| Can Be Done in Central IL I am in the central IL AT&T market. In October I cancelled all AT&T services (DSL, landline, Dish) and switched to cable internet, TV, and Vonage. When I called to cancel the DSL the CSR willingly offered 'dry loop DSL' as she called it. Funny thing was that she didn't know how much it was. I confessed to her that I knew about the 'dry loop' and that it was $28.99 for 3 meg which is what I had been getting. However, I told her that I didn't see the logic in paying $29 for DSL alone when I have a bundle deal with cable for $1 more, which is over 3x the d/l speed and twice the upload speed.
So, at some point in the future with Comcast taking over our cable market I expect speeds to decrease and/or prices to increase. It's nice to know that I can switch back to DSL for under $30/month and still use Vonage. |
| I hope you still have some DSL as a back up. Couple years back my cable was poor in staying connected. Called customer service and they said it would be a week to fix even after I told them I was using Vonage VOIP as primary number. Went back to DSL and DirecTV and quality of service of both is terrific. DirectTV is all digital whereas the low channels of Comcast was analog here north of Atlanta. |
