 tsu9
join:2001-08-17 Wheeling, IL | Translation" AT&T is obsolete. | |
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  insomx Premium join:2003-01-26 Canada
·Aliant Communicati..
| Re: Translation" said by tsu9 :AT&T is obsolete. Yup, down the tube they go. -- »monctonhigh.ca
"What is wrong with all the people that say what is wrong with people?" | |
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 |   ronpin Imagine Reality
join:2002-12-06 Nirvana
·AT&T Southwest
| Re: Translation" I hate to say this -- but 6mbs (~5mbs DSL) actually is OK -- for now -- depending on how much video and of what quality I deem needed in light of current technology (yeah I'm one of those elite I guess -- except for the money). Right now I can begrudedly look forward to testing LightSpeed -- as a non-HDTV user (for now). -- "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country" - and stop the NeoCons | |
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 |  |   en102 Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26 Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| Re: Translation" I would probably have no 'real' issues with testing it either. I'm not on HD, and use DSL for work, as its been solid (couple issues over 3 years). The one thing that will keep me is cost/service. Cable (Comcast) right now is overpriced, and has poor service in my area.
Comparison: Comcast cable: $60.40 (digital for 1 set) or $55.00 for analog HSI bundled: $42.95 + $3 rental Voice (Vonage - Comcast doesn't sell it here yet): $24.95/month = $131.30 + taxes/fees/franchise fees
DSL: $29.95/month (3Mbps/512kbps) Phone: $ 39.95/month + $4.95/Canada (unlimited = Vonage) DirectTv: $55 / month (3 tuners) = 129.90 + taxes/fees/FUSF, etc.
They're pretty similar in cost. Comcast has poor (analog --> digital) quality on channels below 100 | |
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join:2006-05-16 Springfield, OH | Re: Translation" I told my local cable provider (Time-Warner) to go straight to hell last summer. It's the best thing I ever did. Quality sucked, cost sucked, selection sucked. May Time-Warner cable burn in hell forever. | |
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join:2001-08-17 Wheeling, IL | "okay" for now, is not "okay" for the future. Re-building their horrid network will cost more money than simply doing it right--or better--the first time. | |
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 |   Sr Tech Premium join:2003-01-19 New Fairfield, CT | ATT still thinks they own the world as they feel they know what is best for the customer. This has made me rethink going back to ATT. | |
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 |  |   Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26
| Re: Translation" Well, the fact is that 6 Mb WILL be more than enough for Joe box of rocks (just as it is now). As it stands, 1.5 Mb DSL is plenty for doing the things Joe does. like surfing and streaming music, or, light file sharing.
The only people crying for more bandwidth are the geeks who want to run servers on someone elses dime and gamers/file traders.
These groups of people, while concentrated here (which gives the site a skewed viewpoint that doesn't accurately represent the overall internet), are a distinct MINORITY in the US. | |
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  razzorr
join:2002-01-31 Fort Smith, AR | I can not even get the 6...... I am stuck at 3/512 and that's pushing it. | |
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 |   schnuggles Stays Crunchy In Milk
join:2003-06-07 Deming, NM | Re: Translation" Currently stuck at 384/384 with no increase in sight...  -- Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex-Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) | |
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 |  |   techjoe Premium join:2004-02-20 Schererville, IN
| Re: Translation" said by schnuggles :Currently stuck at 384/384 with no increase in sight... Beat my 144kbit IDSL.  -- www.clanc.cc | |
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join:2003-03-18 Beverly Hills, CA
| Re: Translation" nowt hat's what wecall obosolete technology | |
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 |  |  |  |  dagg
join:2001-03-25 Rio Linda, CA
·Cox HSI
·Covad Communications
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| Re: Translation" not exactly... at least its not an ISDN!
I could move to comcast, but honestly, the 6m which keeps dropping at peak times isnt as worthy to me as the 3/768 that is always up & rock solid at three times the price...
a connection that doesnt keep me connected when i need it does me absolutely no good. | |
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join:2005-04-11 Ladera Ranch, CA
| Re: Translation" Big Cox |
My connection is through Cox Communications. I've had it for a little over a year at this location, and believe it or not the line has never dropped or had any performance issues. | |
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 mrdavidson
join:2005-04-11 Ladera Ranch, CA
| I have a 5Mb connection currently. It friggin hauls ass. I download from good sites between 700KB to 1.2MB.
My up speed is 768k which is decent for what I pay.
For all of you complaining about at&t and every other providor offering this and that... Go back to Dial-Up. I'll take all the bandwith they will give me for as cheap as I can get it. I don't like wasting time staring at a progress bar. | |
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 |  |  fiberguy My views are my own. Premium join:2005-05-20 | Re: Translation" 25MB? Would LOVE to see a speed test validating that one. | |
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@rr.com | Re: Translation" looks like you still cant prove it according to your links you provided it said the tests are not reliable and cant be recorded. hmmm you got me. | |
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 |  |  |  |   dvd536 as Mr. Pink as they come Premium join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ | who knows what those are. could just be plainjane 16mb/1mb comcast. anything over 15001kbps wont show. -- You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much Bandwidth | |
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