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What type of internet do you use?

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Offline Stephen

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What internet connection/service do you use?
« on: July 27, 2007, 09:47:11 PM »
Since the topic of internet connections has been brought up in the Front Porch quite a bit recently, I thought it'd be a good idea for a new poll. :yes:

Right now, I'm using DSL through BellSouth/AT&T, and as you may now, it SUCKS! :angry: Thank god I'm switching to Cable (with Cox) in a week or so. I've had it before, and it's WAY better than this crappy service I'm on now. :thumbsup:

So, what do YOU use?
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2007, 09:48:29 PM »
Cable!! Wooooot!!!
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2007, 09:51:12 PM »
DSL. I've used it for a total of 6 years (1999-2002, and 2005-present) and have never had an ounce of trouble out of it, except for needing to replace the modem one time because it went up 9and you have to expect that kind of stuff to happen with ANY type of internet).
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2007, 09:52:52 PM »
I use that type of internet thats made for my computer :P

Seriously tho, I have DSL from Primus.. Then I also have free Cable Internet from work.
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2007, 09:59:07 PM »
Cable.
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2007, 10:26:31 PM »
I noticed DSL is relatively inexpensive given the speed.  Gary, was the price in 1999 much higher?
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2007, 10:40:36 PM »
It was a little higher, because back at that time DSL was a relatively new technology (cable internet wasn't even around yet). I believe the price was something like $59.99 per month.
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« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2007, 10:49:34 PM »
Compared to my $20, and compared to Gil's $45ish for cable, that is a tad higher!  :o

It's amazing how much the price came down since then
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2007, 10:52:24 PM »
I have Verizon DSL at $21.99 a month.
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2007, 10:52:34 PM »
Yeah DSL really has become very reasonable. Quite frankly, I wouldn't trade it for cable for any reason. It's very inexpensive, and has been pretty much trouble free. On the other hand, I can't say the same for my experience with Comcast. 
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2007, 10:54:26 PM »
Well, they both have their odds and ends.

What problems did you have with cable, Gary?  I do recall you having a comcast email address a while back now that I remember.
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2007, 10:54:55 PM »
Comcast, IMO is better because it is much faster than Verizon even though it is more expensive.
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2007, 10:55:51 PM »
I think the prices for Cable will go down in the future, much like how DSL did. And to be honest, I don't mind the extra price for Cable because of what I've went through with DSL. It's not even worth bothering paying for an always-on DSL connection when in reality it is "Always Off". <_<
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2007, 10:57:50 PM »
Quote from: TWCFan2007 on July 27, 2007, 10:55:51 PM
I think the prices for Cable will go down in the future, much like how DSL did.

Well, I'm still waiting on that.  Price of DSL went down from $40 (for 384 kbps) to $20 (for 1500 kbps), at the same time, Comcast (in this area) is still at $45. <_<
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Re: What type of internet do you use?
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2007, 11:00:24 PM »
Quote from: Concentric Eyewall on July 27, 2007, 10:54:26 PM
Well, they both have their odds and ends.

What problems did you have with cable, Gary?  I do recall you having a comcast email address a while back now that I remember.

My problem was similar to the one that Stephen is having with his DSL. I had frequent disconnects. So frequent, in fact, that itmade using the internet a struggle. I had tech's come out on several occassion, and for the most part all they wanted to do was put the blame on my equipment (interior wiring, router, the ethernet card in my computer). finally a tech came out and after some testing determined that there was a problem somewhere because my bandwidth was much lower than it should have been and my packet loss was sky high compared to where it should've been. The problem never got solved, and eventually I dropped Comcast and went with Verizon.

Thunder, its not as much faster as you think it is.
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