wutang17
join:2005-02-27
| reply to XBL2009
Re: LOL!
said by XBL2009  :said by Jammy :Why would anybody want such a slow connection as DSL anyways? 1.5 megabits is enough for 90% of users !!!!!! and 3.0 megabits is only $30 People want to save money. ////////// We can start by not paying income taxes
No kidding, if you earn 1k a month that 300.00 taxes can allow you to pay even 100.00 for DSL a month and still have 200.00 to spend on whatever you like!!!
This country bites, taxes is like another way to rape people out of their hard earned money and turn them into one cheap citizen with limited rights. Being cheap sucks cause you have to spend as less as possible due to being raped of income that we are entitled to had most would just learn to say "NO" instead of "yes" |
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pacbowl
join:2005-02-12
Riverbank, CA | reply to loadmaster
WELL its cuz u dont pay ur bill's. |
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pacbowl
join:2005-02-12
Riverbank, CA |  reply to dadkins
DSL is not for U!! |
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pacbowl
join:2005-02-12
Riverbank, CA | reply to dadkins
CHARTER just raised its prices to $49.99 thats ridicilous!!! Too bad SBC isnt in my area. |
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wutang17
join:2005-02-27
| reply to oliphant
said by oliphant :I have the same Comcast tier you do so cool, we Comcast subs can reach the monthly caps even faster  Meanwhile SBC is already at 6Mb and has been there for quite a while of course without the monthly usage caps. Nice to see my Comcast service will finally catch up to DSL.  Now if only they would drop the usenet and monthly useage limits, permit hosting and offer static IPs they may be a decent service. You have been mislead, the 6.0 is no longer in existence. It is grandfathered meaning an expired package that goes back a year. Nothing more then sale's pitch?
3.0/512 is now the official speed of expert package for SBC user. again you have been fooled by a few who brags about it, ignore them. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here | reply to phuntism
Re: Cable... why stop there?
Sure the OC-3 sounds nice, but the equipment lease is killer. |
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here
| reply to dadkins
Re: LOL!
'*PLUS* distance limitations dictate you will probably not get near the speed you should.'
Whatever rate the line is synched at is the rate you get. Distance matters only as much as it affects what the max rate. If the line maxes at 1.6Mb/s and you're capped at 1.472 then you have nothing to worry about at all. |
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XBL2009
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join:2001-01-03
Chicago, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Jammy
said by Jammy :Why would anybody want such a slow connection as DSL anyways? 1.5 megabits is enough for 90% of users !!!!!!
and 3.0 megabits is only $30
People want to save money.
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starstuff
Fly By Wire
Premium
join:2001-12-05
Mcallen, TX
| reply to Pz_
said by Pz_ :I've had VOIP for about 2 years now. Its great, my SBC bill was ~40 bucks before I dropped it. Now my phone bill is like $15.00 for the same features I had before. No backup and if there are outages, I've never been effected by them. Then again, I'm not a heavy home phone user. My phone calls are something like person calling me: "hey are you home, I was thinking of coming by" me: "sure, I'll be here, come on over" Yeah, pretty boring calls... have you tried those 900 numbers
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
1 edit | reply to GemSnake
You're lucky. I had cancelled the CATV service when my CATV bill went up $17 over 18 months AND they removed programming I watched and put it on its own tier for which they wanted $5 on top of that. Then just 2 months after that I got a price increase letter saying that I have to pay an extra $14 a month because I wasn't a CATV subscriber making DBS not the great deal so I ended up getting blackmailed into going back to Comcrap. Most recently we lost our ATTBi news server access and now if you want to actually USE your usenet service you gotta get a 3rd party news server subscription. There's another $10-$25 a month depending on usage.
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Boricua65
join:2002-01-26
Puerto Rico
| reply to phuntism
Re: Cable... why stop there?
said by phuntism :...I have a T-3 to my house, and my friend is getting an OC3 installed this week...I don't understand why everyone doesn't have this yet?! Simple, one word $. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
4 edits | reply to Fobulous
Re: LOL!
Huh? What are you talking about. In order to get the 6000/608 plan through an SBC reseller like say DSL Extreme, you HAVE to be in SBC's service area. Just like my DSLx service. To get DSL I must go with the ILEC or the ILECs resellers and can only get those plans. I can't being in Verizon's service area get the SBC 6000/608 plan from DSLx. I have to choose those plans offered by Verizon whether it's 3000/768 or 7100/768 or whatever. Being in Verizon's area I can buy direct from Verizon, or through a reseller. Same for those in SBC's area. They can buy direct from SBC or buy from resellers.
