Getting High Speed Internet

[Cereal21]

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[Triadcool]

To find out what highspeed service you can get in your area go HERE (http://www.dslreports.com/prequal)

[SingaBoiy]

Ive got Comcast. 3 Mbps down and 256 Kbps up. Ive been trying to get something with a faster upload but havent been successful :rolleyes:

EDIT: Forgot to mention its $42.95 a month. I pay $45 cause I am renting out a modem from them.

[ishmoo21]

if you can get verizon do that because you get 1.5/384 which is being upgraded to 3/768 this fall and you get msn which comes with a full version of mcafee firewall and virus scan and they give you a modem and this is all about $30-35
i have this and i have no problems

[threelions00]

just don't go for one that has a download limit...do you get that problem in the US? like over here in UK some providers only let you download so much a month.

[SingaBoiy]

Originally posted by threelions00@7 August 2004 - 08:03
just don't go for one that has a download limit...do you get that problem in the US? like over here in UK some providers only let you download so much a month.
Nope :P

[Peerzy]

Originally posted by threelions00@7 August 2004 - 17:03
just don't go for one that has a download limit...do you get that problem in the US? like over here in UK some providers only let you download so much a month.
Im 1Gb a day on NTL (Apparently):

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[SingaBoiy]

Originally posted by ishmoo21@7 August 2004 - 07:56
if you can get verizon do that because you get 1.5/384 which is being upgraded to 3/768 this fall and you get msn which comes with a full version of mcafee firewall and virus scan and they give you a modem and this is all about $30-35
i have this and i have no problems
Im just curios but is there a link to some infor on their upgrade? Im thinking about switching but its not available near me yet. :(

Cant stand my 256 upload speed

[Cereal21]

Thanks for the info guys. I've narrowed it down the final 2.

1.) SBC Yahoo! DSL Pro Package
1.5 to 3.0 Mbps downstream/384 Kbps upstream
$36.99 per month
One-Year Term with FREE activation

2.) Comcast High-Speed Internet - Non-Cable Customer
3000 kbps downloads / 256 kbps uploads
$56.99 per month
$0 installation/activation

Do you guys know how much monthly bandwith these 2 companies give for their packages. Which ones would you choose?

[SingaBoiy]

Originally posted by Cereal21@10 August 2004 - 01:30
Thanks for the info guys. I've narrowed it down the final 2.

1.) SBC Yahoo! DSL Pro Package
1.5 to 3.0 Mbps downstream/384 Kbps upstream
$36.99 per month
One-Year Term with FREE activation

2.) Comcast High-Speed Internet - Non-Cable Customer
3000 kbps downloads / 256 kbps uploads
$56.99 per month
$0 installation/activation

Do you guys know how much monthly bandwith these 2 companies give for their packages. Which ones would you choose?
:o $57 a month? Where'd you get that figure from. Im only paying $45 with a rented modem.

I'd go with Verizon if it is in your area. If not that SBC. No reason to pay more for less. A better upload is great for BT.

[ishmoo21]

i would go with verizon but if you cant get it go ith sbc

[Cereal21]

unfortunetly no verison in my area. sbc it is i guess. but is there a monthly or daily bandwith limit with the sbc pro package?

[SingaBoiy]

No.

Check this (http://www.dslreports.com/dosearch) out.

:drool: Check out True Broadband :drool:

[Cereal21]

Also, sbc yahoo dsl, can i be online and use the telephone at the same time?

[SingaBoiy]

Yes

[Keikan]

Originally posted by threelions00@7 August 2004 - 10:03
just don't go for one that has a download limit...do you get that problem in the US? like over here in UK some providers only let you download so much a month.
I officially don't have a limit but if i go over 20gb's or so they send you the letter of deaf

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by SingaBoiy@7 August 2004 - 11:33
Ive got Comcast. 3 Mbps down and 256 Kbps up. Ive been trying to get something with a faster upload but havent been successful :rolleyes:

EDIT: Forgot to mention its $42.95 a month. I pay $45 cause I am renting out a modem from them.
i have the same service, but i pay $20/month. i just restart a new account every time the promotion ends. i'm so evil.

[TheRealDave]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+13 August 2004 - 08:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 13 August 2004 - 08:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SingaBoiy@7 August 2004 - 11:33
Ive got Comcast. 3 Mbps down and 256 Kbps up. Ive been trying to get something with a faster upload but havent been successful :rolleyes:

EDIT: Forgot to mention its &#036;42.95 a month. I pay &#036;45 cause I am renting out a modem from them.
i have the same service, but i pay &#036;20/month. i just restart a new account every time the promotion ends. i&#39;m so evil. [/b][/quote]
Ha ha&#33;&#33; Now that is very evil&#33; :lol:

[silent h3ro]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+13 August 2004 - 03:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 13 August 2004 - 03:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SingaBoiy@7 August 2004 - 11:33
Ive got Comcast. 3 Mbps down and 256 Kbps up. Ive been trying to get something with a faster upload but havent been successful :rolleyes:

EDIT: Forgot to mention its &#036;42.95 a month. I pay &#036;45 cause I am renting out a modem from them.
i have the same service, but i pay &#036;20/month. i just restart a new account every time the promotion ends. i&#39;m so evil. [/b][/quote]
Genious&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol: :lol: I have the same plan and dident think you could do that&#33;

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by peerzyboy+8 August 2004 - 01:42--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (peerzyboy &#064; 8 August 2004 - 01:42)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-threelions00@7 August 2004 - 17:03
just don&#39;t go for one that has a download limit...do you get that problem in the US? like over here in UK some providers only let you download so much a month.
Im 1Gb a day on NTL (Apparently):

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american cable ISPs actually have a worse policy. they have no explicit limit, but they can arbitrarily decide that you are a burden on the network and threaten to cancel your account. i kind of think it violates u.s. laws against false advertising, in some way, by not telling you before you sign up that you&#39;re only allowed to download so much per month. and then when you do violate the bandwidth quota, they won&#39;t tell you in simple numbers how large the quota is. it&#39;s like being stopped for speeding on a highway where they have no speed limit signs.

luckily, u.s. DSL companies seem to have little or no interest in such policies &#39;cause their selling point, the thing that distinguishes them from cable, is that you get a personal allowance of constant bandwidth so that you don&#39;t burden the network any more on one day than you do on the next.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by HardcoreGamer+13 August 2004 - 10:51--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (HardcoreGamer @ 13 August 2004 - 10:51)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@13 August 2004 - 03:47
<!--QuoteBegin-SingaBoiy@7 August 2004 - 11:33
Ive got Comcast. 3 Mbps down and 256 Kbps up. Ive been trying to get something with a faster upload but havent been successful :rolleyes:

EDIT: Forgot to mention its &#036;42.95 a month. I pay &#036;45 cause I am renting out a modem from them.
i have the same service, but i pay &#036;20/month. i just restart a new account every time the promotion ends. i&#39;m so evil.
Genious&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol: :lol: I have the same plan and dident think you could do that&#33; [/b][/quote]
ha. isn&#39;t it? plus, if you sign up at best buy, you get a &#036;50 gift card and a free modem. i started my 3 months at best buy, and it ends on the 24th. so i&#39;ll start a new one at best buy and get another &#036;50 gift card and a 2nd modem. prob gonna have to sell it on ebay. u guys should do this. it&#39;s payback for all the shit comcast has giving us bout p2ps. they don&#39;t care bout same address. you just say the last guy moved out and you just moved in. you can use any name you want. they don&#39;t check. :devil: :devil: :devil: :pirate: