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Review by u35828 
Posted: 111 days ago
member for 111 days, 1 visits, last login: 110 days ago
 Evanston,Cook,IL
 $30 per month
 about 3 days
 AT&T
 "Reasonably Priced"
 "Tech support clueless"
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I have the 3/512 DSL package (AT&T Pro DSL), having upgraded from the AT&T Express DSL.
Upgrading was painless. The Speakeasy speedtest showed download speeds of 2224 kbps and upload speeds of 334 kbps, generally better than Express, but not quite up to the theoretical maximum of the Pro package.
The only disappointment of the service is the lack of technical support if you're using anything better than consumer-grade networking gear.
Postings in the dslreports.com forums helped me configure my Cisco 2621+WIC1-ADSL.
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 Review by Mchart
UPDATED: 122 days ago
member for 5.9 years, 1787 visits, last login: a few hours ago
Gurnee,Lake,IL
$23 per month (month by month)
about 14 days
Ameritech
"Very Fast, Reliable, Easy to set up."
"Ameritech/SBC support Can have awful support some times."
 "Great Speed, Great features, Nice Price."
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Can't complain. At $23 a month it beats comcast. Reliable, good ping times for gaming, and 3/512. Only issue is the sub-par tech support.
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 Review by Ted Franks
Posted: 123 days ago
member for 8.3 years, 779 visits, last login: 4 days ago
North Hollywood,Los Angeles,CA
$45 per month
about 7 days
AT&T
"The speed is as good if not better than Earthlink's."
"Long wait for phone tech (but what else is new?)"
"Good choice. AT&T DSL Direct let me cancel my telephone service and just use my cell phone. I'll save $50 a month."
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I had to purchase a new 2Wire Router/DSL modem for around $88 with tax. If I had wanted to use my old Earthlink modem it would have cost me around $90 in phone tech support charges. So they get you either way.
But in the long run I'm saving a lot of money with AT&T DSL Direct.
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 Review by CBLMorphis
UPDATED: 124 days ago
member for 8.8 years, 2088 visits, last login: 10 days ago
Riverside,Riverside,CA
$47 per month (12 month contract)
about 2 days
SBC
"Everything, Speeds, Reliablity, Tech Support, Helpful."
"None that I can think of."
"Do alot of testing inside and outside your home before hooking up to DSL for a good quality connection is the key."
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My internet service has been very stable and working very well. It even give me no problems in heavy rain, and windy conditions here in southern cali. I have nothing to complain about except I wish AT&T would get U-Verse here.
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Although I was connected almost right away I first ordered my DSL a week before the intal due date of being hooked up on the 18th. I was hooked up right away. Service was fast as far as getting the order in and getting the equipment.
I had a few issues regarding my speeds but that was due to bad wiring in my home and not the fault of SBC. 1 Day after I reported the problem a tech was at my house. Did everything step by step. Tested my lines both inside and out. Was very helpful, and very nice.
Turns out that I had a bad phone jack in my house. Did a line stress test and found out that was creating a problem because noise was causing my speed drops.
Only took him about 30mins to resolve it. I thought that was pretty fast stead.
Tech support was very helpful in getting my issue fixed as well and I had no problems with them as far as I can tell.
Note to all new DSL persons, you may want to completely test you lines inside and out or have your telco do it for you as this was an issue for me. Also find out how close you are from the CO/RT. Your rep wil lbe able to tell you how far you are.
Above all I am very happy with my connection. Great pings, good for gamming.
Again I suggest multiple testing is the key to a very stable, good connection.
I am synced at 6016/608 and my actual speeds are Download = 5.074 Mbps / Upload = 520.76 kbps. Which is more then I can ask for. Well worth the money I think.
I am glad I got rid of cable, phew, what a nightmare they were. Thank god for SBC DSL. 
Updated 03/19/04:-
Well its been a month now and all is well. Service is up, working great. No down time what so ever and has been up 247.
Rock solid performance, fast speeds, and no down time. SBC has turned out to be my best ISP thus so far. Thank you SBC, Your connection rocks.
Middle finger to Charter Comm.
Updated 06/11/04:-
Well its been 3 Months now sence I did my last review for SBC. I have to say its been very stable and very little down time for me. I think out of the 5-6 Months I have been with them they have only been down for 2 days out of that whole time.
Usually when they go down they get it backup and working almost instant.
Pings are very low for me. Connection/Speeds very very stable. I get what I am paying for. I have been though Rain, Winds, Cold, and Hot and no issues with it unlike when I had cable.
Anyways SBC thank you for your service, its been a pleasure. They got my vote.
Update 08/11/09:-
Well so far DSL has been working awesome. No problems at all, knock on wood. Still running the same sence back in 04. Speeds seem a tad better.
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Review by Crysin
UPDATED: 126 days ago
member for 141 days, 219 visits, last login: a few hours ago
Wauconda,Lake,IL
$30 per month
AT&T
"Extremely reliable, Consistant speed, Speedstream odem still going strong after 4+ years"
"None really"
"Good, but it's an old service, we got it back when it was still SBC Yahoo."
