jstack
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South San Francisco, CA
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AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with no contract. |
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Matt
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Jamestown, NC
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| said by jstack  :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month
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Dominokat
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1 edit | said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month POTS here STARTS at 40+ p/mo.(after added fees and tax) Let alone adding DSL to the mix.
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Matt
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Jamestown, NC
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| said by Dominokat :said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month POTS here STARTS at 40+ p/mo. Let alone adding DSL to the mix. I was providing the benefit of the doubt, so some Yahoo doesn't come along and post an ad for a basic dry pair or something for like $9.99/month. 
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RayW
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Layton, UT
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| reply to Matt
said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month Which most people have anyway. For me, "Cable-TV or Digital Voice customer" would be an extra expense if I chose to degrade my service and go with Comcast.
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RideRed
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join:2005-06-18
USA
| reply to Matt
said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month Comcast does the same thing with their $15 how dare you not have our crappy CATV penalty. Thankfully Time Warner's is only $5.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
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said by RayW :said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month Which most people have anyway. For me, "Cable-TV or Digital Voice customer" would be an extra expense if I chose to degrade my service and go with Comcast. As opposed to me, having cable TV *AND* Comcast HSI.
Gotta have TV, 8mbps for $52.95 is worth it to me!
I have the fastest *residential* connection in Hercules!
CDP(not CDV) here - NO POTS!
DSL would not be cost vs speed effective(efficient?) for me.
384/384? Oh HELL NO!
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| reply to Matt
I understand the point you are trying to make, but I would bet a considerable sum of money that the majority of people that would subscribe to this "lite" service already are paying for a POTS line, so it's no additional expense above and beyond what they already are paying.
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Matt
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Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| reply to RayW
said by RayW :said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month Which most people have anyway. For me, "Cable-TV or Digital Voice customer" would be an extra expense if I chose to degrade my service and go with Comcast. Most people being who? I can honestly say, I don't know a single person who has POTS. Not one. Matter of fact, I don't know anyone who has DSL either, so perhaps it's a regional thing.
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Matt
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Jamestown, NC
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| reply to cdru
said by cdru :I understand the point you are trying to make, but I would bet a considerable sum of money that the majority of people that would subscribe to this "lite" service already are paying for a POTS line, so it's no additional expense above and beyond what they already are paying. Not true. My sister inquired about this the other day because she wants a low-cost broadband service and can no longer justify paying $45+ a month for a service she doesn't use. She is cell only by the way.
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RideRed
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USA
| reply to Matt
said by Matt :Most people being who? I can honestly say, I don't know a single person who has POTS. Not one. Matter of fact, I don't know anyone who has DSL either, so perhaps it's a regional thing. NO ONE you know has POTS? Not a single person you know? I find that hard to believe. Not a single friend, neighbor or relative has POTS?
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RayW
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Layton, UT
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| reply to Matt
said by Matt :Most people being who? I can honestly say, I don't know a single person who has POTS. Not one. Matter of fact, I don't know anyone who has DSL either, so perhaps it's a regional thing. Not many friends?
In my immediate neighborhood for POTs:
Going east - yes, no (VoIP and cell, and is a WISP owner).
Across the street going south - no (cell only), yes, yes, yes, don't know, don't know, yes.
Across the street other side going south - yes, yes, yes, don't know, yes, don't know.
Across the street going east - yes, yes, empty, yes, yes, don't know.
There are others, but those listed are the ones within sight.
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MrChupacabra
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join:2003-03-26
Florida | reply to dadkins
But Dadkins. You've been asking for symetric speeds for a while.  |
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David
No,there is another.
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join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
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| reply to Matt
said by Matt :Most people being who? I can honestly say, I don't know a single person who has POTS. Not one. Hi! my name is David and I have a pots line my wife uses quite frequently to talk to her friends.
said by Matt :Matter of fact, I don't know anyone who has DSL either, so perhaps it's a regional thing. Yea I have one of those too. One of them 6Mbps/768k speed ones.
Nice to meet you Matt
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quatrix
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Davie, FL | reply to jstack
This will probably change after the merger is complete, but BellSouth give you just 256/128 for $25... 1.5/256 for $33, 3/384 for $38, and 6/512 for $43. Cable "lite" (doesn't anyone know how to spell "light"?) would be a better deal. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA | reply to MrChupacabra
Yeah... but just a wee bit faster than YAWN per second. |
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toadlife
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Lemoore, CA
·AT&T Yahoo
| reply to Matt
I only know one or two people *without* POTS.
Personally, I would never get rid of my POTS line to try and save on internet access.
100% reliable 911 access is worth the $20/mo to me. Maybe when the kids are grown up.
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iLive4Apple
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Helena, AL
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·AT&T Southeast
·ViaTalk
| said by toadlife :I only know one or two people *without* POTS. Personally, I would never get rid of my POTS line to try and save on internet access. 100% reliable 911 access is worth the $20/mo to me. Maybe when the kids are grown up. In my area everyone was without POTS for over 14 hours because of a Central Office problem. A few weeks ago the tandem that connected people in my area to the 911 centers failed and nobody on my Central Office had the ability to call 911 for a few hours. I would not say POTS is all that reliable either.... |
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NormanS
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join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
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| reply to Matt
POTS doesn't cost $40+ a month; not here, anyway.
Comcast cable Internet requires, at the least, Basic TV for $13 and some change, around here, anyway, to get cable Internet for $42.95 a month. Without it, I'd have to pay $56.95 a month.
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dvd536
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Phoenix, AZ
| reply to Matt
said by Matt :said by jstack :AT&T has 3.0/512 for $24.99 with not contract. + POTS = $40+ a month Even more after you add in all those BS fees!
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