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Fastband or Broadband

#1 Postby Janice » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:15 am

Yikes, I still have dial-up, am looking for a good fastband or broadband.

What do you have, do you like it and would you recommend it?

Approximately what do you pay for month?
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#2 Postby gtalum » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:35 am

Cable is broadband.
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#3 Postby Kim_in_MN » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:47 am

Janice wrote:Yikes, I still have cable. I am looking for a good fastband or broadband.

What do you have, do you like it and would you recommend it?

Approximately what do you pay for month?


:lol: :lol: :lol: I still have dial-up! Hate it! But, the ONLY ISP here is the local phone company, and they are still charging 80+ a month for the faster option - DSL, I think. We have that at work and I have gotten spoiled using it there, but I can't justify spending that much at home!!

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#4 Postby Janice » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:54 am

Sorry, I meant dial-up, I have an excuse, I am old... :ggreen:
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#5 Postby nholley » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:13 am

I pay around$60 for my Cable Internet. The best option for someone who doesn't do a whole lot of downloading of large files etc is DSL which can be had for as little as $15pm.
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#6 Postby gtalum » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:15 am

LOL that makes more sense. :D

I'm not sure who the ISP providers would be in Puerto Rico. I would suggest going right through your cable or phone provider, though, as third party providers in my experience aren't nearly as reliable. DSL (through the phone company) is usually less expensive than cable, and in most cases it will be more than enough bandwidth for you. That's the route I'd consider, unless you want to get rid of you phone line altogether.
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#7 Postby beachbum_al » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:22 am

I have DSL through Bellsouth and like it. I have the lite and it is good for what I do on the computer. Now when the girls get older I might upgrade to a faster Bellsouth DSL
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#8 Postby Lindaloo » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:37 am

I have cable at home and DSL at work. I like DSL much better than cable.
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#9 Postby Brent » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:42 pm

Either one is a VAST improvement over dial-up. I've had cable for over 3 years now and I love it...
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#10 Postby P.K. » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:50 pm

Can someone tell me what Fastband is?

2MB/s ADSL here, although at uni I've managed to get speeds of up to 66MB/s with an upload speed of just 4MB/s. :lol:
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#11 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:04 pm

cable: broadband about $50
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#12 Postby george_r_1961 » Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:56 pm

Ive had cable for a few years now. When you add the costs for a home phone and dial up you save money. Of course I dont have a need a home phone either. CABLE ROCKS!
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#13 Postby southerngale » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:02 pm

Lindaloo wrote:I have cable at home and DSL at work. I like DSL much better than cable.

Why do you like DSL better?

I'm just wondering because I've had cable for several years now, since it was first available. DSL was never available. When they repaired all the phone lines after Rita, they upgraded to DSL lines here and now it's available. I pay $45/month for RoadRunner cable but the phone company is offering $20/mo. for high-speed DSL or whatever it's called (supposed to be the fast DSL) for one year and then it goes to $35/month. Also, if I send in a copy of my final cable bill, they will credit me $60 to get the first 3 months of it free. Seems silly to pass up if it's just as good, but I am spoiled to my super-fast cable and wouldn't really want a noticeable decrease in speed.
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#14 Postby Janice » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:12 pm

Southern, I don't want to appear dumb, but who are those two people in your aviator picture?
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#15 Postby southerngale » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:17 pm

Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi Image
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#16 Postby Janice » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:31 pm

Ok, didn't quite look like Bon Jovi, but I knew he had to be there somewhere... :D
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#17 Postby coriolis » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:34 pm

They're in love with each other?


Cable here for about $50 a month. Till you throw in 4 tv outlets, 3 tv converter boxes, a cable modem, 2 IP addresses, and more pay per view movies than we should watch, my cable bill is about $150 a month.
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#18 Postby southerngale » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:07 pm

coriolis wrote:They're in love with each other?


No...don't be silly. Jon is in love with me. :P

That's a microphone in the middle. It's a close-up I took at the concert last month.
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#19 Postby O Town » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:35 pm

I have Road Runner and it costs about 45 a month. I have digital cable, digital phone, and high speed internet all through Bright House. My bill is 145.00 a month for the 3 services(48.33 for each service) great deal. :D And I would recommend Road Runner, it has been awesome for me.
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#20 Postby breeze » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:20 pm

Janice, like beachbum_al, I have Bellsouth's DSL Lite. The prices with their plans are:

FastAccess
DSL Lite Monthly
Price $24.95 Downstream/ Upstream Speed
(best effort) Up to 256 Kbps/ 128 Kpbs


FASTER
FastAccess
DSL Ultra Monthly $32.95 Downstream/Upstream Speed
(best effort) 128 Kbps Up to 1.5 Mbps/ 256 Kpbs

EVEN FASTER
FastAccess
DSL Xtreme Monthly$37.95 Downstream/Upstream Speed
(best effort) 256 Kbps Up to 3 Mbps/ 384 Kpbs

FASTEST
FastAccess
DSL Xtreme 6.0 Monthly $46.95
Downstream/Upstream Speed (best effort) 384 Kbps Up to 6 Mbps/
512 Kpbs


I got the new Dell computer, back in September, and decided to hang
up the dial-up. The DSL Lite is exactly what I need for occasional
surfing, Storm2K, and e-mail. I don't do gaming, so, I don't need
anything really extreme.

Hope this helps!

Annette
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