Outrageous DSL costs

[minendo]

Since I am moving in a few days I have been calling about broadband available in my area. For $44.95 I can get 3.0/128 cable (same provider I currently have) or I can opt for Sprint DSL. Sprint offers a DSL package for $44.95 so I figured it would be at least somewhat competitive with the cable company. Man was I wrong.

For $44.95 I would get 512/128.

 

[AcidicFury]

damn that sucks. :cookie;

 

[neutralizer]

Wow that's kinda sad. obviously u'll go cable

 

[pulse8]

Damn...for $44.95 I get 6mb down.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Originally posted by: minendo
Since I am moving in a few days I have been calling about broadband available in my area. For $44.95 I can get 3.0/128 cable (same provider I currently have) or I can opt for Sprint DSL. Sprint offers a DSL package for $44.95 so I figured it would be at least somewhat competitive with the cable company. Man was I wrong.

For $44.95 I would get 512/128.

Check out DSLReports.Com, there might be something else. I dunno.





KeyserSoze

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Check out DSLReports.Com, there might be something else. I dunno.

KeyserSoze

Will look into it, but I doubt anything else is available. Hell, I am lucky that even one broadband service is available in the small town I am moving to.

 

[amdskip]

Where did you end up getting a job at?

 

[Perknose]

Location. You're probably too far from the nearest junction box -- probably right on the edge of available service, hence the minimal download rate.

 

[Anubis]

thoes prices are really high

3.0/384 cable for $34.99 here and i live in a small town as well

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Check out DSLReports.Com, there might be something else. I dunno.

KeyserSoze

Will look into it, but I doubt anything else is available. Hell, I am lucky that even one broadband service is available in the small town I am moving to.

Your new town doesn't have cable modems?

 

[allisolm]

For $44.95 I would get 512/128.

I pay $49.95 for 512/128 DSL through Sprint and, as far as I know, it's the only DSL available. It is better than the speed I was getting on cable, but that was awhile ago. I believe the cable speeds are better now. Sigh. I hate switching, though.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Check out DSLReports.Com, there might be something else. I dunno.

KeyserSoze

Will look into it, but I doubt anything else is available. Hell, I am lucky that even one broadband service is available in the small town I am moving to.

Your new town doesn't have cable modems?

Read my first post again.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Check out DSLReports.Com, there might be something else. I dunno.

KeyserSoze

Will look into it, but I doubt anything else is available. Hell, I am lucky that even one broadband service is available in the small town I am moving to.

Your new town doesn't have cable modems?

Read my first post again.

 

[TMPadmin]

Sprint, pft.

 

[imthebadguy]

kinda steep, just go with the cable

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: imthebadguy
kinda steep, just go with the cable

Exactly what I did. Actually it was just installed on Tuesday.

 

[Kelvrick]

Is cable limited at all?

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Is cable limited at all?

It is 3.0/128. I could get 3.0/384 but it costs almost twice as much.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Is cable limited at all?

It is 3.0/128. I could get 3.0/384 but it costs almost twice as much.

No, I meant like monthly thingies. Damn, can't think right now.

You know, how much you can download/upload a month.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Is cable limited at all?

It is 3.0/128. I could get 3.0/384 but it costs almost twice as much.

No, I meant like monthly thingies. Damn, can't think right now.

You know, how much you can download/upload a month.

No limits on that.

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Is cable limited at all?

It is 3.0/128. I could get 3.0/384 but it costs almost twice as much.

No, I meant like monthly thingies. Damn, can't think right now.

You know, how much you can download/upload a month.

No limits on that.

It's usually in the grey area. Once they start seeing big numbers, they'll give you a call & ask you to tone it down a bit. You'll ask them what are my limits, & they won't be even to feed you a rough estimate. They'll just tell you to cut back the usage.

Almost every company has some sort of limit. Just depends what the average usage is of people around you, & whether they want to take the time to enforce it.

In nyc, I stick with Verizon, because they don't care.

 

[RobCur]

I feel your p[ain, i thought 6mb/608k is expensive as is but 44.95 for 512/128 is the bomb!!!

 

[thirdlegstump]

$59.95 for cable here in NYC with Time Warner but it's quite fast. I get like 300KB/sec downloads and 35KB/sec uploads.

 

[arod]

Its the opposite here... DSL is alot cheaper here than cable.

 

[RobCur]

I've lost interest altogether due to no more free time and having fast connection is no longer a top priority.