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| [Switching From AT&T to Sonic.net] Thinking of switching from AT&T to Sonic.net. But have a few questions first. Right now I have the 6mbit/768kbps package. I live in Riverside, Ca and I don't think I can get Fusion yet. I want to get Fusion but i'll be happy with DSL.
Reason for switching, because of the 150GB data cap. A member of AT&T sense the 70's, and I am not about to be screwed over by AT&T any longer.
So with that said, how should I go about converting service over? About how long does it take to switch over?
Also data caps, will sonic.net ever, ever do caps like AT&T, and what does the future hold for me getting Fusion.
For 3 years I have been trying to get U-Verse, and went with Netflix, now with the recent caps I won't be able to watch much considering I only get 150GB per month.
Any insight or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks...
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 wa2ibmPremium
join:2000-10-10
San Jose, CA
 ·SONIC.NET
| No, sorry, you won't be able to get Fusion in Southern California. Sonic is based in Santa Rosa, about an hour drive north of San Francisco, and is concentrating the installation of their own equipment, required for Fusion, in Bay Area CO's, for now.
They do have a wholesale agreement with AT&T to offer DSL throughout California. They have no plans to put any limits on your use of their DSL product. This not only includes caps, but use of servers and many other things that "the big boys" frown upon.
That said, the best way going forward is to go to their web site and sign up. The pre-qualification tool should be able to tell you what product your line qualifies you for. Then, just sign up. Do NOT contact AT&T to cancel first, this will only delay your service and cause you to lose service for an extended period of time. You should be up and running on Sonic within a week or so of your order. You will receive email updates as the process proceeds. AT&T will be notified of their loss of your line and will cancel your service and prorate your payment.
Welcome aboard. . .
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- Bill
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 steelgazePremium
join:2002-02-01
San Francisco, CA
·SONIC.NET
·AT&T DSL Service
| reply to CBLMorphis
Sonic, like any other ISP that resells AT&T DSL is pretty much at the mercy of the terms they dictate. They can get a small bit of leeway in terms of what they can provide, but if AT&T says all wholesale lines have to have a cap when they negotiate the contract, that's what will have to happen. As Dane put it, that is why the bulk of DSL packages only come in 1500/256, 3000/512, or 6000/768 tiers.
At the moment, AT&T can't retroactively apply caps on the current wholesale contracts, but I would say that it's going to be something to worry about when Sonic, or any other ISP, renegotiates it's wholesale contract. | |
| reply to CBLMorphis
Data cap is the same reason I switched. All I had to do was sign up online and let Sonic take care of AT&T. It took 11 days for my service to be up and running. You have to set your modem to Bridge Mode and enable DHCP if you have a router. | |
 DaneJasperSonic.NetPremium,VIP
join:2001-08-20
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:7 | reply to CBLMorphis
As Bill says - switch! We have no caps.
And, as "steelgaze" says, when our wholesale contract with AT&T is up, perhaps they will change our terms - but honestly, I don't know how they could implement caps, as it's handed to our network as layer two ATM cells beyond the DSLAMs; we handle all IP.
Our Fusion coverage continues to expand, and your support as a member is important to that continued growth. The more we sign on (for Fusion OR our legacy AT&T line-share service), the bigger the coverage will become!
-Dane | |
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