 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:8
 ·Charter
 ·surpasshosting
 ·voip.ms
| reply to AZinOH
Re: Duh.. 
My results above (I have the U/L throttled for VoIP) show why DSL (and U-Verse) is destined to fail. DSL is embarrassing.
The best thing DSL has going for it is a captive audience. That's not saying much for the product.
While the cable companies were developing DOCSIS, the ILECs and RBOCs were all up in arms about getting "long distance" (remember long distance?).
That's why the cable companies are eating the telco's lunch when it comes to broadband.
The only RBOC who did it right was Verizon (Fios). But, Fios has such a limited footprint, it will not be the company's saving grace.
U-Verse, I'm sad to say, was a 1/2 assed hack. AT&T insisted on using the existing OSP, hoping technology would come along to rejuvenate it. Well, it did - but it was too expensive to deploy. And now they are a day late and a dollar short. When I see the speeds people are still putting up with from DSL, it's laughable compared to cable.
It's pretty obvious what the telcos's long term plans are:
1) Get released from "carrier of last resort" (get out of the POTS business).
2) Stop investing in outside plant.
3) Where customers have no choice, milk them to the end.
4) Focus only on wireless. Wireless is the telco's cash cow.
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 NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:9
 ·SONIC.NET
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| said by nunya:When I see the speeds people are still putting up with from DSL, it's laughable compared to cable.
When I see the bill for such amazing speeds, I gag. Comcast, the local MSO, wants not just my firstborn son, but my left nut as well, for that kind of speed. But they admittedly do have a crumb to toss my way: Xfinity Economy. DSL speed for DSL price.
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 dnoyeBFerrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
·Comcast
| Agree completely. The Economy tier is killer. I don't know what all this 'speed' is about. Who needs it? Whats the most a home user will do;
watch some streaming video
play games
read email
That is all less than 1mbps. WTH do I need 50mb? I've been trying to get some cheap DSL for years but their service to my house is crap and they really don't care to figure out why. (new house)
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AZinOH
join:2007-04-25
Swanton, OH Reviews:
·Windstream
| reply to nunya
If you're happy with that speed & the price tag, that's fine. I don't care about that much speed and will never care about it. When & if DSL does fail, I'll happily switch to cable and pay whatever it costs. Until then, I'm good with what I have and what I pay and I don't need a "feel good feeling" about having such fast speeds. |
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 ·monkeybrains
| reply to nunya
I think there is a future for WISPs. Local and national.
That speed test is what I currently have here in SF, $35/month, not a dime extra.
That awesome up speed is great for many things these days. Online backups, video conferencing is what I use thie most. |
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nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:8 Reviews:
·Charter
·surpasshosting
·voip.ms
| reply to AZinOH
At the current price, I'm happy. In Feb., I probably won't be happy. Charter Cable has a new head honcho, and he seems hellbent on pissing customers off. They've made some pretty poor business decisions in the pas few months.
I'm only on the 100 package because of the usage caps. I do not have cable and we stream everything on many TVs and in HD to boot. The speeds on 30 would be fine for me, the cap is what's worrisome.
Right now I pay $60 / mo for the 100 package. I do not have phone or video service. That's set to increase to around $100+ when my promo expires. I think Charter's internet service is great. I think their online support personnel are great as well. I just don't think the service is $100 / mo great.
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