Sorta like some Comcast and Time Warner markets. In some Comcast markets like I think Seattle you can get cable internet service delivered over Comcast lines from Comcast or Earthlink. The choice of content providers is even higher with Time Warner with Earthlink, RCN and RoadRunner being the content providers. Eventhough it's all basically the same service you may get different pricing and different perks. Same goes for DSL.
At the time I got 3000/768 I was actually with Verizon, but switched to DSLx 'cause Verizon didn't at the time direct sell 3000/768. But even with DSLx the lines were still Verizon, the phone service still Verizon, the CO still Verizon, everything Verizon, except the internet content provider.
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Fobulous
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| reply to oliphant
said by oliphant :SBC has unlimited use 3000/512 for $30 and 6000/608 (at least through their resellers) for $50. Well the keyword is reseller..when one is in a SBC terroitory good luck on getting them! As for Verizon it's out of the question again if you are not part of their real esate..
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
2 edits | reply to Fobulous
SBC has unlimited use 3000/512 for $30 and 6000/608 (at least through their resellers) for $50. Verizon, my ILEC for my DSLX service has offered 3000/768 up for the last 4 months. I've had my 768 up since late October. I was lucky to get 220up when I was on the 3Mb CCHSI tier and now on the speed tier I'm still lucky to get 350up and still no sign of the speed increases.
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Fobulous
Premium
join:2002-08-14
Missouri City, TX
clubs:
·Comcast
| reply to oliphant
said by oliphant :Beats the $45 Comcast some users in my area pay, plus crappy CATV service, plus franchise fees, plus monthly usage caps, plus monthly usenet caps, plus crappy upload speeds, plus constant price increases... Grass is always greener. WTF?! LOL where have you been?? haha I have Comcast HSI and upload is almost at 800. i know that i paid $10/month more for it but does SBC even have that?
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Your An IDIOT
@sbc.com | reply to Mr Anon
Now as everyone always bashes the SBC drones. I think he is a Comcast Drone. Wonder who signs his paycheck........... |
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phuntism
join:2003-08-01
Manhattan Beach, CA
| reply to Jammy
Cable... why stop there?
Yeah, I agree with Jamilla, why bother with slow speeds? I have a T-3 to my house, and my friend is getting an OC3 installed this week. I'm not exactly sure how fast it is, but I bet it's at least two to three times faster than cable and like 200 times faster than dial-up! I don't understand why everyone doesn't have this yet?! |
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Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
clubs:
| reply to burgermeister
Re: LOL!
I've had VOIP for about 2 years now. Its great, my SBC bill was ~40 bucks before I dropped it. Now my phone bill is like $15.00 for the same features I had before. No backup and if there are outages, I've never been effected by them. Then again, I'm not a heavy home phone user. My phone calls are something like
person calling me: "hey are you home, I was thinking of coming by"
me: "sure, I'll be here, come on over" |
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Mr Anon
@172.16.x.x
| reply to dadkins
DO you have some special deal or something?
everyone has seen, heard, read about the price increases from just last year!
When I had attbi and they changed to comcast my bill with discount for antenna service went from about 45 to 60 a month, then suddenly my antenna service didn't count anymore and it jumped from 60 to 99 a month. We had service outages but most times they were usually at 3 to 5 AM. I was extreamly happy to be back in a DSL serviced area again.
Despite what I've just said they do have some advantages
Just as DSL does. I wouldn't go out my way to numerate them though, Digital Cable however is another story YUCK (Yeah yeah IP TV is going to be a mess too I don't even care about it)
The funniest thing of this story is that employees/retirees have to pay more! I don't know if there is an option to drop their discount and go for the deal, The price isn't too far off of this and there is no contract so there are some pluses. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
Premium
join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
2 edits | reply to dadkins
I have the same Comcast tier you do so cool, we Comcast subs can reach the monthly caps even faster
Meanwhile SBC is already at 6Mb and has been there for quite a while of course without the monthly usage caps. Nice to see my Comcast service will finally catch up to DSL. Now if only they would drop the usenet and monthly useage limits, permit hosting and offer static IPs they may be a decent service.
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