borborpa
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New Cumberland, PA
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 ·Speakeasy
1 edit | Speakeasy DSL
The only provider I know of that offers 3.0/768 
I have the 1500/768, which is rock solid!! It's about $100 a month, so the cost is a bit high, but well worth it. I've had 1 hour unscheduled downtime in 2 years (and olny an hour scheduled).
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Bobcat
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Bedminster, NJ
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by borborpa  :
Speakeasy DSL
The only provider I know of that offers 3.0/768
I have the 1500/768, which is rock solid!! It's about $100 a month, so the cost is a bit high, but well worth it.
I get about 8000/900 (yes, 8mbit down) for $44.95 per month. So much for Speakeasy and their 3000/768.
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MikeStammer
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Aurora, IL
| said by Bobcat :
said by borborpa :
Speakeasy DSL
The only provider I know of that offers 3.0/768
I have the 1500/768, which is rock solid!! It's about $100 a month, so the cost is a bit high, but well worth it.
I get about 8000/900 (yes, 8mbit down) for $44.95 per month. So much for Speakeasy and their 3000/768.
Yea, and if you use too much upstream with OO you are done for. The down stream is nice, but DSL kicks OO's ass any day since its not metered in either direction.
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whitefishdj
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join:2001-12-27
Alameda, CA
 ·Comcast
| Upgrade that is really a return to old service . .
Thanks for the update on traffic. I heard Roberts speaking at an event last week in SF. He does indeed insist that 100Mbps is very possible, noting that they are only allocating one channel of cable to HSI at present and can readily shift more channels from conventional cable TV to HSI if needed.
With respect to 'upgrade' - I am a legacy @ home customer who had more than 3Mbps before attbi downgraded the service to 1.5 mbps. So, IMHO, comcast is simply restoring a portion of the service that attbi took away - and asking more in monthly service charges to do it. So, it doesn't look like an upgrade to me.
Tell you what: why don't you send me half of your paycheck for the next 2 years. At the end of that period, I will stop collecting the money and you will immediately double your take home pay! This offer is limited to the first 10 respondents so hurry and write now to I-want-a-big-raise@pay-upgrade.congame.not |
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ronpin
Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06
Nirvana
·AT&T Southwest
| More is More
I clamored for more and more speed. Charter clamored for less and less speed for more and more money. I finally switched and now pay $99.95 for SBC's 1.5-6 mbs DSL service (~4mbs nominal). Charter never got-it that there is a market for top tier service. Any providers listening? |
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Speedy8
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Alliance, OH
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| reply to Bobcat
Re: Speakeasy DSL
Uh oh, here come the opt online people... Yes you get that speed in a very small area of the country, some people get 100mbit in parts of the country. But if it's not at least semi nationwide, who cares?
I pay for 6Mbit SBC DSL myself, it's great. Latency matters more to most people anyway than pure bandwidth, which most cable companies suck at compared to your average DSL provider.
Personally though I'd take 2500/2500 over 6000/608 if I could. |
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terrywin
join:2003-08-28
Hillsboro, MO | Hmm..
Those dialup users (like myself), are thinking.. when the hell will it finally be available in their area... |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| reply to borborpa
Re: Speakeasy DSL
said by borborpa :
The only provider I know of that offers 3.0/768
Ya, but good luck qualifying for it if you are ~14k feet from the CO.
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RadioDoc
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·AT&T Midwest
| It's not smoke and mirrors, either...
We're seeing pretty much universal upgrade from the old 768/160 or 1536/128 basic levels (which last year were $39.95) to 1536/256 for $26.95/mo in SBC/Ameritechland if the customer's line supports the speed. Some have even been released from the distance shackles where their individual line specs show it will operate correctly past 12,500 feet.
The 1536/384 tier is $36.95.
The 6016/608 tier is $99.95.
To be fair, add the $12/mo SBC requires for a basic POTS line to those, but no matter how you slice it, this is a good thing for customers. I am now paying $20/mo less for twice the speed than I had this time two years ago. |
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nothing00
join:2001-06-10
Centereach, NY
| reply to Bobcat
Optimum Online service
said by Bobcat :
I get about 8000/900 (yes, 8mbit down) for $44.95 per month. So much for Speakeasy and their 3000/768.
OK, but how are OOL's news servers? Do OOL subscribers have any problems sending friends or businesses email lately?
Oh wait, I know the answers to these questions... Speed isn't everything.
