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Cheapest internet service in Queens?

I have RCN but I live in the Astoria part of queens. I am really happy with they're service. I think they have a plan at 29.00 a month.

That's weird, I live in Douglaston and RCN says they don't service my area.

In any case I downgraded my 15/5 FiOS to 3/1 from $60 to $50.

I can't believe DSL isn't offered anymore. I may just cut off my internet entirely because $50 is way too much. I'll probably just have to use the internet when I'm at school and get a girlfriend or something.
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That's how these companies get you if you do not sign up for their triple play. You can get the phone, internet, and tv for like 90 bucks a month with FiOS. The part about DSL not being available is true. My neighbor had Verizon DSL for a long time and last year they told her she had to switch the FiOS cause they were taking down the copper, of course she got a sweet deal on the FiOS since she was being forced to upgrade.
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Wow, $90 is way too much. I don't own a television or a phone (I use a prepaid phone, but even after loading it with $20, I only end up using a fraction of it before it expires after 3 months).

Have you tried our site tool? Maybe there's other choices
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Edit: There's always Juno DSL (or accelerated dial up) if you need it.

»www.juno.com/

Oh, that's a pretty nifty tool. I'll check it out.

Looks like Juno doesn't offer service in my area either :/

That's strange...my friend in Little Neck has it

I don't remember Douglaston being so excluded

That's even stranger. We and Little Neck even share the same library. I input someone else's phone number in my town since I don't have a phone line, and it says they don't service this area? Hmm...

Maybe call them if they have an 800#? Just to verify?

They do have dialup..but that requires a phone line

reply to guest567
yeah, I'm dreading FiOS in my part of Queens.
I have Verizon DSL $30/mo for years, then
they raised it to $40/mo for no reason, and
I'm sure they'll drop me as soon as FiOS here.
what a scam these cable companies are

Every bill I'm about to change to TWCable
for their Basic Data plan $30/mo, but I hate
that company more than I dislike Verizon.

supposedly you can get Verizon DSL 1.0m for $25/mo
but my guess is once FiOS in your area, DSL is gone.

I may just downgrade my 3.0 service to 1.0
then wait for the day FiOS comes to ruin it.

reply to guest567
Maybe you could share a wireless connection with a neighbor?
My former ISP, »www.speakeasy.net, used to encourage users to share connections with neighbors. They even offered to do the monthly billing once the primary user set it up.

reply to MuDvAyNe

Nope, they updated her to the Digital Voice as well.
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reply to guest567
If you had FiOS, and Verizon removed the copper to your building, no ISP in the world can offer you DSL, as it needs copper, which now no longer exist at your building.

So your options are:
FiOS
Cable
Dial-up (assuming you have an analog phone line, which you probably do not)
WISP (Wireless)
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reply to guest567
why don't you switch to TWC, i know they have promotions each time regarding their rates. It comes out to 28.99 if you sign up for paperless statement. You get a 1 dollar credit each month. Also since you are coming from FIOS, i'm sure they will give you a good deal.

However be warn that some areas there are over-saturation and you get drop packets. I used to have them, and now i have switched over to fios. I rather pay a bit more money and have a stabler and faster internet connection.

reply to guest567
Verizon has been pulling copper from FIOS areas for a while now, and replacing it with fiber because they can provide POTS over fiber if the subscriber just can't live without the added fees they're accustomed to (FCC, line charges, USF, etc)

I've used Metconnect over a decade ago, and remember it being pretty unstable, even for a free dialup isp. Are you currently on 15/5 fios? I'd ask the retention ppl at vz first what they can do to lower your bill before switching up anything.

The copper plant remains... Only subscriber connections are removed once they switch.

reply to guest567

anyone speedtest >5Mbps