can setup a server.[url=http://profile.xfire.com/nomadicus][img]http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/sf/type/0/nomadicus.png[/img][/url]
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Mr_Hat
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Originally posted by pinkyThanks all for the input. I've done a good bit a research in my area and it all really boils down to a cable versus dsl debate. Costs and bandwidth are pretty the same between the two. The other requirement that I would need is that I would be able to host servers (eg. Web server). I'm currently on Earthlink which allows me to do this, but I've heard that other providers are actively monitoring anyone hosting servers or are so lax about their policy that they don't care. Thoughts?
Choosing between DSL and cable is like buying a car, you NEED to do research.[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/echosofbliss/seiko8wy.gif[/IMG]
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Acacia
DSL - I worked for the cable company... I know too much. LOL j/k
Here at the house we get 768/6MB which does not vary..
We also have Cable internet in the house because the roomate gets the service for free.... and also gets the 'upgraded service' that is 768/4MB and variable.
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Originally posted by AcaciaHere at the house we get 768/6MB which does not vary..[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/echosofbliss/seiko8wy.gif[/IMG]
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