next best alternative in Manhattan? in New York http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20748803 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:46:30 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:46:30 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751290 Stacy :
said by PCInTech See Profile :

Wow... RR only still has 512 upload in Manhattan? We've got 1M upload here in the North Country of NYS.
That's basic service in 10012. Other areas, like Astoria, seem to have been upgraded to higher speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751290 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:32:09 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20751100 Julio :
said by PhoenixDown See Profile :

Are there any bandwidth limit?

Not yet... rumors are flying that TWC will impost caps in certain markets. Probably not NYC due to competition but well see...
What Competition?
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said by PhoenixDown See Profile :

Are there any bandwidth limit?

Not yet... rumors are flying that TWC will impost caps in certain markets. Probably not NYC due to competition but well see...
any sort of "acceptable use TOS" or I can download >200GB and upload >100GB per month?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750954 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:19:11 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750920 PhoenixDown : Are there any bandwidth limit?

Not yet... rumors are flying that TWC will impost caps in certain markets. Probably not NYC due to competition but well see... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750920 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:12:50 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750874 PCInTech : Wow... RR only still has 512 upload in Manhattan? We've got 1M upload here in the North Country of NYS.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750874 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:02:31 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750867 edz :
said by Stacy See Profile :

It's fast enough.


only 480kb/s upload?

Are there any bandwidth limit?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750867 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:01:03 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750795 Stacy : It's fast enough.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750795 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:49:28 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750717 Stacy : Far as I know, Time Warner is the only cable company widely available in Manhattan. RCN is only available in a limited number of buildings. According to the Cablevision website, Cablevision isn't available in 10009. (Stuytown) Actually, I don't think Cablevision/Optimum is available in Manhattan at all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750717 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:30:05 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750654 KCrimson : Is Cablevision still available in Stuyvesant Town? Is that the only area its available? Optimum Online is probably faster than the Canadian cable that she's used to.
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said by Stacy See Profile :

Comcast might be in interesting choice except that it's not available in Manhattan. :o
Fair point. Apparently RCN is (first time I ever heard about that company!)

I'm leaning towards RR + Time Warner's DTValue package, a bit expensive ($100), but 10mbps and decent cable package.

Only dissapointed you need to rent the set-top boxes (need 2) and the upload is less than 1mbps. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20750073 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:52:15 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749671 Stacy :
said by iSkylla :

I live in NJ, before switching to Fios I had comcast. I actually didn't have any BT throttling like most people but the upload speed or lack thereof was annoying to me. I would recommend either comcast or RR (I've heard it's good)
Comcast might be in interesting choice except that it's not available in Manhattan. :o]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749671 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:59:16 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749493 NY Tel : I have an apartment in Manhattan and also have no FiOS.
Used to have Time Warner for Internet (still do for TV) but for Internet - DSL works just fine at 3 X 768.

Most buildings in Manhattan are very close to the central office and therefore get a really good transmit and receive rate.
I definitely feel my DSL is far better than my TWC connection was, and it never goes down.

At 45th street and second avenue, you are 5 blocks from the central office at 1095 6th avenue and about 10 blocks from the 36th street office on the east side. You will get the max DSL speed at your apartmnt with no problems.

IMHO, I like to split the carriers because when my Time Warner Cable would go out, I would lose everything. Now I have diversity.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749493 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:10:40 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749443 sashwa : Let's get you moved over to our New York Forum. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20749443 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:54:02 EDT Re: next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20748900 anon : I live in NJ, before switching to Fios I had comcast. I actually didn't have any BT throttling like most people but the upload speed or lack thereof was annoying to me. I would recommend either comcast or RR (I've heard it's good)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20748900 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:15:59 EDT next best alternative in Manhattan? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20748803 edz : Hello,

I am moving to Manhattan (2nd ave and 45th street) and I unfortunately FIOS is not an option for the moment.

I don't know any of the US cable / dsl companies and was wondering what is the next best alternative to FIOS in Manhattan?

I know cable in Canada is the fastest / most reliable, but dunno if RCN/Comcast/RoadRunner/etc. are any good.

Sorry if this isn't the best forum to post to (what would it be?)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20748803 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:48:56 EDT