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Back when we got this i was the one to talk my parents into getting DSL, i was 14, so i really didn't know about all the types of services offered around us, i believe Comcast had their Broadband Internet available but not positive. My parents aren't the most tech savvy, so they went with the Pro, which offers up to 3Mbps down and 512Kbps up. I remember the order going smoothly we got the Self Install Kit, hooked it up and within like 10 minutes had DSL internet, which coming from a 56k Netscape service was like god speed. But overall it's been very good service, have enjoyed it, and the transition from going from SBC to AT&T wasn't even noticeable.
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Review by deep_daddyo
UPDATED: 128 days ago
member for 4.6 years, 1863 visits, last login: 41 days ago
Battle Creek,Calhoun,MI
$25 per month
about 5 days
AT&T
"Speed adequate, only occasional hiccoughs"
"Off shore support!!"
"On balance a good deal"
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The choice was between cable broadband, a more expensive bare dsl service or AT&T. It was a no-brainer. Very few complaints and very adequate service consistency.
UPDATE 1/2008:
Connection remains stable, so rare need for support (I hope that continues!)
While faster speed would be nice, the Pro package continues to be adequate for most needs.
Everything continues satisfactorily in mid 2009.
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 Review by powerspec88
UPDATED: 134 days ago
member for 2.7 years, 1313 visits, last login: a few hours ago
Raymore,Cass,MO
$35 per month
about 5 days
"Cheap and fast"
"Goes down about once a month"
"Alot cheaper than the other isp in my town."
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Update: 8-1-09
Still going strong, few months ago, had a few routing problems but David in the Direct forum got it all worked out. Still no U-Verse here (but it is here in town just not where i live) Still have the 4100 modem that i hope never dies. If U-Verse is not here by the time Comcast gets D3 upgraded here, i'll be moving off DSL and to cable.
Update: 9-5-07
Just a little update, i have had no down time in the past few months and speeds are still the same! I even got a few of my friends to move to ATT DSL from comcast b/c of how stable my speeds are and the ping times ( on avg, i get 30-40ms lower ping times than comcast) No news on U-Verse in my area yet, but i can always hope.
Update: 6-15-07
I just got upgraded to there Elite plan, upgrade happen at around 6:30am. Speed test has been around 5100/640. Very happy about the speeds.
I ordered 3/512 and got my dsl modem in the mail about a week later. I got the SpeedStream 4100 DSL modem with the install cd. Pluged it in and ran thro the cd to set up my dsl account. After all that i was up and running. Did a speed test and got 2.6/410 (me being stupid back in the day, i know the speeds are right now) and thought it might b/c i just got it, but now about 6months later im still getting 2.6/410 even tho in the modem it says im connected at 3008/512.
DSL goes out for about an hour once a month but nothing to big. I pay 19.99 for 12months then it will go back up to 24.99. Over all im very happy with it, im just hoping some time down the line i can get my max speeds and be able to upgrade to there 6/768 plan.
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 Review by ameritech
UPDATED: 137 days ago
member for 1.2 years, 87 visits, last login: 7 days ago
Winnetka,Cook,IL
$30 per month (12 month contract)
about 3 days
Ameritech
"Speed more consistent than cable."
"SBC 2WIRE takes 4 minutes from power-on to ready."
"Okay value for money, but there is better out there."
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I have the 1024/512 package, however the clocked speed is more in the 512/512 range. Order/install was easy, was placed via 1.888.SBC.DSL5. The included equipment was originally a silver Motorola 2100 DSL modem. Then, I later upgraded to the 2WIRE 2701HG-B, which still has the old SBC logo in the corner. All around good, but if you can afford Comcast, WideOpenWest, or RCN, go with them.
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Review by noadplz
UPDATED: 140 days ago
member for 5.6 years, 1278 visits, last login: a few hours ago
Ann Arbor,Washtenaw,MI
$14 per month (12 month contract)
about 8 days
"Connected before the day promised. Stable connection."
"None that i can think of."
"Fully worth what i paid for."
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I order SBC Yahoo Express DSL (1500/256) in the first week of April-04.Got the speedstram 5100b modem free. They promised it would be up by 15th april. I was able to connect by 10th april (thanks to the well writen guides here). Connection has always been stable. I get 1200+/220+ regularly. Also, i like the fact that we get free SBC Yahoo dial-up.
Earlier i had Comcast (3000/256) for $43. Used to get 2000/200.
Update:11/1/04 - Got 384 Up . Current speeds 1200+/310+
Update:3/29/06 - Got re-rated @ $14.99. (from $19.99) I am quite happy with the service. Get 1150/310 most of the times.
Update:5/8/07 - The contract was over in March. Th new price was $25 instead of $20 that it should have been. contacting ATT resolved it.
Update 7/27/09- Still going well!! surprising
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Review by bulldogg58
Posted: 141 days ago
member for 3.2 years, 41 visits, last login: 27 days ago
Shelton,Fairfield,CT
$60 per month
AT&T
"OK"
"OK"
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