Bahhh
@pacbell.n | Speed
Price drop is good, but faster speeds would be better. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
1 edit | LOL!
$19.99 per month, *PLUS* SBC's crappy phone service, *PLUS* "un-fees", *PLUS* distance limitations dictate you will probably not get near the speed you should. PASS! |
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AbBaZaBbA
Premium
join:2002-07-10
Wildomar, CA | well
"Users usually have to sign up for the $48.95 All Distance Package to see the $20 DSL price point."
Wait so that's 68.95 + all sorts of other fees.
And getting a decent conenction for $39+ voip for $25 only comes out to 64. |
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Admj
join:2001-01-17
Placentia, CA |  Why can't we just get DSL for this price
 If SBC can offer DSL for this price, why can't it be a standard for all minimum speed DSL nation wide? |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
| reply to dadkins
Re: LOL!
Beats the $45 Comcast some users in my area pay, plus crappy CATV service, plus franchise fees, plus monthly usage caps, plus monthly usenet caps, plus crappy upload speeds, plus constant price increases...
Grass is always greener.
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sancraig
join:2003-11-05
Saint Louis, MO | reply to AbBaZaBbA
Re: well
If you follow the link if you are a sbc user already you can sign up for dsl for $19.99. Granted they suck but maybe an option for some that are paying $24.99 for aol "optimized" rofl |
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Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to dadkins
Re: GREAT DEAL
Its definately worth having a land line with just local service for anything important. Tons of people don't get affected by any limitations either. I've had 6.0/608 for over a year now and its great!
The only thing that sucks is the fees, yes, but cable and other DSL providers all have the same stupid fees tacked ontop of the prices.
I've got quite a bit of relatives and friends in MI in various places, and this should easily be able to get a few more to finally switch from dialup. It really sucks for the few people I know in MI in Verizon territory. Verizon doesn't seem to offer any DSL at all in any of the areas they are the ILEC here.
And our cable company, Comcast, charges upwards of $60/month + fees and taxes for basic cable, and its another $60/month for laggy high-ping slow-upload internet access. I don't know anybody that can get Comcast who can't also get SBC. Its only the few people in Verizon territory that only have Comcast's monthly-price-hikes as an option. |
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burgermeister
All Computers Are Junk
join:2000-10-23
Utica, MI
1 edit | reply to dadkins
Re: LOL!
I don't have SBC DSL, but I have to say: SBC been very, very good to me! 
I've lived in the same house for 15 years and *never* had a problem with my phone/SBC.
Just sayin. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
2 edits | reply to AbBaZaBbA
Re: well
Key word there is "usually". But looks to me to be more like an "Only If"
From »www.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=5···id=21592
said by SBC:
For the next 31 days, new residential subscribers to SBC Yahoo! DSL Express service who order online through sbc.com or sbc.yahoo.com will receive 12 months of the popular high-speed Internet access service for only $19.95 a month. ... Customers who do not order over the Web can receive SBC Yahoo! DSL Express for $19.95 a month when they commit to a one-year term and subscribe to the popular SBC unlimited local and long distance calling plan, All Distance, for $48.95 a month.
I read that to be, if you order online you don't need to bundle. If you call in your order, you do need to bundle.
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Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Admj
Re: Why can't we just get DSL for this price
Because other companies waste their time being greedy or catoring only to the weathly areas.
Look at what you can get from Cox for $29.99 in Las Vegas:
»www.cox.com/LasVegas/highspeedin···alue.asp
A great 256K/128K connection! Wow, so fast! Oh wait, thats $39.99 because you have to rent the modem on top of that!
I suppose its only fair to look at the regular package at »www.cox.com/LasVegas/highspeedin···rred.asp which totals 49.99 afer modem rental and gives you 4.0/256 - but look closer: 7.5 Gigabyte transfer limit per month!
According to google »www.google.com/search?q=7.5+GB%2···n+Kb%2Fs thats ALMOST 24Kb/s! You would be better off on a 33.6K dialup for half the price! |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA | reply to Admj
Because incumbants don't compete against each other. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| reply to oliphant
Re: LOL!
What price increases? My Comcast HSI has been the same for 3 years now. 
My cable TV/HSI/Digital Phone service has NEVER been down.
Also, I have never seen these "caps" you speak of. YMMV.  |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
| What do you mean "usually"?
In reading the PR on this it says you get the price without a bundle requirement if you order online, but you have to bundle if you phone in the order.
Order online...no bundle
Order by phone...bundle
Unless I read it wrong.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
3 edits | reply to oliphant
Re: well
Read some more:
$19.95 promotional pricing for SBC Yahoo! DSL Express and $29.99 promotional pricing for SBC Yahoo! DSL Pro available for new residential DSL customers. Offer only valid for orders placed online at www.sbc.com or through the Yahoo! online web affiliate channel, or if you qualify as an ALL DISTANCE® customer through the SBC sales channel; other third party channels excluded. Static IP products not included. Order for SBC Yahoo! DSL must be placed between 03/01/05 and 03/31/05. Offer not valid with any other SBC Yahoo! DSL promotion. SBC local service and one year term required.$200 early termination fee. At end of term, then-current monthly rate applies. If an ALL DISTANCE®-qualified customer cancels ALL DISTANCE® during the term, you will revert to the applicable term rate for DSL service. $150-$200 additional charge if technician install is required or desired. The equipment charge will appear on the first bill along with any corresponding and offsetting instant credits. Laptop users and some desktop users may need to purchase an Ethernet card. Billing begins on service activation date. Service not available in all areas. Subject to change without notice. Maximum speed achieved depends on customer location. Acceptance of Terms of Service required. Taxes and additional fees & surcharges extra. Other restrictions apply. |
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Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI | reply to dadkins
Re: LOL!
I used to have Comcast, just for basic TV, for a outraguous $60/month after 3 price increases in only 1 year. The picture went out more than the Dish Networks TV I now enjoy for half the price. |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA
·EarthLink
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to burgermeister
said by burgermeister  :I don't have SBC DSL, but I have to say: SBC been very, very good to me! I've lived in the same house for 15 years and *never* had a problem with my phone/SBC. Just sayin. same here, I have dsl through Earthlink @ $50 a month through covad (1500/350) in SBC territory, and am thinking of swithching to the sbc to save $30+ a month....what is the upload?
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Admj
join:2001-01-17
Placentia, CA |  reply to oliphant
Re: Why can't we just get DSL for this price
 So what happened to competition? |
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Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to dadkins
Re: well
No, what he said is correct. If you order via their website, you don't need to bundle anything except basic dialtone.
Its just basic phone service (which people should and do have anyways) not long distance (which is expensive and replaced by calling cards or cell phones for most people). |
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DSL_Steve
Premium
join:2003-11-28
Woodbury, CT | reply to oliphant
Re: Why can't we just get DSL for this price
I've had SBC DSL for 1.5 years now and its been rock-solid stable and very dependable. Its also a good deal. I have 1500-down/384-up for $26.95/month. The price isn't a special either. It'll be the same as long as I keep the service. |
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Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to oliphant
Re: What do you mean "usually"?
Yes, that is correct. Before March 1 it required the expensive all-distance bundle either way. As of today, if you order online, you don't need to bundle anything except basic dialtone. If you call in your order, they still make you get the useless all-distance plan though. |
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