en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | They just raised the price too...
AT&T High Speed Internet Direct Pro
Up to 50x faster than dial-up with downstream speed up to 3.0 Mbps. Plus, enjoy FREE Wi-Fi access at over 17,000 hot spots, including most Starbucks locations. No voice line or term commitment required!
$40.00
AT&T High Speed Internet Direct Express
Up to 25x faster than dial-up with downstream speed up to 1.5 Mbps. Plus, enjoy FREE Wi-Fi access at over 17,000 hot spots, including most Starbucks locations. No voice line or term commitment required!
$35.00
Yeah ... I don't think $40/month for 3Mbps/512kbps PPPoE is worth it. I can pay DSL-Extreme $25/month + $13 for POTS and have better service. It would be only worth it if I was using T-Mobile VoIP for $10/month.
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Didn't they raise prices $5 in February? |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to en102
What a deal! We'll offer you a higher price then we used to offer, but we won't hit you with an ETF if you leave.
Wow. What a deal, I says! |
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baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | Do cable companies have contracts? I thought those were limited to the sat-cos |
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| said by baineschile  :Do cable companies have contracts? I thought those were limited to the sat-cos Yes. To get a good price with Time Warner you have to bundle cable and internet and agree to a 15 month price lock with an ETF that is charged if you cancel service or move to an area that lacks service. |
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satellite68
join:2007-04-11
Louisville, KY | reply to baineschile
Not Insight. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Karl Bode
Yeah - it was raised from $25/month to $30/month
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
2 edits | reply to insomniac84
Not here in SoCal.
No contract $89/month for the 'all the Best' package for 12 months.
Lets see: DSL-Extreme (AT&T lines)
Vs. AT&T:
$30 for 1500/384kbps
$40 for 3008/512kbps
Of course, AT&T's plans don't require POTS... but they're basically charging you for it anyways.
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JohnQPublic
Premium
join:2002-03-22
Xanadu
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said by en102 :Yeah - it was raised from $25/month to $30/month It's a sound investment in a child's education. Isn't every child worth an extra five dollars -- just $.16 per day -- for AT&T broadband? 
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to insomniac84
that depends on your area and what TWC you deal with. TWC-MidOhio does NOT charge an ETF. |
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jc100
join:2002-04-10 | reply to JohnQPublic
A mere 16 cents a day extra, and this wonderful package can be yours for life! Call now, and don't wait. If lines are busy, please keep trying. |
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aaronwt
Premium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to en102
said by en102 :AT&T High Speed Internet Direct Pro Up to 50x faster than dial-up with downstream speed up to 3.0 Mbps. Plus, enjoy FREE Wi-Fi access at over 17,000 hot spots, including most Starbucks locations. No voice line or term commitment required! $40.00 AT&T High Speed Internet Direct Express Up to 25x faster than dial-up with downstream speed up to 1.5 Mbps. Plus, enjoy FREE Wi-Fi access at over 17,000 hot spots, including most Starbucks locations. No voice line or term commitment required! $35.00 Yeah ... I don't think $40/month for 3Mbps/512kbps PPPoE is worth it. I can pay DSL-Extreme $25/month + $13 for POTS and have better service. It would be only worth it if I was using T-Mobile VoIP for $10/month. How is high speed INternet 1.5mbs and 3mbs. I had a 5mbs connection in 1997 for $16 a month. I couldn't imgaine using a 1.5mbs connection on a daily basis.
I'm too used to my 50mbs FIOS connection now. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
| Seems AT&T's new marketing plan is "Make U-Verse look good by making DSL prices high".
So, if at&t DSL can't compete with cable on speed, well... might as well not compete on price, either.
What the hell kinda marketing is that?
Sure, we know they want to push people into U-Verse... but there's a LOT more ppl who are in DSL range then U-Verse range and at&t is throwing them to the (cable) wolves.
I guess they are just going early; since they pretty much intent to (eventually) offer U-Verse everywhere they have DSL.
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
·AT&T Yahoo
·AT&T DSL Service
·Cox HSI
·AT&T Southwest
1 edit | reply to aaronwt
Seems AT&T's new marketing plan is "Make U-Verse look good by making DSL prices high".
So, if at&t DSL can't compete with cable on speed, well... might as well not compete on price, either.
What the hell kinda marketing is that?
Sure, we know they want to push people into U-Verse... but there's a LOT more ppl who are in DSL range then U-Verse range and at&t is throwing them to the (cable) wolves.
I guess they are just going early; since they pretty much intend to (eventually) offer U-Verse everywhere they have DSL.
I just got the newest offer from at&t in the mail today.
$25 a month for DSL 1.5/256... *IF* you bundle it WITH a wireless plan. IE that's the *bundled discount* price. If you don't get a wireless plan, it's $10 higher for all tiers.... IE $35 for 1.5/256. Gimmie a break! According to the website, you also pay activation on this plan and have to buy the modem (or bring your own.)
It's quite a deal. For them. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to en102
said by en102 :Yeah - it was raised from $25/month to $30/month Still cheaper than those of us in former bellsouth territory. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to aaronwt
I've been using 3Mbps for $25/month on DSL-Extreme for a few years... it has been VERY reliable, and Skype works better on it than 6Mbps cable (which I currently have).
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spewak
R.I.P Dadkins
Premium
join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
·SureWest Internet
·FrontierNet Intern..
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said by jc100 :A mere 16 cents a day extra, and this wonderful package can be yours for life! Call now, and don't wait. If lines are busy, please keep trying. ShamWow! 
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ReVeLaTeD
Premium
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA
| reply to insomniac84
said by insomniac84 :said by baineschile :Do cable companies have contracts? I thought those were limited to the sat-cos Yes. To get a good price with Time Warner you have to bundle cable and internet and agree to a 15 month price lock with an ETF that is charged if you cancel service or move to an area that lacks service. Cable =/= "TV".
That said, no cable company has a contract that I know of. Time Warner has NO contract for their internet, at least not out here in California. Same goes for Cox. |
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dentman42
join:2001-10-02
Columbus, OH
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to en102
said by en102 :Yeah - it was raised from $25/month to $30/month Didn't dry loop used to be only $5 more than linehare? (I'd swear at the time elite was listed as $39.99 for dry loop and I was considering adding a 2nd Eite connection dry on my 2nd pair.) |
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dentman42
join:2001-10-02
Columbus, OH
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to satellite68
said by satellite68 :Not Insight. With Insight Columbus you pay at least $8 more for RR if you don't have at least Classic tier cable (used to be $10 more, they gave a $10 bundle discount which has recently dropped to $8, so RR effectively went up $2). That's $47 plus cable costs for 7/512 or $35 + POTS costs (about $20 here) for 6/768 DSL. At my location, both are stable and I haven't run into any throttling so far. |
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