justbits
More fiber than ATT can handle
Premium
join:2003-01-08
Chicago, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Telocity...
My Telocity SDSL 784/784 line was great and cost less than ADSL at the time. It performed much better than ADSL 384/128 on the same line even (which funny enough, can handle ADSL 1.5/384 today). Then, DirecTV came along bought Telocity and subsequently ran it into the ground... eliminating broadband competition in my area. Telocity was great. DirecTV destroyed Telocity.
If DirecTV is looking to buy another broadband provider, they ought to look for a worthy one (Speakeasy?) to run into the ground to help the telcos eliminate their competition. |
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Network Guy
join:2000-08-25
New York
 ·PHONE POWER
·Broadvox Direct
·Verizon Online DSL
| I had Bell Atlantic-rebranded Telocity 640/90 ADSL service. It was great, stable, and a good deal for the buck at the time. Service went downhill right before DirecTV bought them off, and well the rest is history.
Back then I'd say many broadband resellers failed due to uncooperative telcos and exorbitant leased line pricing. |
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temporalwar
join:2003-11-26
Huntsville, AL
| I had telocity and it was awesome, had it before the big telocity push a years back, hardware DSL modem was great.
when direct tv bought them out and things started going downhill fast, and when they quit providing service I had to switch to bellsouth, and with the same copper I went from 1.6Mbps to 1.4/1.2
I love directtv sat, and still use it, but they don't know how to run broadband, even the sat based stuff. |
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johnh123
join:2002-11-19
Chicago, IL | reply to justbits
I had Telocity 1/1 SDSL, and it was fine as long as you didn't need to reach customer service- if you did, get ready for sitting on hold for several hours. Not bad for $50 in '99. |
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tkdslr
join:2004-04-24
Pompano Beach, FL
·Speakeasy
1 edit | reply to justbits
Telocity was one of the best... Then Directv took over..
First to suffer was the usenet server..
They reset'd the usenet article number sequences (7 times in six months, a freaking nightmare.) Signed up for Supernews @ 8$/mo.
Then they jumped into bed with Carly Fiorina/Ann Livermore, (outsourcing IT to HPQ India 12/12/2002).
»www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press···12c.html
»zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-976828.html
And the next day they announced.... The dumping of a ~160,000 DSL subscribers into the street (so to speak). With just a little over a month warning before they disconnected the service.
»news.com.com/2100-1033-977873.html
Then they sold their customer base to Earth, (choke on TOS) link.
I was one of the many who they left out in the cold. grrrr..
So began a mad dash to find another DSL provider who provided, Bridged DSL, static IP, and allowed servers. It took me ~30 days to switch over (using yet another DSL modem). And then another 6 months to get the billing straightened out.
One last thought..
It's been four years to this day (12/13/2002 vs. 12/13/2006), that Directv announced the termination of the DSL Service. I'm not inclined to give them a second chance. |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
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join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | reply to justbits
Hey Hey!
Don't bring that crap over to my provider, send it to the guys of Earthlink. |
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