If you are on a 56k modem, what is stopping you from going Broadband

[oblivion2888]

???

 

[monto]

cost? lack of need? availability?

 

[JohnnyKnoxville]

The reason here is because I get dial-up for free with no pop-up ads

 

[J3anyus]

If I want to go broadband, my phone lines need to be replaced with copper lines. It's a good 30+ miles from my house to the phone company, so you calculate the cost plus labor cost for that. I don't feel like giving my phone company $2000+ just so I can have DSL.

 

[gipsy102102]

None...I just got cable....Hell man...where was my head all this while ?????????

 

[87horsepower]

Lack of availability here. Well until now (I think). I have been stuck with a blistering 26.4 connection with no DSL or Cable. I found out recently cable is now available. I had basic installed and got the run around on the @Home service. I talked to a few people and found out I can get it I went and got the self-install kit today, but have yet to get it fired up. Comcast can not find a record of cable being installed, therefore I have no account number for the toll free operators to work with. Looks like it will be next week before it will be worked out. Then I will probably find out it is available everywhere except my house :disgust:

I've got a fat cable running to my 3COM shark-fin modem sitting on my desk, yet I come to ATOT via my static filled half azz phone line. Thanks Comcast. Thanks Sprint.

 

[Bleep]

You big city guys have no idea what it is like here in the sticks. Wireless just started last monday for ONLY $55.00 per month + 200.00 install, and they block port 80.
Bleep

 

[BatmanNate]

I hear ya, 87. Cable and DSL are out of the picture here due to poor phone lines and availability issues...yet Qwest and AT&T still advertise out their butts for it. :| I was in the 26.4 dialup boat, recently got the company to pay for 128k dual ISDN, but still, it's no broadband.

 

[Yzzim]

availability here
They've got a wireless plan here in town but it's a $600 startup fee (!!!!!!!) and $50/month. I could handle the $50/month but just can't swallow the startup fee.
The city is suppose to be looking into starting up their own broadband service but that's at least 2 years away if they actually decide on it

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Broadband isn't available in my area at this time, but they've just recently put in optical cable.

I currently use a free dialup account with no pop-up ads or a banner, so I'm happy.

 

[cavingjan]

no DSL (not even for business) and only one way cable service that is highly over priced and un reliable.

 

[VoiceOfDissent]

Not available here (missouri). When it does become available, I still won't be able to afford it.

Anyway, the time it takes waiting for stuff to load is now being used as quality book-reading time.

 

[kranky]

I don't need it.

 

[TripleJ]

<<cost? lack of need? availability?>>

All three. Costs twice as much for DSL and there is no cable near me.

 

[daveman]

its not available at home. We have T1 at work and its great. Wish I could get it at home.

 

[CtK]

i would get it but my phone lines are to old and they used something called a added main line to help or something like that
Bellsouth emailed me with the explination
cant find the email tho

and thats why
freaking sucks!!!

 

[palad]

Cost, here. We have friends who bought a computer that came with dial-up access, but they already had DSL, so they offered the dial-up account to us. One of these days, when we're rich, maybe we'll get broadband.

 

[zbalat]

It's not available in my area yet. Both DSL and cable are coming soon. The 1st available gets my business.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Uh...I don't have an extra $150 a month for a decent cable connection.

 

[isildur]

$$$

 

[crab]

Availability.

My dial-up connects at 53.2 Kbps though.

 

[Wedesdo]

hahahhaahhah... i'll let you guys toil away at 40000 while I'm downloading pr0n on DSL at 150 KB/S

 

[bacillus]

lack of availability!

 

[SuperSix]

<< The reason here is because I get dial-up for free with no pop-up ads >>


They would have to PAY ME to go back to dial-up.

Even then, I would keep a hidden broadband connection.

 

[Scrapster]

The reason here is because I get dial-up for free with no pop-up ads

I second that.