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$19.95 per month for Turbo ADSL

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crazyeddie

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McLeodUSA Turbo ADSL business/residential promo

One of the telco's in my area is offering a pretty awesome deal for high-speed DSL service right now. $19.95 per month for 1.5Mb/384K ADSL. ISP services and up to 10 e-mail accounts are part of the basic service.

If you sign a 12-month service agreement, they waive the $69 initial setup charge and throw in a free Netopia ADSL router.

Only catch? McleodUSA is only available in 25 states. They don't do DSL in CA, NV or most of the East Coast. The good news? I live less than a mile from one of their DSLAMs and they're half the price of my Cox cable modem service!

"Big savings on Preferred Advantage® DSL Internet Service!

Need a faster Internet connection than standard dial up service? When you sign up for local and long distance service with McLeodUSA receive big savings on McLeodUSA DSL Internet Service!

For a limited time and only a 12-month commitment, enjoy the increased speed and convenience of ADSL service for only $19.95 per month at speeds of up to 1.5mbps/384K. Plus, receive FREE activation and a FREE modem/router.

Wireless Networking solutions are available! McLeodUSA provides a home networking solution to support wireless Internet access. Using the Netopia 3347W modem, Business customers get a flexible office networking solution to support wireless Internet access. With only a two-year contract, you'll receive this router FREE!

Enjoy the benefits of a high-speed DSL connection today!

Call 1-800-593-1177 for more details and availability in your area!

Offer valid through 3/31/05"
 
Seems they're available in Ohio? Too bad I can't have any other DSL provider except SBC (need some sort of a phone line service for DSL) 🙁
 
Originally posted by: mscdex0
Seems they're available in Ohio? Too bad I can't have any other DSL provider except SBC (need some sort of a phone line service for DSL) 🙁
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same boat i'm in. Stuck on Sprints phone service, so I cant get anything but sprint dsl, even though dslreports says some other dsl service supports my CO, that is faster and cheaper than what I pay for from now from sprint 🙁
 
Sorry, kamranziadar, but I believe MD is out of their "footprint." I know they offer service in sections of Ohio, problem is individual mileage will vary...

Edit:

The following cities are definite "on-net" sites for McLeodUSA:

Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City (their HQ)
Dallas/FW
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Omaha/Council Bluffs
Davenport/Quad Cities
Seattle
Portland
Phoenix
Minneapolis/St. Paul

Feel free to add more to this list if you find out they're available near you!
 
eck, i'm stuck with 3mb/256kb adelphia cable that charges $52/month and times out on google frequently and it's speed can get slow as hell

 
Originally posted by: diabloII
eck, i'm stuck with 3mb/256kb adelphia cable that charges $52/month and times out on google frequently and it's speed can get slow as hell
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i'll die if my cable were that slow. but yeah, paying the same price here at seattle. shizzle cable dominate all market, why can't ADSL reach further??
 
I've just checked online and it's said "Products and Services available for (408)" which is San Jose, Calif.
 
Originally posted by: kaymin
I've never heard of this company? Anyone care to share a short review or something?
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McLeodUSA is a telephone company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA that offers long distance and frame relay services nationally. Their local phone services and Internet products are offered throughout a 25-state region in the Central and Western U.S.

More towns where McLeodUSA has DSL available:

Salt Lake City
Tuscon
Colorado Springs/Boulder
Boise
Decatur
Indianapolis
Ann Arbor
St. Louis
Albuquerque
Houston
 
Originally posted by: skarloey
But first you have to order their phone service. Most basic is $19. This kills it.
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All DSL service is delivered over a local phone line. If McLeodUSA can't access your line, they can't deliver the service.

They were the same price as Cox for local service (and way less than Qwest), so I just switched my local voice line to McLeodUSA, too. I was able to keep my same phone number as well.

I'm surprised you thought that was a deal-killer, skarloey.
 
Originally posted by: intogamer
grrr I still have verizon up is 40 and dl is 185. But the connection is pretty reliable.
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if those are KByte speeds, it's about the same as what this deal is, no?

oh, and their page shows available for San Francisco, CA (415) 386-xxxx
 
Originally posted by: crazyeddie
Originally posted by: skarloey
But first you have to order their phone service. Most basic is $19. This kills it.
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All DSL service is delivered over a local phone line. If McLeodUSA can't access your line, they can't deliver the service.

They were the same price as Cox for local service (and way less than Qwest), so I just switched my local voice line to McLeodUSA, too. I was able to keep my same phone number as well.

I'm surprised you thought that was a deal-killer, skarloey.
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Only for the few of us that don't have landlines. I only have a cellphone so moving from Cable service to DSL where I'd have to pay for a landline isn't so appealing.
 
No doubt, znaps, if you don't want a land line for phone service then DSL is a wee bit impractical.

More cities on-net for McLeodUSA DSL:

Dayton, OH
Columbus, OH
Santa Fe, NM
Souix Falls, SD
Souix City, IA
Madison, WI

Thanks for the updates and keep the cities rolling in!
 
Only for the few of us that don't have landlines. I only have a cellphone so moving from Cable service to DSL where I'd have to pay for a landline isn't so appealing.
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Why would you switch from Cable to ADSL?

 
Originally posted by: RideFree
Only for the few of us that don't have landlines. I only have a cellphone so moving from Cable service to DSL where I'd have to pay for a landline isn't so appealing.
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Why would you switch from Cable to ADSL?
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To have a dedicated line. And so you wouldn't run the risk of your cable internet provider biatching at you for running servers and whatnot (and possibly take action on your account).
 
Originally posted by: znaps
Originally posted by: RideFree
Only for the few of us that don't have landlines. I only have a cellphone so moving from Cable service to DSL where I'd have to pay for a landline isn't so appealing.
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Why would you switch from Cable to ADSL?
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To have a dedicated line. And so you wouldn't run the risk of your cable internet provider biatching at you for running servers and whatnot (and possibly take action on your account).
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mscdex0, you can have a dedicated line with your dialup or xDSL or via Cable...you just need to decide what level you want to play with (i.e.pay for).
But speed is on the side of cable - at least, today it is.
 
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