arggg switched from cable to cheapest SBC DSL I'm maxing out at 150kb/sec

[holden j caufield]

is this it? Man that's a big drop from cable when I used to download linux at .5mb/sec. I'm starting to think this may not be worth saving the $18 a month

 

[KLin]

SBC offers pro service for 36.99, 1.5-3.0Mbps dl speed.


edit: wait a second, wtf are you complaining for? would you rather be on dialup you ungrateful bastard? :|😛

 

[holden j caufield]

hehe I'm always on dialup when I visit relatives. Umm anyone have any tweaks for SBC DSL modem?

 

[MichaelD]

Your speeds are about 40% faster than mine.

I typically get about 80-85KB/s DL. The really cool thing is that my upload is almost that fast too. 😀

I have QWest DSL, which is supposed to be 1500/128. It's more like 900/700. :roll:

Whatever. For regular browsing, there's really no diff b/t this and a 3mbps cable connection.

Now, on those big 25MB+ downloads, yeah, I miss my 3mbps cable connection. Every day use though, I'm happy w/DSL. At least it's ho-hum speeds are consistent.

 

[Ausm]

I did the same thing myself once before....I learned my lesson 😉 What sucked I was locked into a 12 month contract with DSL.

Ausm

 

[dc]

that's what you get for picking the cheapest sbc dsl plan.

/me hugs his 6Mbps/600kbps plan

 

[n0cmonkey]

kb or KB?

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: dc
that's what you get for picking the cheapest sbc dsl plan.

/me hugs his 6Mbps/600kbps plan

I would pay for that if QWest offered it and guaranteed the speeds.

I must say this though; I've not had a single problem w/my DSL from day one right up until today. Always up, no issues. 🙂

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: dc
that's what you get for picking the cheapest sbc dsl plan.

/me hugs his 6Mbps/600kbps plan

Me too I love it... can't beat $45 for 600KB/sec down and 60KB/sec up.

 

[holden j caufield]

KB it's not slow and most of the time I can't tell the difference but faster would be better. Complaints aside 26.95 is really a great price

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: dc
that's what you get for picking the cheapest sbc dsl plan.

/me hugs his 6Mbps/600kbps plan

I would pay for that if QWest offered it and guaranteed the speeds.

I must say this though; I've not had a single problem w/my DSL from day one right up until today. Always up, no issues. 🙂

Residential customers get almost nothing guarenteed. Look into their business offerings. Get a couple of T1's. 😉