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Finally quit Verizon DSL and got Optimum Online today...

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wasssup

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godDAMN! I used to be stuck at 1.5mbps with Verizon, now i'm getting 9mbps with OOL 😀

Downloading from newsgroups at 1160KB/s right now...sick!
 
Must be nice to have options, I've been happy with my Verizon DSL but then again I can't be unhappy with it because the alternative is the crappy cable modem service. Nothing else 🙁
 
optimumonline rocks. i don't understand why anyone would prefer DSL over it.

jtvang125, about $30/month if you sign up for triple play (cable tv, internet, phone line). that's for the first year only. i don't know how much it costs thereafter.
 
it cost $49.95/mo. as the normal rate for OOL. That was for their customary 10/1 speeds... which they are now raising to 15/2 for everyone at no extra cost.

I'd vouch for their speeds/uptime if it weren't for their capping practices... I hope they seriously wised up with that crap.
 
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OOL was great in general i had them for the past two years at 10/1 which was a huge improvement over my previous DSL experience. the highest i ever saw from them was a 1375kb/s download, fantastic. however, their upload capping practices are down right retarded. in 2 years time i got capped 3 times for LEGITIMATE use of my uploading to other people (i often work from home). i would get a stellar max of 110kb/s upload but if i USED the bandwidth i was PAYING for for any extended period of time then they would cap me down to 17kb/s and my internet would crawl. i had to call and wait 24 hours or more to get it back to full speed. after the fourth time that i "abused" my internet connection that i am PAYING for (in 2 years time mind you, thats once every 6 months), they suspended my account completely for 7 days time and treated me like some sort of criminal. note that is a MANDATORY suspension for the 4th "abuse." needless to say within 2 days i was switched over to FIOS at 15/2 for basically the same price ($45 - $49 per month), had incredible upload and download speeds, and could be uploading at 240kb/s 24/7 and my internet would still be flying and verizon didnt care (believe me i confirmed with many different people that there was no upload limit or capping with FIOS before i switched). so now im actually getting the bandwidth im PAYING for with no restrictions. FIOS all the way!
 
Originally posted by: rh71
That was for their customary 10/1 speeds... which they are now raising to 15/2 for everyone at no extra cost.
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WHAT?!! They are raising speeds??!! I never heard about this! Is this for all OOL subscribers?? Only in some places? As for cost ..its $44.95 for me since I also get cable tv from Cablevision.

As for the whole capping stuff.. I guess if you cap yourself (just upload at half the top speed which I think is a bit over 100kb/s right?) to maybe 50kb/s you wont have a problem right? I have never been capped in the 2 years I had OOL. Then again I don't upload at peak hours which is probably the time OOL really starts to look for big uploaders.
 
Originally posted by: ZippyDan
OOL was great in general i had them for the past two years at 10/1 which was a huge improvement over my previous DSL experience. the highest i ever saw from them was a 1375kb/s download, fantastic. however, their upload capping practices are down right retarded. in 2 years time i got capped 3 times for LEGITIMATE use of my uploading to other people (i often work from home). i would get a stellar max of 110kb/s upload but if i USED the bandwidth i was PAYING for for any extended period of time then they would cap me down to 17kb/s and my internet would crawl. i had to call and wait 24 hours or more to get it back to full speed. after the fourth time that i "abused" my internet connection that i am PAYING for (in 2 years time mind you, thats once every 6 months), they suspended my account completely for 7 days time and treated me like some sort of criminal. note that is a MANDATORY suspension for the 4th "abuse." needless to say within 2 days i was switched over to FIOS at 15/2 for basically the same price ($45 - $49 per month), had incredible upload and download speeds, and could be uploading at 240kb/s 24/7 and my internet would still be flying and verizon didnt care (believe me i confirmed with many different people that there was no upload limit or capping with FIOS before i switched). so now im actually getting the bandwidth im PAYING for with no restrictions. FIOS all the way!
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Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: ZippyDan
OOL was great in general i had them for the past two years at 10/1 which was a huge improvement over my previous DSL experience. the highest i ever saw from them was a 1375kb/s download, fantastic. however, their upload capping practices are down right retarded. in 2 years time i got capped 3 times for LEGITIMATE use of my uploading to other people (i often work from home). i would get a stellar max of 110kb/s upload but if i USED the bandwidth i was PAYING for for any extended period of time then they would cap me down to 17kb/s and my internet would crawl. i had to call and wait 24 hours or more to get it back to full speed. after the fourth time that i "abused" my internet connection that i am PAYING for (in 2 years time mind you, thats once every 6 months), they suspended my account completely for 7 days time and treated me like some sort of criminal. note that is a MANDATORY suspension for the 4th "abuse." needless to say within 2 days i was switched over to FIOS at 15/2 for basically the same price ($45 - $49 per month), had incredible upload and download speeds, and could be uploading at 240kb/s 24/7 and my internet would still be flying and verizon didnt care (believe me i confirmed with many different people that there was no upload limit or capping with FIOS before i switched). so now im actually getting the bandwidth im PAYING for with no restrictions. FIOS all the way!
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It was all about availability for me...they just rolled out in my area.

I'm on the intro plan, $23.90/month for 12 months (plus some free mp3 player)...I was only getting those rates when I went to optimumonline.com using Verizon, at work I was only getting offered the $29.95 intro rate plan...

Newsgroups are expensive though, $15/month 🙁 ... with Verizon it was free. Ahh well...
 
Originally posted by: raystorm
Originally posted by: rh71
That was for their customary 10/1 speeds... which they are now raising to 15/2 for everyone at no extra cost.
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WHAT?!! They are raising speeds??!! I never heard about this! Is this for all OOL subscribers?? Only in some places? As for cost ..its $44.95 for me since I also get cable tv from Cablevision.

As for the whole capping stuff.. I guess if you cap yourself (just upload at half the top speed which I think is a bit over 100kb/s right?) to maybe 50kb/s you wont have a problem right? I have never been capped in the 2 years I had OOL. Then again I don't upload at peak hours which is probably the time OOL really starts to look for big uploaders.
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I read about the free upgrade on dslreports forums for OOL.

As for capping... I wrote my story (in 2 separate posts) in the other thread here. I work from home like ZippyDan mentioned... but they never suspended me... I just got fed up after the 4th time and cancelled.
 
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