So I ordered DSL today.

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notfred

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I've been using internet service provided by my apartment complex since I moved in. It sounds nice on paper, but it sucks in real life. I'm supposed to have access to a T1 line, which you think would mean I'd get 1.5mbps both up and down, which is pretty good for $35/month. However, when it's working, I really get about 500kbps, which is still symetrical, but it's slow. The biggest problem is that it's flakier than hell. It goes down at LEAST 2 or 3 times a day, for anywhere between 5 minutes and 3 hours, and it's often running at about the speed of dialup.

I got fvcking sick of it, so 3.0/384k DSL is being installed next tuesday, for $36.99/month. I'll finally have an internet connection that's reliable.

 
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Ime

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Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Amused
Cable > DSL

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Cable's not available at my apartment.
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I used cable for 4 years. It was fast, but unreliable, and the provider put more and more restrictions on it's use.

I've been on DSL for about a year now, and it's almost as fast, has rock solid stability, and very few restrictions on it's use.
 
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intogamer

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Verizon? Don't believe the Sh!t on tv. I got a really slow connection at 185 dl and/40 up. You should ask your neighbor how fast their dsl before buying.
 
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DnetMHZ

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Maybe I'm a geek but when I was looking for places to move, the first requirement was that the place have cable internet.
 
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sundev

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Originally posted by: Amused
Cable > DSL

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Depends where you are. In my area (outside of Toronto, Canada), DSL is much superior to cable. I consistently get about 2.4 Mbps download, 0.64 Mbps upload. With cable, too many people have it in my area, and I was getting max 1.4 Mbps download, 0.32 Mbps upload (usually a lot less though, more like 0.7 down, 0.16 up).

DSL rules!

EDIT: yes I know it's actually ADSL
 
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notfred

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Originally posted by: intogamer
Verizon? Don't believe the Sh!t on tv. I got a really slow connection at 185 dl and/40 up. You should ask your neighbor how fast their dsl before buying.
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My dad has the same service (in a different city, though), and gets the full rated speed. We'll see how well they do at my place.
 
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MichaelD

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Congrats, notfred. Good luck w/the DSL.

Like your situation, cable's not available in my apt complex either. The entire area is wired for Cox cable...the entire area...except my complex.

When I asked the owner "How come you didn't get the place wired for cable?" His response "Because QWest paid me a LOT of money not to!" He was dead serious too.

*shrug* My DL is about 1/2 the speed of what the local cable user gets, but my UL speed is almost symmetrical with my DL. :D 150KB/s down AND up ain't bad at all. :cool:
 
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aplefka

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Why is it that apartments offer T1 and it's shitty, but no lawsuits or anything are done about it? I mean yeah it's expensive, but it could pave the way for reform. Maybe a law could be made saying that if you're going to offer/charge for it, you have to be giving so much bandwidth to each person.
 
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I've had DSL and cable and they both have their disadvantages and advantages. Nothing's perfect.
 
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IGBT

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.. I've been thinking of dsl too..I got 2 ethernet cards for my boxes and am less then a mile away from the phone hub..I can get dsl for 26.oo a month..not shure how stable that price is..but everybody keeps telling me cable's better..but more expensive..if Im that close to the hub..wouldn't ya think dsl would be good?
 
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my apartment complex has the same thing (a shared T1). I went with DSL from the beginning. It will be the same price, and i don't have to deal with the 'tards in my complex. I hate qwest, but i don't have much of a choice.
 
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intogamer

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Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: intogamer
Verizon? Don't believe the Sh!t on tv. I got a really slow connection at 185 dl and/40 up. You should ask your neighbor how fast their dsl before buying.
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My dad has the same service (in a different city, though), and gets the full rated speed. We'll see how well they do at my place.
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Piss me off :( full rated speed :( Can't wait for fios
 
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ActuaryTm

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Originally posted by: notfred
According to that page - no.
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Ashame. Not quite here yet either, though deployment is suppossedly taking place for roll out between February and June. Sub $50 for 15Mbit/2Mbit is quite a deal.
 
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