AT&T ADSL Business Class for $19.95/month

[DamnRena]

Is this good? this has been the cheapest and best service provided for business for light gaming and browsing. ATT asked for only 19.95 a month for 12 months and the speed is 768/128. It isnt cable but i would like your input on this.

 

[Pepsei]

it works for me, i leave torrent overnight anyway.

 

[spidey07]

The 128 upload could harm for gaming. Gaming doesn't use much bandwidth at all, but it uses a little more than 128k.

 

[ed21x]

i would take the next $5 upgrade, and you are hovering around the sweet spot between smooth/choppy videostreaming.

 

[DamnRena]

well i was going to go with clearwire(pos) but internet was internet but since att had it for only 19.95 a month i wouldnt mind playing games with 80-100 ping steady.

 

[DamnRena]

what $5 upgrade? i asked her if there was anything else available for alittle more she said no. and ed21 you are aware this is for business right?

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: DamnRena
what $5 upgrade? i asked her if there was anything else available for alittle more she said no. and ed21 you are aware this is for business right?

Gaming is serious business.

 

[Ns1]

jesus that is slow as balls; business class my ass

 

[tk149]

Not sure if you want this for business or not since you mention gaming.

I pay $10/month for AT&T DSL 768/128. It's questionable for online gaming. I played Dungeons and Dragons Online (MMORPG) and it was fine with parties of 6 people with voice chat, but Raids of 12 people was too much.

It's not advertised on their website.

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You have to make sure that you say you are a new customer and haven't had service before.

 

[PottedMeat]

I think we're paying $24 for 1.5 Up /384 Down with AT&T.

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: DamnRena
what $5 upgrade? i asked her if there was anything else available for alittle more she said no. and ed21 you are aware this is for business right?

ahh... that does make sense. I am using the 3 mps dsl pro. for $25 off a promotion a few years ago ($5 off normal price). ATT often does promotions on their dsl.

http://www.dslspecialoffer.com...google:att_dsl:att:att

 

[DamnRena]

but is everyone getting the 1.5mbps + for business for cheap?

 

[nsafreak]

Why are you considering business class in the first place is what I'm curious about. Do you really need the benefits that a business class package offers? And if they're only offering that speed to you that must me that you're a pretty far distance from both the CO and probably the DSLAM. So there's a good chance that you won't have the best in terms of speed. Is cable not available in your area?

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: Ns1
jesus that is slow as balls; business class my ass

no kidding, that's slower than the internet i had in 1998, seriously.

half the speed in fact

 

[BoomerD]

You're over-paying for what you get...From the AT&T website:

"Our AT&T High Speed Internet Basic is up to 10x faster than dial-up?at a great low price.

A great package for those who use the Internet primarily for email and small downloads of 1MB or less.

More customers have chosen AT&T than any other high-speed Internet provider.*


IP Address: 1 Dynamic
Downstream Speed: Up to 768 Kbps
Upstream Speed: Up to 384 Kbps

Plus, enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi access at thousands of hot spots nationwide, including U.S. company-operated Starbucks locations equipped with a hot spot.*


I have AT&T's DSL Elite and pay $30/month as part of a package deal.

"Our Elite plan gives you our FASTEST Internet access?up to 100x faster than dial-up.

Downstream Speed: Up to 6.0 Mbps
Upstream Speed: Up to 768 Kbps
IP Address: 1 Dynamic"



edit: Sorry, those are residential prices...not business. Your plan still sucks.

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: DamnRena
what $5 upgrade? i asked her if there was anything else available for alittle more she said no. and ed21 you are aware this is for business right?

Gaming is serious business.

lol

 

[DamnRena]

well maybe, just maybe this is actually for for business! i opened up around 3 months ago and it takes sometime to build up customers and i dont want to spend so much on internet and trying to find the best deal out there for cheap.