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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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  tstolzePremium
join:2003-08-08
O Fallon, MO
kudos:1
 ·CenturyLink
 ·Charter
| Re: ruined my week 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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 |  intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | Re: ruined my week 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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| |  dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week Yes, it is available in all CenturyTel DSL serviceable markets. | |
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| iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| 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
kudos:2 | *reads posts below* Scratch my question. | |
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 GeekJediRF is Good For YouPremium
join:2001-06-21
Mukwonago, WI | I have 10/768 "dry" DSL from CenturyTel for under $50. | |
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| intellerSociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
 ·Cingular Wireless
| Re: ruined my week 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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dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | 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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|  espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week What's their pricing for static IP? | |
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| | dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week 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
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| 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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| | dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week 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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| | | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week Cool, thanks for the info. Though the upload speeds are rather anemic. | |
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| | | | dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week I agree they should be increased by at least double what they are now. | |
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| | | | |  MrMoodyFree range slavePremium
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | Re: ruined my week ADSL2+ only supports up to 1024k upload less overhead. They'd have to go to pair bonding or VDSL. | |
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| | | | | | dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week 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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| | | | | | | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
·Comcast
| Re: ruined my week 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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| | | | | | | | dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | Re: ruined my week I do not dispute your statement one bit. But I do see increased uploads coming soon. Our business upload speeds were just increased I believe from 768k to 1MB, can't find the announcement anymore since I mainly deal with residential, but I do see it coming soon *crosses fingers*.
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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."
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BigVe
join:2005-07-15
Gulliver, MI Reviews:
·CenturyLink
| 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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dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | I'll be honest with you, many of our customers, the average customer, have no issues whatsoever with 256k and 1.5MB (which is our best seller, btw). Hence the reason we still over such speeds. I mean, what is the need to go into overload if your customers don't really want it? Now, I as a customer want the fastest I can get, and obviously most users on this site will be in the same boat. But, you have to think, most don't use that much bandwidth. I constantly ask customers if their speed (usually 256k or 1.5MB) is good enough for them, and I'd safely put it at 90% that state it works just fine for them and they don't want anything faster. So, that's why, really, makes sense to me. And higher speeds are available (up to 10MB) in most areas. Even some pretty rural areas. No worries Fox McCloud.
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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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 TsumePremium
join:2004-02-23
Johnson City, TN
·Comcast
| said by Fox McCloud: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*. I'd wait and see before it ruins your week.
Any business with any common sense would not perform an acquisition and then immediately piss off all acquired customers. That's called wasting your money and most businesses won't do that. | |
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