Review by aarond12 
Posted: 233 days ago
member for 233 days, 5 visits, last login: 230 days ago
 Dallas,Dallas,TX
 $35 per month (12 month contract)
 about 7 days
 AT&T
 "Rock-solid connection -- uptime around 99% according to router."
 "A voice line was required, so it goes unused at my house."
 "No bandwidth caps, PPPoE handled in modem, multiple computers is okay... great!"
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Previous to getting AT&T DSL here in Dallas, TX, I had Comcast... er, Time Warner Cable. Their uptime was around 65% according to my router. I would have WEEKS where my connection was non-existent. I even signed up with my cell phone company for an unlimited tethering plan so I would have a reliable connection while the cable modem was down.
Finally, after going for about 1 year without paying a cable bill (complaining about lack of service and getting my money refunded worked for an entire year! yes, it was that bad!), someone with half a brain at Comcast told me that it was extremely unlikely they could get consistent service at my house. I took that as my cue and left Comcast.
I signed up with AT&T and the modem was on my door step within 7 days. Set-up of the Efficient Networks, er, Siemens DSL modem was painless. My only complaint was that DSL + an unused phone line was cheaper than naked DSL. (I think the price difference is nil now.)
Currently, I get a consistent 5Mbps+ down and 600kbps up speed from the DSL line. I have noticed one outage in the two years I've had this connection -- and that lasted less than 1 hour. Impressive for a residential-class line!
Now if only they would get Uverse in my tiny little town of Dallas freakin' Texas! 
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