 bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
 ·Charter
| For The Speed Those Prices Seem Worth It Currently I'm using Charter Business HSI. I didn't know that they were the only option at my apartment when I moved in, so I begrudgingly called them to sign up, despite the short-comings of cable based Internet (shared medium...what if everyone uses it at once?). Even worse, I got locked into a contract. I should have asked if mo-to-mo was possible if I pay a little more each month. Ah well, I guess it doesn't matter. By the time DSL comes here I won't have this apartment anymore, and the contract ends about the time my lease ends.
I pay $67 for 1.5Mbps/256kbps. If I needed the additional speed, and DSL was available here, those prices sound pretty good.
Although, AT&T has 1.5Mbps/384kbps static IP mo-to-mo DSL for $65 (+taxes), and their website states a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
They also have 3.0Mb/512Kb ($70+taxes) and 6.0Mb/768Kb ($94+taxes) under similar terms. Oh wow, I just realized that if the cost difference is only $5, there's no point in 1.5M/384k.
So I can't get DSL now. When Best Buy bought them, I figure it's the beginning of the end (after all I'm NOT impressed with Geek Squad). Anyway it's just a reseller for Covad.
If I want service through Speakeasy, shouldn't I just call up Covad instead? |
