ExitWound
Porsche Snob
join:2001-12-13
State College, PA
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My mom was looking to dump AOL last year when Verizon DSL768 was available in the Tampa Bay area. She was put on a waiting list because there weren't any available connections in her area. It's more than one year later and they've NEVER contacted her about signing up. Are they still not available?? She signed up for RoadRunner Lite for $19
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Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26 | And so.
The ripoff begins. $20 for 768 DSL? Get real. |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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| said by Fatal Vector  :The ripoff begins. $20 for 768 DSL? Get real. It's faster then AoHell, and cheaper than AoHell as well. |
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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 ·Comcast
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said by Fatal Vector :The ripoff begins. $20 for 768 DSL? Get real. Yeah because $25 dial up is such a great deal or better yet bargain basement $10 dial up.
Just because it's not a great deal for you doesn't mean its not a good deal for others.
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srobmw
join:2005-10-01
New Windsor, NY | reply to Fatal Vector
Yea, and Road Runner Lite is a bargain at 384/128. And that goes from $19 promotion to $30. |
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Nuts
join:2006-04-27
Forest, OH | reply to Fatal Vector
Just be thankfull that they can get broadband for $20. The only broadband I can get right now is a Verizon Wireless Aircard, that maxes out at 200kb and averages just over 100 for $60/month and a 2 yr service agreement |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | reply to ExitWound
Re: Couldn't Sign Up
Its encouragement to go cable, for 5-$10 more you can get cable which can be between 3-10Meg down. |
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Grail Knight
Who Dares Wins
Premium
join:2003-05-31
 ·Verizon Online DSL
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Re: And so.
Maybe for you but for me the $20 is a small price to pay compared to other options in my area.
Thats about as real as it gets.
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | reply to Nuts
With TOS restrictions and transfer caps.  |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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1 edit | reply to DaveNJ
Re: Couldn't Sign Up
said by DaveNJ :Its encouragement to go cable, for 5-$10 more you can get cable which can be between 3-10Meg down. So 5-10 more would put it at 30 and under, I don't know of any cable company that is that inexpensive. Even with TV.... |
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peter_m
Premium
join:2005-07-13
Canada, QC | reply to srobmw
Re: And so.
What a rip-off!!!! |
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kpfx
join:2005-10-28
Kerrville, TX | reply to srobmw
Road Runner Lite was changed last year to 768/256. |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
 ·Site5.com
·AT&T Midwest
·Comcast
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said by Fatal Vector :The ripoff begins. $20 for 768 DSL? Get real. Further proof that price is the most important aspect of broadband than anything else for some people. If $20 is a ripoff, is $43 a ripoff for 6000 cable? You are getting more than 7x the speed of DSL after all. :P
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zentec
join:2002-01-05
Monroe, MI | reply to DaveNJ
Re: Couldn't Sign Up
Where?
Comcast? Add in another $10 because you don't take cable.
Charter? It's far more than just another $10 per month, plus the $10 surcharge if you don't take cable. |
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biggbrother
Premium
join:2001-11-07
Providence, RI
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said by DaveNJ :Its encouragement to go cable, for 5-$10 more you can get cable which can be between 3-10Meg down. lol... $5 - $10 a month is a lot to most people, especially when they don't hold "internet connection speed" as one of the top 3 priorities in Life.
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thender2
Glamour Profession
Premium
join:2004-05-16
Staten Island, NY
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said by DaveNJ :Its encouragement to go cable, for 5-$10 more you can get cable which can be between 3-10Meg down. Yeah, and for people who just want to check mail and web browse a few times a month without waiting 2-5 seconds for a webpage to load, that extra $5-10 can be put to better use. Like a nice sandwich.  |
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mainlands
join:2005-03-23
Peachtree City, GA | reply to Fatal Vector
Re: And so.
In the rural area in am in, my only options are expensive satellite or what I have, which is 512/128 dsl. I am extremely thankful for the latter at around that same price. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
Premium
join:2005-05-20
1 edit | reply to zentec
Re: Couldn't Sign Up
No, comcast DISCOUNTS it $10 for HAVING cable. The price of HSI is $52.00 a month.. it's $42.00 a month bundled.. you only see it the other way around when you want to be a walking wounded..
It's funny... Telephone companies discount while cable punishes.  Qwest does the same thing by charging $5 more with out not only having phone service, it has to ba a QUALIFYING phone PACKAGE and people in these areas say that it's a discount.
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Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26 | reply to Nightfall
Re: And so.
Actually, I have 1.5/384 through AT&T at $13. I know it will likely go up, but even so it's still twice the speed.
7 times the speed of DSL? You mean dialup. oops.
And, yes. I consider $43 a month for 6 Mb to be a rip. |
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Slidetbone
Mazin Go
Premium
join:2002-11-10
Land O Lakes, FL
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Someone had to open up..sheesh!
Just remember folks; 768/128 DSL 6 years ago was $49.95.
$20 beats dial-up from the major ISP's. It is still a good deal.
Hey, prices go up, you know; Gas, cell plans, cable...it is all relative. They go up, then they go down.
I say too bad for those that did not take advantage of the $15 or $18 DSL plans when it was available. |
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