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Fernley, NV Reviews:
 ·AT&T DSL Service
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Re: heh AMEN!!!! I had a satellite connection for 3 years. When it was the ONLY broadband game in town, it was barely accecptable. My best latency time was in the 1 second range. My download speed was a pretty consistent 2.5meg, but the real killer was the low cap. As soon as DSL was available in my area, it was bye-bye satellite. Even though the speed was only "up to 1.5meg" (and I averaged about 1.3), the latency was down in the mid to low double digit milliseconds and NO CAP.
DSL was (and is) a better deal. The satellite companies are a lot like the only large grocery store in a rural area. They provide a service, but don't have to do anything to keep their customers (so their prices and policies reflect a non-competitive marketplace). As soon as ANYTHING potentially better comes along, they get kicked to the curb due to the way the customers feel they have been treated (taken for granted) all along.
The guy who posted the 1/4 second latency is mathematically challenged. |
