mike12n
@kennesaw.edu
| No phone line or cable, can I still get Broadband?
I just moved into a new apartment and I do not have any phone or cable service and I want high speed internet. Do I have to get a phone line or cable before I can get high speed internet, or are there any full packages. Im trying to find something at or below 60$ a month(for entire package). Ive checked out speed factory and I dont know if the 50$ a month quote is the price tacked on to whatever phone service fee I would have to pay or what.
Can anyone help me out, thanks.
-Mike |
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neutral
faith in the future
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join:2001-08-04
Ringgold, GA
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Hey Mike welcome to BBR. 
If you want DSL, you'll have to get phone service. As far as I know, there are no providers in this area that offer service on a dry pair. That $50 was on top of phone service.
If you go with cable, you'll be able to get internet service only, but the price is a little higher. Looks like Comcast offers internet only for $57.95.
»www.comcast.com/Products/ConfigA···tID=6315
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neutral
faith in the future
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join:2001-08-04
Ringgold, GA | reply to mike12n
I forgot to add, that Comcast price is for 1.5/256 service, but it looks like Comcast is testing a 3 Meg package here right now.
»Atlanta, new letter regarding 3mbps |
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lankaxhandle
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join:2003-03-13
Lawrenceville, GA | reply to mike12n
You could also use Satellite access, but it is very slow and very expensive. It is around $70 a month for 400kbps download speeds. |
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ATLHSI
join:2003-02-13
Roswell, GA | reply to neutral
If you consider the cost of the phone line (and you don't otherwise intend to have a landline) then Comcast is cheaper than BLS DSL- $57.95 all in vs. $17.45 + $49.95= $67.40. |
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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Re: No phone line or cable, can I still get Broadb
said by mike12n:
I just moved into a new apartment and I do not have any phone or cable service and I want high speed internet. Do I have to get a phone line or cable before I can get high speed internet, or are there any full packages.
The only one that can offer you "everything" (phone + cable + Internet) is Comcast, but they don't serve some apartment complexes at all (see the link in my .sig ), and they provide phone service to only a very small number of apartment complexes, most of them in Midtown.
To get ADSL you will need BellSouth dialtone (unless you go with a CLEC that also offers DSL -- but depending on where you are you may *have* to get BellSouth dialtone to get ANY DSL)...to get SDSL you don't need any dialtone, but again you may be unable to get SDSL depending on where you are. Comcast will provide Internet with no TV service; some other companies that serve (only) apartment complexes will and others won't.
-SC
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mike12n
@kennesaw.edu
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Re: No phone line or cable, can I still get Broadband?
Thanks alot for the replies, I think I will try to go with comcast.
I think comcast serves my apartment area so thats good. I probably would have tried to get a phone line + dsl if I had not posted on here, so Im glad I did.
Thanks again, Mike. |
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IPingUPing
N4BFR
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join:2002-08-30
Smyrna, GA
clubs: | reply to mike12n
One more option is Verizon offers a wireless card that access the Cellular network. I don't know how pricey it is, but I have seen it in the Verizon store. |
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
clubs:
| Re: No phone line or cable, can I still get Broadb
said by IPingUPing  :
One more option is Verizon offers a wireless card that access the Cellular network. I don't know how pricey it is, but I have seen it in the Verizon store.
Unlimited Express Network...$80/mo, bursts up to 144k/sec (ISDN/IDSL speeds) with average throughput not much better than a 56k modem, and VERY high latency (500-600 ms.) IMO, it's not at all suited for fixed connectivity, and VZW doesn't market it as such.
-SC
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