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Re: dsl users have a choice on what dsl provider they use. They may have to share the lines, but that doesn't mean they have to share the lines at a cost effective price to another provider. I essentially have a private telco that is in this county (all surrounding areas are pretty much AT&T) and I have NO other choice in broadband in the form of other DSL providers OR cable. Although Comcast does do TV in my area, they will not do internet service in our county for whatever reason. The country directly west of us however, Comcast does deploy internet and VOIP services there.
So I'm still stuck on my $49.95 4.5 Mbps DSL that is required to be bundled with phone service, so I'm out roughly $75 a month. |
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| That's insane pricing. I pay $30/month and I get a 50/5Mbps connection. It's getting to the point that when you move to a new house or apartment that you have to ask if internet is offered there, along with property taxes and the quality of the schools. Internet is not a luxury anymore, its fast becoming a necessity. |
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cubguy
join:2010-07-09
Greenwood Springs, MS | reply to Gdadkins
said by Gdadkins:They may have to share the lines, but that doesn't mean they have to share the lines at a cost effective price to another provider. I essentially have a private telco that is in this county (all surrounding areas are pretty much AT&T) and I have NO other choice in broadband in the form of other DSL providers OR cable. Although Comcast does do TV in my area, they will not do internet service in our county for whatever reason. The country directly west of us however, Comcast does deploy internet and VOIP services there.
So I'm still stuck on my $49.95 4.5 Mbps DSL that is required to be bundled with phone service, so I'm out roughly $75 a month.
We are one county below you and only in Amory and Aberdeen do they have any cable that offers highspeed broadband. Smithville has it via DSL and we have it a few places out in the central county but AT&T has chosen to "overload" a DSLAM here and the service fluctuates on a daily basis. A smart more for them would be to break a line somewhere and roll some of the current customers onto a new DSLAM somewhere where everyone would be equally service with quality service. This far out...Cable isn't even an option. |
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| reply to Forsaken77
I researched that very topic before buying a retirement home. Saw beautiful homes at good prices but NO INTERNET services, spotty or no cell phone service so passed on them. The Internet is a utility that more and more people use to gauge desirability. If a private company won't offer the internet at reasonable prices maybe just maybe a city/state offering s/b considered. I pay for water and garbage to a city so why not Internet? |
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Jillxz
join:2009-02-18
Cochran, GA | reply to Forsaken77
Nope. We don't have a choice in my area . Both providers that we do have , cap data at 120 GB for one provider and 150 GB for the other one. ZERO providers wih no data caps |
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