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probboy
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2011-Apr-18 10:35 am
MoronsGod forbid they just offer stand-alone DSL for a reasonable price without a commitment or the $10/mo "dry loop" fee. | |
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Re: MoronsUmmm they do. I am getting their dsl for $19.99/mo. | |
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probboy
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2011-Apr-18 11:52 am
Re: MoronsWhat speed? The best they could do for me was $29.99/mo for the slowest tier (786k - 1M?) or $39.99/mo for the next tier (up to 3M, but I could only get 1.5M based on distance); both dry. Comcast offered me 20/4 for $35/mo for one year. Guess who won? | |
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And you probably have phone service from them. W/o having their phone service the price is $10 more/month. | |
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You live in Natick? Why not go with FIOS? | |
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probboy
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2011-Apr-18 11:52 am
Re: MoronsNot quite available yet (condo complex). We're trenched and they are supposed to pull the fiber through "any day now." | |
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|  IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
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At least their service isn't capped at 250GB like Comcast. | |
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fiber to your house. with out contracts is sweet. seeing verizon has one of the best fiber to house | |
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tmc8080
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2011-Apr-18 11:33 am
spare some uverse equipment?no doubt there is fiber somwhere in these communities, just not so much in the last mile(s). verizon should get some spare vrads and put them in line on a case-by-case basis where the copper can support greater speeds. since the pricing for the service is $35 - $60 that puts it in-line with entry level FIOS packages & worthy of a vrad in rare cases where customer demand is high. | |
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probboy
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2011-Apr-18 11:53 am
Re: spare some uverse equipment?I agree. They could even offer it as an interim service and force people to move to FiOS as soon as it was available (or discontinue service). | |
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IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
join:2000-09-20
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Look ma! No caps!Hey Comcast!
See that? No caps.
How is it that Verizon DSL (and Fios) can do this but you can't? | |
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sparks
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2011-Apr-18 12:18 pm
Re: Look ma! No caps!this just shows how CRAP OVERPRICED AT&T has become. | |
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| | IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
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Re: Look ma! No caps!Yup! | |
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Comcast-NBC can, but they want you to pay for TV too | |
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| | IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
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Re: Look ma! No caps!Yup. Excessive use my foot... The cap isn't about preserving a user experience. That's what the congestion management system is for... It's is convenient excuse though.
The cap is about preventing cord cutting in Comcast's pathetic efforts to keep from becoming a dumb pipe. Comcast saw that writing on the wall so it merged with NBC...
Furthermore, the cap is exactly the same across all the speed tiers, including the new 100+ Megabit one... What does that tell you?
Not fooling me Comcast. I know you're reading this... | |
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and who says those caps won't come soon? VZ has NEVER said they'd never impose caps. The only thing they're doing is testing the water. Once more and more companies start imposing caps you can bet VZ will as well. They're not stupid on any stretch. If they can make that extra $$$ you bet sure in the hell they'll be in line right behind ATT. | |
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|  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they come
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said by IPPlanMan:Hey Comcast!
See that? No caps.
How is it that Verizon DSL (and Fios) can do this but you can't?
No LUCRATIVE VIDEO to protect. | |
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 Smith6612
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Something's up with the pricing...Now this is unusual. When I visit the Verizon website and look at their DSL prices, here's something interesting I find. If I select that I have home Phone already but I toggle between "No Contract" and "Two Year Agreement," the Contract-less price is actually the old $15 price, for one year of course. The Contract Price however, is the normal $20 for what seems to be the whole two years. This is for new customers it seems.
Swapping the option to say I don't have Home Phone and selecting the 2 year Agreement, it says there's no plans available! Swapping Phone back to Yes and leaving the Agreement there, seems to only give the 500kbps-1Mbps package.
I do like this new "Enhanced" package though, provided Verizon pushes lines to the max they can handle. 15Mbps for $30? I'll take it, though the price will probably shoot up to $40-50 after the first year. I'm sure they'll be sticking to that old rule of thumb about no more than 3Mbps on remotes though. Oh, and it would be nice to see more FiOS build-outs, though I suppose I can keep imagining at this point. | |
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Re: Something's up with the pricing...this is VZ's way of using the "up to" clause even more. People bitch about the other providers but VZ is doing more of it and people actually like it. But then again VZ is not evil anymore since they offer *limited* FTTH. that "up to" 15Mbps is a HUGE UP TO from 2 or 3Megs. | |
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|  dataice
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Verizon still won't let me order the 15 Mbps plan dry loop. I had the 15 Mbps plan when I was bundling it with POTS until I went dry loop last month. I never used the landline for voice calls. I wanted to keep the 15 Mbps plan but was told 3 Mbps is the fastest I am allowed to order in MD dry loop. So I just tried the site now and nothing changed there. It's still saying 7-15 is not available on my line dry loop. If I check off with POTS no problem. The prices at least for me are going up after my current contract expires next March. I'm currently being charged $33.99 a month for 3 Mbps dry loop with a 12 month contract. The web-site says 3 dry loop is $39.99 but with no long term contract. I hate being stuck with 3 because I want 15 (10 because of distance), but I refuse to order POTS again. I am doing just fine now with cell only. Adjusting to 3 Mbps however after having 10, hasn't been easy. I refuse to play their you can only have our fastest tier available if you take our POTS game.  | |
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Pricing for dry lineFYI, pricing for dry-line DSL appears to be $25 per month for up to 1M service, or $40 per month for anything above that. Prices stick for a year, then go up by $5.
Too bad my parents can only get 1.5M service right now. OTOH they're paying $30 for it instead of $40, so there are pluses and minuses... | |
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I was stuck with their DSL for months in DCand my goodness it was absolutely miserable
Paying $35+ per month for crawling service that Verizon claimed could not be fixed AND others wouldnt offer in my area
Was so bad that I moved which is a huge deal for me (as for others I am sure) | |
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Biggest problemBiggest problem with DSL is distance. Why should someone getting 3mbps at 9,000ft pay the same as someone getting 7mbps at 2,000ft? I guess they're probably feeling that 7mbps isn't significant anymore when you have DOCSIS 3.0 from cable competitors with speeds of 15, 30 & 50mbps. | |
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|  batterupI Can Not Tell A Lie.
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batterup
Premium Member
2011-Apr-21 3:16 am
Re: Biggest problemsaid by dslwanter:Biggest problem with DSL is distance. Why should someone getting 3mbps at 9,000ft pay the same as someone getting 7mbps at 2,000ft?
It would be easy to make billing fair at any speed; cap usage. Special interest are pouring Kool-Aid and the great unwashed are drinking deeply. That is why we can't have nice things. | |
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