 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | reply to jimraelee
Re: Cable has NO EXSCUSE TO CRY!!! said by jimraelee:
what gets me is that cable seems to be more expensive now ( i pay $45pr mo) then dsl ( going rate is $35)
Is it? I don't think its a fair comparison because all DSL providers require you to have a landline phone, which tacks on $15-$25 to the price of DSL. I would say the price of cable modem is comparable to DSL if you compare the price of the cable modem without the optional cable TV service along side the price of DSL with mandatory phone service.
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| cable goes up without the cable tv service... and in our area modems are included for like $5 pr month... and the mandatory telephone line... I dont consider that much becaue we all have phone lines.. and cable carriers our here require a phone line to update your movie downloads and on screen bill service... is cable realy that much faster than dsl... seems when my neighbors get online at night i see my speed drop... no much fun |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | said by jimraelee:
cable goes up without the cable tv service... and in our area modems are included for like $5 pr month...
That's exactly my point... In my area, a cable modem without the cable TV service is $60 a month. DSL ($30-$50 a month) + the phone line ($15-$25 a month) comes out to $45 to $75 a month. That's what I meant when the prices are comparable. Price, of course, is not the only determining factor.
said by jimraelee:
and the mandatory telephone line... I dont consider that much becaue we all have phone lines..
Not everyone does anymore. If the telegraph company wanted me to switch to DSL (which probably isn't available here anyway), then they would have to not charge me extra money for a phone line I would not use.
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 tlgPremium
join:2001-08-23
Melbourne, FL | reply to jimraelee
said by jimraelee:
I dont consider that much becaue we all have phone lines..
Um.... No we don't, I have a broadband connection with VOIP (Vonage). Bellsouth has been banished from my rez.
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 oliphant5Got Identity?Premium
join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA | said by tlg:
said by jimraelee:
I dont consider that much becaue we all have phone lines..
Um.... No we don't, I have a broadband connection with VOIP (Vonage). Bellsouth has been banished from my rez.
TG
Ditto.
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magdan
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Camp Hill, PA | reply to pnh102
I do not have a landline phone. I work for a wireless telephone company and jsut use wireless. I had earthlink dsl thru covad. The line into my home was used to provide service, but there was no dial tone on it, and I had no Verizon bill to pay. |
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