Review by ShadezeRO 
UPDATED: 1.2 years ago
member for 3.5 years, 733 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Fort Lauderdale,Broward,FL
 $32 per month (12 month contract)
 about 2 days
 "Cheap, Reliable, Consistant Speed, Little/No Downtime"
 "Equipment for Bellsouth Territory mediocar, Slow Upload speeds"
 "It's good enough if all you do is download, dont' forget to use a 3rd party DNS"
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• What other options did you consider for broadband
Comcast, but they were unavailable in my area until recently. I could not find any local companies with a good price/speed ratio.
• What SPEED/package did you order, at what monthly price?
Xtreme 6.0 Package (6000/512) for $32.99/month. I consistently get 6500KBits/sec Download, and 420KBits/sec Upload.
• How was the order & install process?
Simple enough, I started out with Xtreme 3.0, then upgraded to 6.0.
• What brand/model was the supplied equipment?
Started out with a 2wire with an 802.11b, now I have a westell 327w. Would love to get my hands on the new 2wire modems ATT is giving out.
• What good or bad experiences most struck you?
I've only had 2. None of which was a Bellsouth issue.
1) Lawn mower cut my phone line, they fixed that within a days time.
2) Hurricane....need I say more?
Overall, service has been superb. I get decent pings to ATL for gaming. Download speeds are usually pretty good (for servers that have the bandwidth).
Only thing I recommend is get a good wireless router, the westell isn't too good. Also switch the settings to a 3rd party DNS server such as OpenDNS, or Level3 (4.2.2.*).
I would only switch if Comcast started offering 16/1 (Plus PowerBoost) or better. 512K upload is just too little. Especially if you're doing VOIP.
Update: I've currently upgraded to a Netopia business class modem. This thing is a beast. My line stats have improved, and the wireless portion of the modem is great. Solid set of extensive features and configuration options available.
I've also changed to a dry-loop. Line is still fantastic. Comcast has started offering 12Mbps service in my area, but I will stick to Bellsouth because of the consistent reliable service they have always provided.
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