JTheobald
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join:2002-08-08
Gibsonia, PA
| The OP is not a shill.
I am also in this area and have had DSL service from NPTC/Nauticom/Pinnatech/Consolidated Communications since it was first deployed here. My service has been nothing short of impeccable!
It is also accurate (unfortunately) in regard to the future now that Consolidated has taken over. I "upgraded" from 3Mbps/1Mbps with static IP to 10Mbps/500Kbps with dymanic IP. When I had 3Mbps I was running right on the numbers - consistently and reliably.
I now get a consistent 6.2Mbps down and 500Kbps (or less) up - I am not satisfied with the upline speed as I am a telecommuter and must send large files. I assumed that I would have 1Mbps up so shame on me for not checking or asking in advance.
Also, the "10Mbps" service is very misleading because you will not get anything even remotely approaching that - expect to get 5-6Mbps. This would be reasonable if they sold it as a 7Mbps service, but they claim it's 10Mbps. In recent conversation with them they qualified it as "burstable" to 10Mbps. That's like the auto manufacturers with MPG - somebody, somewhere, at sometime once achieved 10Mbps so that's what they're putting on the sticker - just don't you expect to see that.
The service aspect leaves nothing to be desired, tech support is good to work with and the people are responsive and friendly. Now that CC has taken over however, I fear that things will change, I have seen a glimmer of the future with their current marketing/upline capping policy. I will stick with this while I shop for better upline offerings.
If only I could get FIOS! |
