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Ordering Earthlink DSL at Best Buy B&M
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Why would you do that when SBC and Verizon both offer it for $29.95 for >6 months?
It's no different ordering it at BB than calling the 800 number yourself and ordering it, except that the BB guy gets commission off of it. (At Staples at least, that's how it worked with the MSN thing)
It's no different ordering it at BB than calling the 800 number yourself and ordering it, except that the BB guy gets commission off of it. (At Staples at least, that's how it worked with the MSN thing)
True, but otherwise it's $34.95 if you don't order the Freedom package. Hell of a lot better than the $49.95 after 6 months. That's pretty much a ripoff imho. I think you also get the first month of DSL service free if you order the DSL alone
Ross - that sucks. Is SBC available in your area? Whose your local provider?
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Good question.
I would get the Verizon for $35/mo but neither of those plans are available in my area.
I remember Best Buy giving away giftcards if you signed up for broadband in the store...
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Originally posted by: Kevin
Get a job with Verizon and try to get the employee rate; you're hardcore...
I wish.
Then I'd get a job at Radio Shack, get the sweet Sprint PCS deals where you pay like $5/mo for 1500 per mo minutes.
Then work for Brookstone and buy a Tempurpedic $2,000 latex mattress for like $700.
Who is the provider for the Earthlink DSL? Is it Covad? You may be able to go directly with Covad (www.covad.net) and save some money ... Covad isn't always cheaper though. I had Cox HSI (cablemodem) and they are horrible compared to Covad DSL (what I have now). The Covad DSL is great, I love it. No outages so far, and I always get the advertised speed. Plus they don't cap your monthly downloads and uploads (at least not yet) like Cox does.
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Kevin
Get a job with Verizon and try to get the employee rate; you're hardcore...
I wish.
Then I'd get a job at Radio Shack, get the sweet Sprint PCS deals where you pay like $5/mo for 1500 per mo minutes.
Then work for Brookstone and buy a Tempurpedic $2,000 latex mattress for like $700.
Well, DSL isn't that good, its about $28 a month...
Since when did Earthlink become its own CLEC? I thought Earthlink always bought its service from someone else (usually Covad or the local ILEC)?
Here is a link from DSLReports.com, they show a list of some of the various lines that Earthlink resells, notice the majority of them are from Covad:
Link
They do also sell local ILEC lines as well.
Rossman,
I'd goto dslreports.com if you haven't already and checkout the Earthlink forum, you can ask around about whether the service is good or not from people who actually have it.
I don't know why you dont want Covad service. Covad is the largest CLEC provider and will most likely not be going anywhere because it has backing from some major ISPs namely AT&T, Earthlink, Speakeasy (smaller ISP, but sucessful in its own right). They're in my opinion one of the best DSL providers available, they charge a little more money than the others but its because their employees (not the CSRs, the people who manage the network), are more qualified and thus better paid (at least thats my understanding from some of the stories I've heard about Verizon DSL service and some of the "oops" mistakes their techs have made versus Covad techs).
Here is a link from DSLReports.com, they show a list of some of the various lines that Earthlink resells, notice the majority of them are from Covad:
Link
They do also sell local ILEC lines as well.
Rossman,
I'd goto dslreports.com if you haven't already and checkout the Earthlink forum, you can ask around about whether the service is good or not from people who actually have it.
I don't know why you dont want Covad service. Covad is the largest CLEC provider and will most likely not be going anywhere because it has backing from some major ISPs namely AT&T, Earthlink, Speakeasy (smaller ISP, but sucessful in its own right). They're in my opinion one of the best DSL providers available, they charge a little more money than the others but its because their employees (not the CSRs, the people who manage the network), are more qualified and thus better paid (at least thats my understanding from some of the stories I've heard about Verizon DSL service and some of the "oops" mistakes their techs have made versus Covad techs).
Damn, @ $30 I would save $15 over Optimum Online. However with OOL I get around 7 to 8 MBit down and nearly 1 Mbit up. I think it is worth the extra $15
If you have Optimum Online, consider yourself lucky, they are one of the best cable providers in the nation. The $15 is definitely worthwhile in my opinion! If I moved back to NJ, I would seriously consider buying in a neighborhood that had Optimum online just so I could have all of that bandwidth!!!!
BTW- I pay $70/month for 1.5Mbps/384Kbps ... Expensive? Yes. But Cox HSI was $55/month and they capped the amount of data I could xfer per month and per day, and they had really awful service. (Outages often, inconsistent speeds, completely incompetant CSRs that would lie to you to get you off the phone!). For the extra $15/month I'd rather get a little better upstream and more reliable service.
PS- SKORPI0, you're lucky to have the Earthlink 1.5/384 package still, all new Earthlink customers even through Covad only get 1.5/128, Earthlink stopped the 1.5/384 package for $50/month awhile back but grandfathered in everyone who already had it.
BTW- I pay $70/month for 1.5Mbps/384Kbps ... Expensive? Yes. But Cox HSI was $55/month and they capped the amount of data I could xfer per month and per day, and they had really awful service. (Outages often, inconsistent speeds, completely incompetant CSRs that would lie to you to get you off the phone!). For the extra $15/month I'd rather get a little better upstream and more reliable service.
PS- SKORPI0, you're lucky to have the Earthlink 1.5/384 package still, all new Earthlink customers even through Covad only get 1.5/128, Earthlink stopped the 1.5/384 package for $50/month awhile back but grandfathered in everyone who already had it.
the sbc service is only 768/128. and in my area apparently i cant even get that, i've got a note on my account that limits me to 384 down because i live so far away from the switch.
What does Earthlink cable give you?
I'm interested in the $30/mo. for 6 mos. (and $42 thereafter) but I don't really want to give up my RCN 1500/768 (approx.) bandwidth.
I'm interested in the $30/mo. for 6 mos. (and $42 thereafter) but I don't really want to give up my RCN 1500/768 (approx.) bandwidth.
Oooh the irony of a guy turning down a MIR who has a link to "rebate tracking software" in his signature
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Angrymarshmello
Oooh the irony of a guy turning down a MIR who has a link to "rebate tracking software" in his signature
Shaddup smart ass but you're right
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