How differently each of us sees things. I was forced into 1.5mbit over a year ago and have been suffering ever since. I can't do more then one thing at a time. I used to download all my podcasts in a minute or so, now i'm waiting almost an hour for all of them to update one or two at a time because there isn't enough bandwith to do them at once. If I have BT going forget it...I get knocked off *IRC* when I'm on BT. Let me rephrase...*I get knocked off IRC basically just text chat* when I'm using BT. Ridiculous I have to pay 25 a month for this. No email, no usenet. Not that I can use a local POP account anyway because downloading the msgs takes forever. I've switched to gmail and at the moment I write this, I'm in basic HTML view because my bandwith is so bad gmail has asked if I want to switch from standard view.
/done mike On 12/11/07, Mike Sloane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have Verizon DSL in northwestern NJ, and the service is excellent, no > problems with voice interfering with date or visa versa. Neither Cable > nor FIOS are option in my rural area, but I am more than satisfied with > the line speed (about 1.5 mb/sec down and about half that up). And since > I get voice and data over the same line, the price ends up being very > reasonable. In the several years I have had the service, I have only > lost service once, when a pole was hit by a car in an ice storm last > year. I guess the quality of service in different parts of the country > varies, and I am just lucky. > > Mike > > mike wrote: > > I have DSL but not ATT DSL. DSL is slower then cable, so if speed is what > > you are after I'd stick with cable. Also in my case, the line noise > filters > > don't work very well. Qwest will do nothing about the lack of speed, line > > noise or that I pay a horrendous amount for what I'm getting. > > > > Mike > > > > On Dec 11, 2007 9:01 AM, Paula Minor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I had to call ATT for a question about my phone bill and they > >> talked > >> me into trying out their DSL internet. It was cheaper than comcast > >> cable so I agreed to try it out. Does anyone have any experience > >> with it? Does it really work even if I"m on the phone at the same > >> time I'm trying to access the 'net? Have they been reliable? I'm > >> not ditching Comcast until I"m sure it works but I have only 30 days > >> to cancel before I'm charged $99 for cancelling. If they have a rep > >> for giving you good service until AFTER the 30 days, I'd like to know. > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Paula > >> IN/USA > >> Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of > >> arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather > >> to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body > >> thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a > >> ride!" Have a wonderful day! > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
