knightmb
Everybody Lies
join:2003-12-01
Franklin, TN
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| Wireless ISP has benefited too
I've seen an increase in business as well. People find out that paying $50+ a month for fast web/e-mail isn't really worth it when $10 can get you nearly the same thing for less hassle. 
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | did any one NOT see this comming?
I knew this would happen, granted for some goig to dail-up with POTS may be more expencive that DSL and VoIP. It would be here. |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA | Nice Price
We left Earthlink a few months back for Copper.net as we were paying $20/month with Earthlink while Copper wanted $4.95/month and had excellent customer satisfaction ratings.
Nice to see the prices coming down for everyone. |
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dslwanter
Why would I want DSL? I have FTTH
Premium
join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH
 ·Armstrong Zoom In..
·AT&T Midwest
| Dial-up lives
Dial-up will live if it can continue to get cheaper, especially in our economy. The price for basic DSL for instance from AT&T with phone service is $14.95. Now back in my AOL ($21.95) days, I would say that's a pretty good deal. But if Dial-up can fall even further, let's say to maybe $4 from Earthlink's nearly $8 a month, I suspect a big revive.
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baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | Number Crunching
35%, 19%, 13%....thats 57%. What do the other 43% have to say? |
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Derrick344
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Re: Nice Price
$4.95 for Copper.net? Must have been a promotion because it says $9.95 on their website. Terms of service says:
"User agrees to have their online session automatically terminated after fifteen (15) minutes of consecutive inactivity. Inactivity is defined as less than 500 bytes of data transferred between User"s modem and the Copper.net Service.
User agrees to have an online session automatically terminated after four (4) hours of consecutive time, regardless of data transferred during such specific online session."
»www.copper.net/Support/FAQ.aspx
In the *dark ages*, when I used dial-up, my last provider was frys.com for $5.99. Their policy is and I know this is true:
"With Fry's Basic service, you get unlimited Internet access, one email account, free 24/7 tech support and free webmail access to your email. What you don't get is ISP generated timeouts, disconnects or advertisements."
»www.frys.com/isp/ispfaq.html |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | Paying for a POTS line as well
If you're using dialup, aren't you paying for an expensive POTS line as well?
I guess if you're going to keep your POTS line anyway it would make sense, but I dropped the POTS line I had to save money and I use voip to make calls. |
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phantom6294
join:2002-02-27
Abingdon, MD
·Comcast
| reply to baineschile
Re: Number Crunching
said by baineschile  :35%, 19%, 13%....thats 57%. What do the other 43% have to say? They thought they already had broadband access 'cause they were connecting at 56k speeds instead of 28.8. |
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
Premium
join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
clubs:
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Re: Wireless ISP has benefited too
said by knightmb :I've seen an increase in business as well. People find out that paying $50+ a month for fast web/e-mail isn't really worth it when $10 can get you nearly the same thing for less hassle. And NO network management traffic shaping caps/throttling/priority packetizing.
Funny how the more things change the more they stay the same. Back in dial up heyday, you were charged for every minute you were connected. Now the providers want to charge by the byte using flawed/unproven/secret measuring devices.
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chif
@sbcglobal.net | $5 dial-up
I had $5 internet from All2ez before I switched to DSL.
I would've moved to DSL sooner if I had to pay any more than $5 for 56k. |
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back2u
@henkels.com | RE
The other 47% are still dialing in! |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
|  The fallacy here is....
first of, let's assume for a moment that Dial-up is $5 a month....ok...most of the basic phone service out there, after tax, costs you $30-$33 a month...now add on $5 to that.
That's $35-38 a month....are you really saving that much? One could (if it's available, that is) get the lowest tiered dry DSL package and the cheapest VoIP plan and it'd likely be cheaper than that $30-$38, and you'd have way faster speeds to boot.
IMHO the only reason it's doing well is because people aren't looking at the big picture on the cost of dial-up here. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | Naked DSL isn't widely available, yet. The real reason people probably don't try naked DSL and VoIP is that they are to technophobic to do it. |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| of course, I realize that, and for those who don't have access to naked DSL or unbundled cable, dial-up really could save people some money...but those that do (especially lower speed cable) and still retreat into the dial-up hole...well, I don't get those people. |
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BIGMIKE
Premium
join:2002-06-07
Westminster, CA
| reply to Fox McCloud
said by Fox McCloud :first of, let's assume for a moment that Dial-up is $5 a month....ok...most of the basic phone service out there, after tax, costs you $30-$33 a month...now add on $5 to that. That's $35-38 a month....are you really saving that much? One could (if it's available, that is) get the lowest tiered dry DSL package and the cheapest VoIP plan and it'd likely be cheaper than that $30-$38, and you'd have way faster speeds to boot. IMHO the only reason it's doing well is because people aren't looking at the big picture on the cost of dial-up here. you beat me to it. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
·Comcast
·Qwest.net
 ·magicjack.com
·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to battleop
Naked DSL here starts at $40 per month plus taxes and fees.
Naked cable is $35, though with basic cable you can get it for $25.
Also, if you're on a really low-end landline plan you can get service for around $22 per month. LD might bring it up to $30 if you don't talk tons and shop around. Throw in LifeLine, which kills about $18 per month and you're looking at a compelling reason to keep POTS+dialup.
Also, you just can't do VoIP over an unreliable connection, namely some WiSPs and all sat systems. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
00000
clubs: | dial-up? why not can-tenna?
The idea of dial-up is so very painful. I'd rather fashion a pringles cantenna and steal wireless from my neighbors. |
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AlexNYC
join:2001-06-02
Edwards, CO |  This is silly.
This is silly. Most broadband ISP's have economy tiers for $15 - $25 per month ... saving $17 a month at best, is not really worth the dial-up hassle. |
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Richard B
Fur It Up
join:2007-06-22
Portland, OR | reply to Fox McCloud
Re: The fallacy here is....
The big problem is you are not look at the big picture. The cost of DSL plus VOIP is higher the same land line plus dial up. With DSL or cable one still faces a bill of $40.00 to $50.00 for the Internet alone, then add VOIP to that. |
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Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
·Embarq
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
1 edit | said by Richard B :The big problem is you are not look at the big picture. The cost of DSL plus VOIP is higher the same land line plus dial up. With DSL or cable one still faces a bill of $40.00 to $50.00 for the Internet alone, then add VOIP to that. not necessarily. Depends on the who the DSL and Cable provider is, and it depends on which VoIP company you go with as well 
edit: and those who have a Grand Central number, a PC dialer, and an ATA device ($50-$60), and are willing to put up with a couple tiny quirks...well, you can pretty much completely eliminate VoIP charges.:) |
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