Grafton
join:2006-08-26
Morgantown, WV
 ·Comcast
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Re: No Likey?
doesnt sound like you ever had to use/depend on sat or dialup
sat is more frustrating than dial-up = higher latency's about 7x more, 1500ms round trip to 200ms dial up
then there's dial-ups horrible ungodly slow speed ( todays web pages are huge for dialup ) and necessity for a phone line.
as for the data plans that is a viable service option but dont know much about it |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
1 edit | said by Grafton  :doesnt sound like you ever had to use/depend on sat or dialup sat is more frustrating than dial-up = higher latency's about 7x more, 1500ms round trip to 200ms dial up then there's dial-ups horrible ungodly slow speed ( todays web pages are huge for dialup ) and necessity for a phone line. as for the data plans that is a viable service option but dont know much about it Yes I have! I had dialup via Bay Area Internet Solutions.
I wanted faster.
I looked at Comcast and READ the TOS/AUP - acceptable!
I agreed!
Here we are today 4 years later and I have even opted to pay the $10.00 Extra for more speed!
Like I posted in the original post: "... don't get it then bitch!"
"Only Option" is bullshit!
If y'all really want connectivity... you can get connected!
Dialup is $9.99
Want faster?
Might cost a bit more than $9.99, but Sat will work!
Latency or FAP on Sat? Sure!
What do you expect? The damn thing is 20,000 miles away!
That's a hell of a first hop! 
*BUT* it is faster than dialup!
If Comcast is the only service that has low latency, and fast speed, then YOU must decide if the TOS is acceptable or not.
If not, don't get it! DUH!
If yes, Cool! 
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Think outside the Fox... Opera |
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Boogeyman
Drive it like you stole it
Premium
join:2002-12-17
Huntsville, AL
| While you do have a valid point, you are overexagerating the availability and feasability of the otehr options.
Sat is only an option if thats the only thing you can get.
While dial-up is available everywhere, even when it was in its heyday, some locations still had to dial long distance to the nearest ISP. Now that most of the smaller dial up firms have gone away, there arent as many local numbers as there used to be. I used to be able to find 20 numbers local, last time I looked a few years ago, there were only 3.
So, even if it was free, some people would still get long distance charges. So not really a feasable option.
Just in case you are wondering, I have Comcast, the highest tier available in my area (6/768) and I am very pleased with it. Over the last 2 years, I've had less that 30 min of downtime. I have had some problems, but it was back when CC was upgrading so I kind of expected odd speeds and such. (My upload was 1.2m while my download was 800k). And everytime I go to the CC office or have to call them, I always get the friendliest people, so theres no customer service problems in this area.
Oh and I have a choice of 2 other providers as well. Att/Bellsouth DSL and Knology cable. |
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TIGERON
join:2008-03-11
Pacifica, CA | reply to dadkins
Twightlight-zone bandwidth limitations, and lying to the public of their hidden traffic-shaping policies....sure dadkins, you're getting a great deal.
utopia.net is the answer to get rid of these corporate monopolies. |
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