abrody
join:2000-07-20
Silver Spring, MD | Here DC has multiple phone companies but what good If you want anything faster than 608 128, you have to pay $65 a month or more. Worse yet, DSL services are only offered on a contractual 1 year basis that if you cancel you are penalized the cost of a full year of service. The one exception is Verizon's service which by all means is even more expensive than your third party DSL provider. With the financial condition of Covad in question, and the fact @home has already had to migrate to Comcast, and the recent ruling allowing Cable to remain a monopoly for those areas it serves, you are left with a huge digital divide even for those areas with service because of the high costs. Try getting support from Comcast or Verizon. It is like trying to get support from Microsoft! The only way broadband is going to work is if it is government subsidized and better than 608 128 service is offered to everyone for $40 a month or less with no penalty for cancellation. Currently paying $59 a month for Cable internet alone, and not getting Cable TV because it would cost me an additional $33 a month for basic service. |
