Fox McCloud
Crazy like a fox.
join:2006-07-23
 ·Embarq
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
|  ruined my week
I'm normally not for government interfering in business matters (AT ALL), but I honestly hope this gets blocked.
currently I have access to these speeds with Embarq (complete with pricing if you have dry DSL)
768k: $29.95
1.5 meg: $34.95
3 meg: $39.95
5 meg: $49.95
10 meg: $64.95
subtract $10 if you have a bundled package.
CenturyTel? Doesn't allow you to have naked/dry DSL...not only that, but the only speed they offer (I don't consider 256k even remotely viable) is 1.5 megabits...and that's more than Embarq's 3 meg package (and it appears that the 15 meg is ONLY available to FTTH customers).
The only thing good I can say about CenturyTel is that it's unlimited...
This totally ruined my week; I just got Embarq's DSL less than 2 weeks ago, and I find this information today....I was looking forward to semi-decently priced DSL, good speeds, and naked/dry DSL....*sigh*.
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"True Patriotism is more closely linked with dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security...I accept the definition of patriotism as that effort to resist abusive state power." -Ron Paul |
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tstolze
Premium
join:2003-08-08
O Fallon, MO
·CenturyLink
| said by Fox McCloud  :I'm normally not for government interfering in business matters (AT ALL), but I honestly hope this gets blocked. CenturyTel? Doesn't allow you to have naked/dry DSL...not only that, but the only speed they offer (I don't consider 256k even remotely viable) is 1.5 megabits...and that's more than Embarq's 3 meg package (and it appears that the 15 meg is ONLY available to FTTH customers). The only thing good I can say about CenturyTel is that it's unlimited... This totally ruined my week; I just got Embarq's DSL less than 2 weeks ago, and I find this information today....I was looking forward to semi-decently priced DSL, good speeds, and naked/dry DSL....*sigh*. Here is your info on Centurytel Dry DSL
»givemepure.com/
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Ofallon, Mo Weather |
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GeekJedi
RF is Good For You
Premium
join:2001-06-21
Mukwonago, WI
clubs: | reply to Fox McCloud
I have 10/768 "dry" DSL from CenturyTel for under $50. |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
·CenturyLink
| reply to Fox McCloud
CenturyTel "Dry" DSL prices:
1.5MB 29.95/mo for 12mo, goes to 49.95/mo thereafter unless new promo obtained.
3MB-15MB 39.95/mo for 12mo, goes to 59.95/mo thereafter unless new promo obtained.
Of course you can always bundle with phone and TV also. Trust me, you will be happier in the end.
It will be okay. 
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"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
- Abraham Lincoln |
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
Premium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | What's their pricing for static IP? |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | reply to tstolze
that is not universally available. I hope FCC sticks it to them though and makes it universally available in all of their markets, not just overlapped ones. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| reply to GeekJedi
said by GeekJedi :I have 10/768 "dry" DSL from CenturyTel for under $50. well good for you, my parents $30 256kbps subsidizes you I'm sure. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
 ·Comcast
·Qwest.net
 ·magicjack.com
·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to tstolze
1.5 Mbit for $30 per month dry-line isn't horrible (it's $40 here with Qwest, $50 back home with Windstream) but compared with cable not terribly great.
Problem: 1.5 Mbit DSL is slow. Cable in all areas has a faster speed option than 1.5/256 like CenturyTel has. Are there any higher tiers for CTel dry line? |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to tstolze
*reads posts below* Scratch my question. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
·Comcast
·Qwest.net
·magicjack.com
·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to dsldude08
Expensive pricing once out of promo...though 15 Mbit for $40-$60 sounds fine by me. Too bad it's not available everywhere.
What are the various 3+ speed tiers for down\upload?
Also, I don't have a landline and have no intention of getting one. I don't have TV and have no intention of getting it. Yeah, I pay more, but I don't need the other services. |
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IowaStudent
Premium
join:2008-08-21
Grinnell, IA
·Mediacom
·Iowa Telecom
| reply to inteller
I feel your pain as well Iowa TeleCRAP charges $30 for 384 kbps vs our cable company $30 3mb tough choice... NOT oh and there 15 mb is $100 a Month with phone and everything. No Dry Loop Available  |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | reply to inteller
Yes, it is available in all CenturyTel DSL serviceable markets. |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | reply to iansltx
Sorry about missing the uploads...
256/128 (not available "dry")
1.5/256
3-6/512
8-15/768
Those are for now, and will likely be changing as time moves on. |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | reply to espaeth
For static IP it is a bit pricey, but available with reverse DNS and all the goodies if you like, $20/mo. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO | reply to dsldude08
Cool, thanks for the info. Though the upload speeds are rather anemic. |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | I agree they should be increased by at least double what they are now. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | ADSL2+ only supports up to 1024k upload less overhead. They'd have to go to pair bonding or VDSL. |
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dsldude08
Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | Pair bonding is quite the natural with CenturyTel. It's done all the time with the copper IPTV. But we will see what comes about from everything. |
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BigVe
join:2005-07-15
Gulliver, MI
·CenturyLink
| reply to Fox McCloud
said by Fox McCloud :5 meg: $49.95 CenturyTel? Doesn't allow you to have naked/dry DSL...not only that, but the only speed they offer (I don't consider 256k even remotely viable) is 1.5 megabits...and that's more than Embarq's 3 meg package (and it appears that the 15 meg is ONLY available to FTTH customers). YOU are DEAD WRONG.I have dry dsl and thats what i am using right now and IF it had been available here in my area i would have 10meg.Actually with some luck according to Techs we will see that speed next spring AND that is on a dry/naked dsl line |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
·Comcast
·Qwest.net
·magicjack.com
·BeeCreek Communica..
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to dsldude08
My beef with the uploads isn't so much on the higher tiers, though they could be upped from 768k to 1M without a problem, but with the lower tiers (seriously, 256k up on a 1.5M line? 384k at least!). Also, fiber tiers (15 Mbit) should have 1-2 Mbit upload. Heck, you could do symmetric with those; the tech certainly supports it. |
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