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Omega
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Cheyenne, WY
clubs: | reply to terrywin
Re: Hmm..
I can't believe that people are stuff using 14.4K modems.
I did connect to the internet on an external modem.
We need broadband nation wide.
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novaflare
The Dragon Was Here
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join:2002-01-24
Barberton, OH
| reply to Speedy8
Re: Speakeasy DSL
said by Speedy8 :
Uh oh, here come the opt online people... Yes you get that speed in a very small area of the country, some people get 100mbit in parts of the country. But if it's not at least semi nationwide, who cares?
I pay for 6Mbit SBC DSL myself, it's great. Latency matters more to most people anyway than pure bandwidth, which most cable companies suck at compared to your average DSL provider.
Personally though I'd take 2500/2500 over 6000/608 if I could.
Im moveing to wireless 1500/1500 constant speeds with about the same bandwidth as a t1 (a tad less) so i should be able to down load 10 to 15 files simo bef i see any drop what so ever in my dl speed.
heh my provider is currently going to court the city desided his transmision tower needed a permit after the fact basicly one person said nope dont need a permit he erected it then building inspector comes out to check it for safty and tell him he needed a permit and has to take it down lol
any who i hate my current isp.
The techs are all morons always pointing the fingure at me even when i know for a fact its them ill be very happy to have the 1500/1500 con over my 3000/380s cable and no restriction so by god if i want to run a full blown web site i will 
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oliphant5
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Corona, CA
1 edit | What's the point of speed when they cap it?
Sure, cable providers are moving to 3Mb speeds...they're also moving to caps. We've already seen it with Cox, Time Warner and with the mysterious Comcast caps. What's the point if you can't use it!?! I have both Comcast and VoL and the more I use it...VoL is a better value at $13/mo cheaper...unlimited use, no networking limits, unlimited usenet, even free MSN8 for those interested in it. Comcast...glass caps, 1GB usenet limit for nearly 50% more.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by oliphant5 :
Sure, cable providers are moving to 3Mb speeds...they're also moving to caps. We've already seen it with Cox, Time Warner and with the mysterious Comcast caps. What's the point if you can't use it!?! I have both Comcast and VoL and the more I use it...VoL is a better value at $13/mo cheaper...unlimited use, no networking limits, unlimited usenet, even free MSN8 for those interested in it. Comcast...glass caps, 1GB usenet limit for nearly 50% more.
Time Warner has recently recinded their caps apparently. (At least a few of the users in the RR forum are reporting they were told as such.)
Also, the caps are pretty high, even for a "power user" like myself. I mean, 100GB/month is hardly "not being able to use" your connection.
I would think the issue is that people like myself don't want to keep track of how much they use a month, whether they actually have EVER exceeded it or not.
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gracie
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join:2003-07-15
confusion
| verizon's deal
no sbc in my area (the ny metro area) but verizon's deal was what made me jump over from dialup: 1500/128 (and i do a bit better consistently) for $34.95/mo with a buncha freebies. cable around where i live is around $49.95/mo. so this was particularly attractive.
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oliphant5
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Corona, CA
| reply to Matt
Re: What's the point of speed when they cap it?
It was my understanding the RR's caps were more like Cox...in the teens (GB) for monthly DLs. And Cox, what 2GB/day or 30GB/mo...pretty low by 3Mb standards.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
1 edit | said by oliphant5 :
It was my understanding the RR's caps were more like Cox...in the teens (GB) for monthly DLs. And Cox, what 2GB/day or 30GB/mo...pretty low by 3Mb standards.
Time Warner started out with a 40GB/month or a 100GB/month depending on which service you had. (Standard or Xtreme)
They apparently have either moved everyone to the 100GB/month, or have decided to just not enforce them any longer now that everyone has basically been upgraded to the Xtreme speed levels.
There was a MASS exodus when Time Warner announced the caps. (I was one of them and I'm still with Earthlink, at least until my 6 month, $29.99 promo is up).
I agree though, that Cox cap is HARSH!
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H0H 0H0 | Interesting ...
You can see the peaks of the various modem types ...
TeraPros at 1200
DOCSIS at 1.5 and 3 |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | reply to oliphant5
Re: What's the point of speed when they cap it?
They have caps, they just haven't been enforcing them. One or two markets were "suggesting" users upgrade to extreme, but have since stopped doing that.....
Something tells me the limits won't last...hard to tell. |
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oliphant5
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Corona, CA | Looks like they read the Comcast Guide to Glass Ceilings. |
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