Review by clucas001 
UPDATED: 44 days ago
member for 4.7 years, 491 visits, last login: 2 days ago
 Mechanicsville,Saint Marys,MD
 $32 per month
 about 6 days
 "Advertised speeds, Ping/Loss good, No Longer Need TV!!! $29.95/month is GREAT!"
 "Subcontractor forgot to put cable box together, almost wanted to drill a new cable line that was unnecessary"
 "Much Better than 2 years ago! Stable, solid connection."
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I considered DSL through Verizon which is, and always will be, unavailable for me.
I ordered the 1.5mbps/256kbps package for $29.95 plus a $49.95 installation fee. I could have gotten 6mbps/384kbps for $39.95 plus $29.95 installation, but I remembered their past of horrible speeds and pings over 12,000 (yes, that's twelve THOUSAND). I thought hopefully I could at least get a stable 1.5/256. They haven't capped me (yet), cause I'm getting the full 6/384 speed right now--and I'm actually getting it!! 5,500 kbps/320-350kbps. Pings to servers are similar to what I get on my school connection of 40,000/40,000.
Order went smoothly, but make sure to go to their billing office. I thought I was a new customer, so I clicked on that option, and they wouldn't let me order a new service. A little confusing, eh?
Install took about an hour even after having cable just two years ago (I used to pay $54/month for 4mbps/384kbps that I didn't even get, and that included basic tv which I don't watch).
I used my own Motorolla Surfboard SB5100 modem.
Metrocast is looking good right now for St. Mary's County, MD. Beats dial-up!! I'll keep you all updated.
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