ParanoiaInc
join:2002-08-28
Tucker, GA
| Is this at the wholesale or retail rate?
I am curious to know if this is a reflection of reduction in the wholesale or retail rates. If its at the wholesale rate that is thus, in turn, being reflected at the Bellsouth.net retail rate then other resellers of Bellsouth wholesale DSL should see this savings, too. Otherwise, its only a savings at BSFA. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
 ·Comcast
| Cool.
I'm happy with my service with BellSouth. No.. not happy.. I'm pleased with it. 100% uptime since I had it installed August of 2003. The price, while a tad high ($44/mo. + 2.97 "Regulatory Fee) still was ok with me seeing the excellent service I've been given. Granted I've never really had to spend countless hours on the phone with their tech support (Billing is a different story) and granted I do not qualify for their new Extreme Plan (3.0/384), simply because I'm on IFITL (Fiber).
The price cuts is truly appreciated, especially now that I have an extra phone line and I'm paying about $120/mo. on the phone bill! Yikes!!
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Drex
Beer..It's What's For Dinner
Premium
join:2000-02-24
La Place, LA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Instead of this...
How about getting rid of that BS "cost recovery fee" that they feel so inclined to force upon us all.
Let's see drop the $2.95 cost recovery fee or we drop our "ultra" tier by $7.
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joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL
| dumb BellSouth rep
I called them yesterday about this when reading somewhere (not DSL Reports) that the price dropped. I talked to the dumbest customer service rep (in billings), who first said my service was $50 less $5 bundle discount, then said it was $42 after the $5 discount, then said it was $42 less the $5 discount. She then said the $42 price was only for new customers, but that was my price as well. The net result was I spent 10 minutes on the phone (including 6 with a voice-recognition automated service that did not understand the words "I want to speak to a fucking representitive now you piece of shit machine") and left not having a clue what my price was going to be.
Now I know at least.  |
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technick
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA | Waste...
This was brought up before... instead of wasting time and money on a "boostable" 56k version, they should make the 1.5 meg version the slowest, and unroll a 5 meg version for the highest.
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dslwanter
Why would I want DSL? I have FTTH
Premium
join:2002-12-16
Lowellville, OH | Daaaaaaaannnng...
I get that same speed with SBC for $26.95 a month. |
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zno
join:2002-01-08
Atlanta, GA
| Re: Daaaaaaaannnng... x 10000
said by dslwanter  :
I get that same speed with SBC for $26.95 a month.
what's your point? koreans get 8Mbps for less that $27.
different markets different regulations different companies different prices.
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Speedy8
Premium
join:2002-08-22
Alliance, OH
clubs: | 1.5Mbit
It's pretty sad when a company can offer 1.5Mbps as their "ultra" tier. At over $40 no less. But price drops are always good, too bad the cable industry raises prices instead, namely Time Warner. |
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3SGTE
ST215W
Premium,MVM
join:2000-11-23
there
clubs: | I was suprised that "ultra" is 1.5mbit...
Never mind the price! |
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Cod
join:2000-07-05
Greensboro, NC
| said by 3SGTE :
I was suprised that "ultra" is 1.5mbit...
There is another 3.0/384 tier that is called extreme that is $5.00 more. Kudos to BellSouth on lowering rates regardless of the pissers & moaners. |
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drew
Reformation
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs:
·wavebroadband
| reply to 3SGTE
too many of the more metropolian (is that a word?) areas seem to forget about the country and the small towns.
I'm *Finally* on 1.5mbit and there's no chance of them raising that up to 2 or 3.0 any time soon.
You guys take your 3mbit/512 packages forgranted 
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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
| reply to zno
Re: Daaaaaaaannnng...
said by zno :
said by dslwanter :
I get that same speed with SBC for $26.95 a month.
what's your point? koreans get 8Mbps for less that $27.
different markets different regulations different companies different prices.
This isn't Korea! This is the U.S.A. We actually have a big competitive market. My point? What can't you see it? Read it then or perhaps I should type it for you again...
I get that same speed with SBC for $26.95 a month.
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Maaaannn you wanna come in the garage and see my merchandise? |
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zno
join:2002-01-08
Atlanta, GA | This isn't SBC. This is BellSouth. SBC is welcome to come here and offer us cheaper products but until then we're comparing oranges and apples here.
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got anti-virus and firewall? |
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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
| said by zno :
This isn't SBC. This is BellSouth. SBC is welcome to come here and offer us cheaper products but until then we're comparing oranges and apples here.
I was just stating I get lower prices. Why not try another competitor? Again, my point it I can get it cheaper. It's good to see them lower prices for you but it should be much lower. And again I say Daaaaaaaaaannnng, because I get it for such a dirt cheap price.
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Maaaannn you wanna come in the garage and see my merchandise? |
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zno
join:2002-01-08
Atlanta, GA
| i know we're paying the premium for ours.
hopefully SBC will drive Comcast/Charter/etc to lower their HSI products 'nationwide.'
this is probably the only way that BS would reduce their prices even lower.
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got anti-virus and firewall? |
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timcuth
Braves Fan
Premium
join:2000-09-18
Pelham, AL
clubs:
·AT&T Southeast
|  reply to drew
Re: 1.5Mbit
said by drew :
too many of the more metropolian (is that a word?) areas....
Since you asked, no, it is not a word. Try 'metropolitan'.
Tim
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3SGTE
ST215W
Premium,MVM
join:2000-11-23
there
clubs:
| reply to drew
said by drew :
You guys take your 3mbit/512 packages forgranted
That is true. we do, and it is good to be reminded occasionally.
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rlt2562
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Premium
join:2002-12-23
Haughton, LA
·AT&T Southeast
·AT&T Southeast
| Any price cut is welcome
I've been with BellSouth DSL for almost 2 years now, and this cut is nice, but I wish it were just a bit more. Also, the top service here in NW La. is 1.5/256. I guess I'll have to wait until Haley's Comet shows up again before they increase our speed to 3Mbps Extreme...
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electric_dsl
join:2004-07-20
Pickering, ON | reply to technick
Re: Waste...
wow thats a lot of money for 1.5meg
sheeeit DSL BASIC here is 1 MB and is 20$ a month, we get 3 MB for 45 and thats Canadian prices mind you.
feel sorry for you guys, feel worse for the people who think its a good thing. |
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ParanoiaInc
join:2002-08-28
Tucker, GA | reply to technick
I do not think you have a clue as to the cost of rolling out one program vs. the other. |
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