Review by mwallace 
UPDATED: 1.6 years ago
member for 8.1 years, 35 visits, last login: 49 days ago
 Riverside,Riverside,CA
 $25 per month
 about 5 days
 AT&T
 "Great Up-Time, Speed Is As Stated, Easy Self-Install, Good Online Management Tools, Month-to-Month Term"
 "SBC was bought by ATT, $25 tier should be $20"
 "Good Value, Reliable at 1.5 Kbps"
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I had ATT Yahoo for almost four years (formerly SBC Global). After recently moving, I considered using DSLExtreme or Comcast Cable. However, they require a term committment. ATT Yahoo does not.
Comcast's posted pricing was an "introductory" offer. After introductory term, rates shoot up to $60 a month or more. DSLExtreme pricing is term too, but pricing is constant I believe, not "introductory."
Time Warner I did not research. I don't know if their posted rates are "introductory" rates. However, I know someone who is happy with it at $25 a month with 1 year term contract renewable at same price.
Regarding ATT, ordered $25, month-to-month, 384 up and 1500 down package. Did the order online. Attached it to my phone line bill. Ordered self-install. A Motorola DSL modem was supplied with the self-install kit. I was charged, flat-fee, of $49 for that item. Sad, since I have about 3 dsl modems. But you can't order self-install without the modem. Oh well. Installation went smoothly.
I don't need 5Mbps. Most twitch games don't require more than 256Kbps upstream anyway. XP Remote desktop works excellent at ATT's rated speeds. I am at least 4 miles from the CO and still get 1.2Mbps, which is acceptable when overhead is factored in.
With the kit you get a nice piece of diagnostic software for connection and email settings. It is on-demand software, and does not operate in the background taking up clock ticks, or interferring with daily operations. You get to decide when it comes into play.
Overall, a good experience. If it were $20, it would be a tremendous value.
BTW, I think ATT ccontracts with 2Wire for some of their technical services in my area.
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