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RADSL, SDSL or ADSL in Boston, MA?

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spartan

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I've just moved to Boston and I was wondering which DSL should I go for.
Right now, I'm looking at Earthlink ADSL, SpeakEasy.net RADSL and Megapath SDSL. I'm primarily gonna be using if for surfing, high volume downloads and a little bit of gaming by the side. I'm only about 5500 ft from a CO so I'm not sure whether that would effect the RADSL speeds or not.
 
I looked there before coming up this the three choices that I have.
I know Megapath is rated #1 in MA but for the speed/price, I'm still unsure with which I should choose.
 
I've got Speakeasy's RADSL service w/ 10 static IP's and I get a full 1.5/384 any time of day. Speakeasy had some issues early on, but they've been getting their act together recently and have been installing new POP's around the country. If you really care about ping time, go with the SDSL since it is generally routed better than ADSL. Also, go with a service that has a POP (Point of Presence) near where you live since all of your packets need to first go to the central office, then to your ISP's POP, then to the internet.

And BTW, I'm only 500 ft. from the CO. =)

~bex0rs
 
Just talked to a SpeakEasy.net rep. It seems my dumb phone line can only support 144k speeds. I have to pay the same monthly rate as 1.5M on RADSL and an IDSL modem costs like $150 bucks more. So much for DSL. Now I need a good cable provider. 🙁
 
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