Wildwusel
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join:2001-12-04
Richardson, TX
| Confused!!! Just when I had enough with my crappy service and ordered speakeasy DSL, they fixed the problem (new router) in my area. Timing was just perfect; the very same day I placed the order, my speeds improved miraculously.
Now I have a decision to make and I’m really stressing out over this….
Here is the deal; right now I have ultralink, 3000/386 for $83.00 per month.
With Speakeasy, I would be getting 1500/ 767 for $99.00 per month, plus I could run a server which I don’t do anyway. No difference in news-server…
I have to make a decision fairly quick here and this is driving me crazy…
Please, I would appreciate any comments by your guys as to what I should do.
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CJPC
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join:2001-02-20
Charlestown, MA
clubs:  | Re: Confused!!! Keep the cable..you get double the speed for a lower price | |
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r0bErT4u
U Krazy Man? You're Piss'N Off Suepafly
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join:2001-11-20
Turn_Around | If there's a trial period, compare the two services. It may just be a coinkydink. | |
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Wildwusel
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join:2001-12-04
Richardson, TX
| Re: Confused!!! said by r0bErT4u  :
If there's a trial period, compare the two services. It may just be a coinkydink.
No gaming - mostly P2P. With Speakeasy there is a 12 month contract. That's why this is such a difficult decision.Otherwise, I would just try both.
This is for 'lagger'; as far as I know, Comcast right now is not offering ultralink. I believe they have a similar 'pro-service' for just a few dollars more. | |
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Wildwusel
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join:2001-12-04
Richardson, TX
| Re: Confused!!! Ok, after much soul-searching, I decided not to cancel my DSL installation. Today I realized, that my last 3 months with AT&T left me severally traumatized 
In fact, every time I run a speedtest now, I hold my breath preparing myself for the worst possible scenario.
I will not cancel my service with AT&T immediately, instead, I will try Speakeasy for a month or so
and then make a decision. Should I decide to keep my broadband and cancel DSL, I will have to pay a penalty since I had to sign up for a 12-month contract.
At this time, I’m simply not in any mental state to make a decision of such great magnitude.
As my soap-opera with AT&T continues, stay tuned for part ††. | |
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r0bErT4u
U Krazy Man? You're Piss'N Off Suepafly
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join:2001-11-20
Turn_Around | Re: Confused!!! Good luck! | |
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join:2000-12-05
Miami, FL |  Re: Confused!!!
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lagger
join:2002-10-26
Allen, TX
| Well, Id love the upload of Speakeasy, but thats due to online gaming. What are you planning to use it for most? I personally would be very interested in ultralink for $83 over my attbi conn (1700-256). Do you know if its available in Allen? Phone numbers etc?
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usualpulp
join:2001-03-08
Dallas, TX
| i was in a similar boat, the day i was on the phone for an hour with verizons billing trying to straighten out an issue....again, is the same day i got a letter saying i could get att cable internet finally.
im using the first month as a trial, keeping both my dsl and the cable. if the cable is reliable it stays dsl goes. its roughly the same price for 2x the speed. | |
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JBrossard
join:2000-04-27
Bothell, WA | Keep Speakeasy. I've been with them for three years now, and they've been great. A year goes by pretty quickly.
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BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs: | i think the contract is bad. only company i know without a contract is cyberonics and they give you the same speed your getting from speakeasy for 1/2 the price. | |
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Zeb
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join:2000-07-10
Lewisville, TX | Re: Confused!!! cyberonics is garbage :\ | |
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airhockey
Got Airhockey?
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join:2001-03-01
San Jose, CA
| Re: Confused!!! skyjock has it right. My 144/144 idsl line was better for gaming than my cable line. My pings were better and 100's of servers below 100 ping. Now I'm lucky to find more than a few dozen sub 100 servers on cable.
DSL is generally better for gamers. Cable is great for downloads, P2P. | |
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| James T5
join:2002-11-19
Tewksbury, MA | I'm a gamer and i have cable... | |
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join:2001-03-08
Dallas, TX
| Re: Confused!!! i recently got cable and ill have to say, the ping times are ALOT better with it than on my dsl, on dsl my pings were around 100-150, lower if the server was local, on cable, ive yet to have a ping higher than 75. on average my pings are in the 20's. | |
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Wildwusel
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join:2001-12-04
Richardson, TX
| Re: Confused!!! said by usualpulp :
i recently got cable and ill have to say, the ping times are ALOT better with it than on my dsl, on dsl my pings were around 100-150, lower if the server was local, on cable, ive yet to have a ping higher than 75. on average my pings are in the 20's.
I must admit, my pings have been great lately, even during primetime.
I went from very bad to just fantastic. That’s why this is such a tough decision.
Pinging 12.238.198.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 12.238.198.1: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=255
Reply from 12.238.198.1: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=255
Reply from 12.238.198.1: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=255
Reply from 12.238.198.1: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=255
Ping statistics for 12.238.198.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 8ms, Maximum = 11ms, Average = 9ms | |
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join:2002-11-19
Tewksbury, MA | No... but somebody did suggest that dsl was better for gaming then cable which is totally wrong.. | |
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LT4 GS
Snake Eater
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join:2001-12-23
Angels .5
| I'm confused too!...........why is this thread about ulta-link and speakeasy in the attbi..........forum?? Just curious>>>>>>>>.
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Wildwusel
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join:2001-12-04
Richardson, TX
| Re: Confused!!! said by LT4 GS :
I'm confused too!...........why is this thread about ulta-link and speakeasy in the attbi..........forum?? Just curious>>>>>>>>.
Simple, ultralink, which I currently have, was offered by AT&T.
Since the AT&T forum is not officially dead yet and still active, I continue to post here.
Since I am confused, I thought I would ask my fellow AT&T subscribers for their opinion. They are in a far better position to comment on my predicament then lets say the Comcast or Speakeasy forum. Perhaps, I’m mistaken….Do you know something I don’t? | |
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crowdx
join:2001-10-12
Concord, CA
| I just spent the last month with both cable and dsl, I just cancelled the DSL. My DSL speeds were never higher than 900k (the smaller one :-P ) and I was paying $70 a month, could run servers etc on DSL BUT I never have done this. After a month of cable my speeds have been great and pings are equal to DSL.
In my opinion DSL is just as much a shot in the dark as cable, both services can be great BUT there are no guarantees. My only thought with DSL is that is your line to your house sucks the TELCO will not fix it very easily, their attitude is if it supports voice then it is within spec and if you get 384k download (even though you signed for 1500) then that is also fine and within contract specs, ie most dsl states 384-1500/128 , they DO NOT guarantee 1500 down and will be more that happy to cap you at lower speeds and still charge you for full bandwidth.
The comcast offer I went with is $22 a month for 4 months plus free premium install (after rebate) and so this offsets the cancellation fee of my DSL line.
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