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Heath McKnight · September 8th, 2004, 02:59 PM

Aside from cable, anyone have recommendations for affordable broadband? I'm getting "stiffed" at $50 a month for Bellsouth DSL...

heath

Jeff Donald · September 8th, 2004, 03:06 PM

WOW! What does cable cost? Brighthouse (Time Warner) has deals for faculty & students over here. I get cable access for about $30 a month. This is in addition to my regular cable bill, but a lot cheaper than $50 a month. Verizon offers DSL (that's DLS for the Wranglers in Vancouver, I guess) here for about $25 a month

Boyd Ostroff · September 8th, 2004, 04:45 PM

I had Verizon DSL for several years - was one of their first customers here in South Jersey as a matter of fact. We still have it at our production center at work and it's always been very good. Recently Verizon has obviously been feeling the pinch however and have lowered their rates plus are offering a free wireless router to new clients (OT: it saddens me to see a great talent like James Earl Jones doing those moronic Verizon DSL commercials).

When I moved out to the woods two years ago I couldn't get DSL so I went with Comcast cable. It costs about $50/month here, but the speed is about 3x what Verizon was providing, both up and downstream. Their service has also been very responsive when I've had some problems. Wish it were cheaper, but my only other option was a DirectPC satellite link which was quite a bit more expensive and much slower.

This always used to be a great site to shop for broadband, but I haven't had much reason to browse it recently: http://www.dslreports.com

Jaime Valles · September 8th, 2004, 08:36 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Boyd Ostroff : (OT: it saddens me to see a great talent like James Earl Jones doing those moronic Verizon DSL commercials).-->>>

I'm sure he's weeping all the way to the bank... ;)

On topic, I have Earthlink cable through Time Warner in NYC. It's $41 a month for great, very fast service. I've seen that Verizon DSL offer, but I can't imagine it being better/faster than what I've got.

Rob Lohman · September 9th, 2004, 02:39 AM

DSL is as cheap as $15 - $25 here if you are willing to cope with
maximum usage per month and such. I pay $55 for my ADSL line,
but that is 2 mbit down and 1 mbit up with no bandwidth limit
whatsoever, allowed to run any server/service I want (including
a mail server) and unlimited e-mail addresses at my subdomain.

No smaller DSL line there which is cheaper Heath?

Yi Fong Yu · September 10th, 2004, 07:25 AM

here in boston verizon dsl is $30/month.

as for future broadband i've been hearing news of 10+mpbs.

Heath McKnight · September 11th, 2004, 08:07 PM

I tried Verizon DSL, but it ain't available here. D'oh!

hwm

Yi Fong Yu · September 13th, 2004, 10:44 AM

they used to call it "bell-south" down there but i dunno what it is now.

Heath McKnight · September 13th, 2004, 10:55 AM

It's still Bellsouth. They sold their cell phone service to Cingular Wireless.

heath

September 8th, 2004, 02:59 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Looking for more affordable broadband... Aside from cable, anyone have recommendations for affordable broadband? I'm getting "stiffed" at $50 a month for Bellsouth DSL... heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

September 8th, 2004, 03:06 PM	#2
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	WOW! What does cable cost? Brighthouse (Time Warner) has deals for faculty & students over here. I get cable access for about $30 a month. This is in addition to my regular cable bill, but a lot cheaper than $50 a month. Verizon offers DSL (that's DLS for the Wranglers in Vancouver, I guess) here for about $25 a month __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 9th, 2004, 02:39 AM	#5
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	DSL is as cheap as $15 - $25 here if you are willing to cope with maximum usage per month and such. I pay $55 for my ADSL line, but that is 2 mbit down and 1 mbit up with no bandwidth limit whatsoever, allowed to run any server/service I want (including a mail server) and unlimited e-mail addresses at my subdomain. No smaller DSL line there which is cheaper Heath? __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 10th, 2004, 07:25 AM	#6
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	here in boston verizon dsl is $30/month. as for future broadband i've been hearing news of 10+mpbs. __________________ bow wow wow

September 11th, 2004, 08:07 PM	#7
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I tried Verizon DSL, but it ain't available here. D'oh! hwm __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

September 8th, 2004, 04:45 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	I had Verizon DSL for several years - was one of their first customers here in South Jersey as a matter of fact. We still have it at our production center at work and it's always been very good. Recently Verizon has obviously been feeling the pinch however and have lowered their rates plus are offering a free wireless router to new clients (OT: it saddens me to see a great talent like James Earl Jones doing those moronic Verizon DSL commercials). When I moved out to the woods two years ago I couldn't get DSL so I went with Comcast cable. It costs about $50/month here, but the speed is about 3x what Verizon was providing, both up and downstream. Their service has also been very responsive when I've had some problems. Wish it were cheaper, but my only other option was a DirectPC satellite link which was quite a bit more expensive and much slower. This always used to be a great site to shop for broadband, but I haven't had much reason to browse it recently: http://www.dslreports.com

September 8th, 2004, 08:36 PM	#4
Jaime Valles Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York City, NY Posts: 316	<<<-- Originally posted by Boyd Ostroff : (OT: it saddens me to see a great talent like James Earl Jones doing those moronic Verizon DSL commercials).-->>> I'm sure he's weeping all the way to the bank... ;) On topic, I have Earthlink cable through Time Warner in NYC. It's $41 a month for great, very fast service. I've seen that Verizon DSL offer, but I can't imagine it being better/faster than what I've got.

September 13th, 2004, 10:44 AM	#8
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	they used to call it "bell-south" down there but i dunno what it is now. __________________ bow wow wow

September 13th, 2004, 10:55 AM	#9
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	It's still Bellsouth. They sold their cell phone service to Cingular Wireless. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog