Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA | Century Tel
My in-laws have them. What a phone company. Still sells 256kbps DSL.
Welcome to 1998! |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | At least its something. They could just up and only offer dial-up. CenturyTel also is somewhat a rural provider. |
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slappy white
join:2008-06-16
La Crosse, WI | reply to Jerm
Where do your in-laws live?
CenturyTel serves many areas with 256k that would not have better than dial up otherwise. |
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
| Wow lots of CT fans or something? The inlaws live near Tacoma, Washington in Gig Harbor. Not exactly a rural backwater.
Just FWIW, they did try CT DSL a year ago when it had some kind of promo. Still wasn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
These are non-techy people. Their computer is old and slow (1ghz w/ 384mb RAM). They were used to dialup. Even at 256kbps, DSL was faster than the 26.4 dialup.
But then they got Comcast... no comparison. |
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | maybe they live on the edge of the DSL service area which only allows them to obtain those speeds with DSL.
Many telco's do not deploy RTs to increase the distance. |
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slappy white
join:2008-06-16
La Crosse, WI
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So they have 256k or better available to them with CenturyTel...they just choose to go with Comcast. I better understand your original post now.
So are they paying $50 something dollars for a speed that there old and slow computer will never fully realize? They may have not needed much more than 256k. (FWIW you can get DSL cheaper now by going without the previously required phone line)
Comcast should have an Internet Economy tier that is 1.0M for around 25 bucks. You may want to look into that for them. |
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
1 edit | Gosh do either of you guys have CT?
First off at the time it was a promo for 256kbps DSL for I think something like $25 a month (was the "base" speed package). To get 1.5mbps was nearly double that cost. Again this was all over a year ago anyway.
I'm not the one who suggested they upgrade to cable, they switched and were commenting on how much faster it was. |
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slappy white
join:2008-06-16
La Crosse, WI
| I do. I have Pure Broadband 10M and My Premium IPTV (CenturyTel's TV product in La Crosse).
I know I live in one of the best CenturyTel markets, but I have no complaints. I was just on the phone with them the other day trying to sort out what would be best for my Mother. I saw your post and was curious about your in-laws situation. With CenturyTel or Comcast (or anyone for that matter) things change...prices change...packages change...speeds change. If they are happy with Comcast then that is great. If they are not I would call CenturyTel and get the latest and greatest and not go by what everything was over a year ago. Take care  |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | reply to hottboiinnc
so you are saying that people should be grateful for "broadband" that is worse than some 3rd world countries? |
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