Verizon, AT&T Offer New DSL Promotions > Speed boost?

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Re: Speed boost?

yes i would get it i would love to get dsl or cable,but all IM saying is anything over 6 meg is a waste of money,and does nothing but cause users to use too muck bandwidth...6 meg connection downloads plenty fast enough

There is no capacity crisis. It's an excuse to nickel and dime by the Megabyte.

Think about it. If there really was, they wouldn't offer subscribers a virtual Ferrari with all the gasoline they would need to travel at a constant 150 MPH if they only wanted them to take a spin around the block at 35 MPH.
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You can't make all the people happy all of the time. But it should be common sense to shoot for the majority.

reply to dissapointed
I tend to agree with you on that point. The 'average' user (not the typical BBR user) wouldn't typically notice much of a difference between a 1.5Mbps and a 10Mbps connection for going onto 'MySpace', 'Facebook', or sending/receiving emails (sure large JPGS may send/receive in 3 seconds rather than 15).
To me, it typically comes down to the bottom line (not cost/Mbps, but bottom line cost).
Eg. I was paying $27/month for 3Mbps/512kbps and it worked VERY well, with no complaints. The ONLY reason that I switched to TWC 6Mbps/512kbps was because I got a better overall deal on price. $89/month for Voice, HSI and TV. I'd take a 3Mbps package if it saved and extra $10/month... why not. I don't _really_ need it.
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reply to rawgerz
yea your prob right its all about money from the greedy company's,but when it goes to pay by the megabyte just think about how much those movies will cost then

or the cost of seeing a popup flash advertisement

reply to dadkins
no I have never downloaded anything over 325 meg because that's all i can download without getting faped to less than dialup speed for 24 hrs on Hughes net.How many movies have you downloaded?

I download the occasional 700MB XviD movie.
With a 2MB/sec(16mbps) service, they can get here in a timely manner.
Like 5 minutes.
Allowing for variances, lets say within 10 minutes on a bad day.

Download game demos or full games. Having a 8mbps line or higher means you can play that demo within minutes, not hours.
Saying it is a waste tells us all that you have never used anything with speeds exceeding 6mbps.
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Dupe.

reply to dissapointed
Unless you play PC games, some of the patches developers push out can be as small as 10MB or as large as 300MB.

I was a beta tester for America's Army - last install I had to down load was a gig - took 5-6 hours - did it over night. Most installs were at least 350 megs - took about 4 hours. No biggie and files that are 40-50 megs are less than 1 hour.

reply to dadkins
no I have not,nor will I ever even if I could.I don't waste my time playing games.I don't need a connection more than 2 or 3 meg.like i said before any more than that is a waste.It sux that they keep pushing more speed where they already have fast connections,and don't worry about their rural customer's that have dialup and that's it.very bad for business because tellcos are loosing more and more voice customer's to voip,as i cancelled my at&t voice service today.They better start worrying about extending their dsl because before long that will be all they have

reply to dadkins
by the way you made this quote in a earlier post.I wasn't very truthful

WTF? Waste of money?
Never downloaded big files before, have you?

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As much as I agree with you, the reality is that most of your favorite sites are supported by ad dollars. Would you rather have limited content, ads, or pay for every site you visit?

In the meantime, try Firefox + Adblock Plus.

-Mike

reply to dissapointed
Look friend, YOU chose to be rural.
One of the things about being rural is none of the city-esk perks.

Broadband seems to be at or near the top of that list of things you get to forfeit.
Moving to a place out of town and then trying to blame a service provider of being uncaring is... not right.

Common sense dictates that if you are out there, and want DSL or cable, and the providers aren't going to string it up for you - you get to move to a served area.

If you do not want higher speeds, they do offer DSL at 768k or 1.5mbps for kinda cheap.
Once moved in, call AT&T, Verizon, or Embarq.
They will be glad to help you get online.

Call them again and ask why they aren't serving your house and see what they tell you.
Then, you can come back here and tell us all what they said.
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