Doctor Olds
I Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.
Premium,VIP
join:2001-04-19
1970 442 W30
clubs:
| 768kbps $10 DSL versus 768kbps $20 Naked DSL
They are still surcharging you for the same speed as the $10.00 DSL Plan minus the obvious lack of the dial-tone requirement. The $20.00 plan of Naked DSL should be 1.5 Mbps instead, IMHO.
Former Bellsouth States are still overcharging their DSL users compared to the old SBC areas that have much lower rates for the same DSL speeds.
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psiu_nws
join:2004-01-20
Plymouth, MI
 ·Comcast
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| can confirm in MI...
No more jumping through customer service phone calls or ordering and then dropping phone service--just checked and you can now order the 768k service for 19.95 here online, and the previous "special" naked prices that you needed to call for can be ordered directly online as well. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | reply to Doctor Olds
Re: 768kbps $10 DSL versus 768kbps $20 Naked DSL
it's difficult for them to resist easy money! |
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Mactron
el camino Real
Premium
join:2001-12-16
CM94sv
| reply to Doctor Olds
said by Doctor Olds  :Former Bellsouth States are still overcharging their DSL users compared to the old SBC areas that have much lower rates for the same DSL speeds. You expected prices to go down ?!!
Naive aren't we... 
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs:
·Charter Pipeline
·AT&T Southwest
| said by Mactron :You expected prices to go down ?!! Naive aren't we... ordinarily i would agree with you, BUT i believe there were comments made justifying the price/speed disparity as "give it time for them to merge their billing and tech standards. it's only been 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11 months. |
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w4ncr
join:2000-10-27
| reply to psiu_nws
Re: can confirm in MI...
Would you believe when I ordered naked DSL the the DUMB BUNNIES sent me a filter kit like I was ordering DSL SERVICE which I was already a DSL customer, this makes about fifty filters I have received as mistakes from their ordering department, what a waste of company money, that should be spent on deploying fiber. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
| 768k?
Uhm... even at $10, that's a ripoff! Forget the need for dialtone to get it for $10...
$20 for 768k without dialtone? What's your name? Ben Dover? 
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esc0
@swbell.net | reply to w4ncr
Re: can confirm in MI...
I agree with you. I have all the filters somewhere stored in the box the modem came with. I ran a cat 5e line from the modem in my house all the way to the dmark. No filters. |
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esc0
@swbell.net | reply to dadkins
Re: 768k?
Yah it's a slap in the face. FCC my a**, what are they doing for us? |
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sgaulding
join:2005-08-13
Houston, TX
·AT&T DSL Service
| DSL Direct in North Houston area
Tried ordering DSL Direct online and got response "only available to business at this time." So I called ATT and was able to order via phone: 3 options available in the north Houston area -- 3M $28.99, 1.5M $23.99, 764K $19.99.
I went to cable last year because it was cheaper than the bundled phone/internet service. Now I can drop cable because the DSL direct is cheaper than cable. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA
2 edits | reply to dadkins
Re: 768k?
768kbps is plenty for a lot of casual users looking to drop DU but who see no benefit in a $50/mo 6Mb service. |
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL | $29 for 3 megabits...
$29 for 3 megabits isn't exactly fast and cheap anymore. I long for the day when wireless or fiber take over. |
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cahiatt
Premium
join:2001-03-21
Smyrna, GA | reply to w4ncr
Re: can confirm in MI...
They are probably still betting on you ordering a land line anyway so you'll need those filters one day. |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
2 edits | reply to sgaulding
Re: DSL Direct in Santa Cruz, CA area
I was looking at prices here ; no phone line
.768m 19.99, 1.5m $23.99, 3m 28.99, 6m $38.99.
If you have a phone line ;
14.99 .768m, 19.99 1.5, 24.99 3m, 34.99 6m.
Day before yesterday I was checking for a client, the $10.00 dsl showed up as a choice, but today its not showing up. It was the same package as the 14.99 service with a phone line.
Since he is using dial-up and all he does is check email, surf, and participate in ebay, .768 is plenty for him, and much faster than his dial-up.
Oh, he definitely wants the $10.00 plan over the $14.99 plan with the same service.
Even non-tech's can see a $5.00 savings a month, amazing.
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Who of many good things have had your fill even to surfeit,
With what is moderate nourish your mighty desire; for neither will
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prestonlewis
Premium,MVM
join:2003-04-13
Sacramento, CA
 ·VoiceStick
| If . . .
The dry loop for $20 might be an interesting product choice if the upload speed was so pitifully low. 768/128 gives you a decent download speed for the casual user but only 1/6 as much upload speed. It's definitely a way to keep anyone from seriously wanting this offering. Now if they offered 768/384, I'd say it might be worth it. Look at Covad and DSLExtreme. Their 768 tier comes with 384 upload speed. Only AT&T keeps a super low upload speed at the 768 level. |
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curro
join:2003-10-24
Seabrook, TX
·LINGO
| reply to sgaulding
Re: DSL Direct in North Houston area
said by sgaulding :Tried ordering DSL Direct online and got response "only available to business at this time." So I called ATT and was able to order via phone: 3 options available in the north Houston area -- 3M $28.99, 1.5M $23.99, 764K $19.99. I went to cable last year because it was cheaper than the bundled phone/internet service. Now I can drop cable because the DSL direct is cheaper than cable. If I may ask: what phone number you called in the Houston area?
Thanks in advance. |
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Edward1978
join:2007-07-23
De Soto, IL
| Why??
AT&T began offering the $10 768kbps DSL (+ local phone service) to comply earlier this year, though they neither announced or advertised the price point in the hopes that nobody would notice. AT&T's new CEO informed the press that AT&T didn't advertise the tier because nobody wants it.
Smart move. why would a company have a service they don't advertise? Have to love the way some companies think. |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
 ·Site5.com
·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
| reply to w4ncr
Re: can confirm in MI...
said by w4ncr :Would you believe when I ordered naked DSL the the DUMB BUNNIES sent me a filter kit like I was ordering DSL SERVICE which I was already a DSL customer, this makes about fifty filters I have received as mistakes from their ordering department, what a waste of company money, that should be spent on deploying fiber. Yea, cause we all know that 50 $2 filters really offset the cost of hooking up each end of a fiber connection which can cost $1000 per end to do. |
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devil24
Premium
join:2002-06-28
Houston, TX
| Dry Loop DSL
Southwest Houston here (I-10 and Dairy Ashford area) and I just had the Elite (6Mbps) Dry Loop DSL set up last Monday (12/24). $38.95 a month plus tax.
IMHO, not a bad deal at all... even if coming from AT&T  .
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Oregonian
Premium
join:2000-12-21
West Linn, OR
·Comcast
| reply to dadkins
Re: 768k?
My mother is on a fixed income and the $10 deal is really good for her. She mainly does email and a bit of surfing (eBay, etc.). The service (which I learned about on DSL Reports) has been very reliable and actually seems faster than 768k (although I haven't run a speed test). |
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