I've had nothing but great service with Verizon DSL at my place in Queens NYC. My girlfriend just switched over from Comcast in Pittsburgh to Verizon DSL. Sorry, but Comcast blows chunks. Wouldn't allow any aftermarket router to be used, shoddy service. I've been using Verizon for over 3 years now in Queens and have had to reset the modem maybe once a year. I just switched to the $15/month plan and the speed is quite acceptable. Only while downloading large files such as MS updates or large files do you notice it, but it seems the rest of the internet is slow enough that my connection is usually not the bottleneck. I'm currently using Optimum Online and its great except the $$$ so I'll be switching her also.
You'll need to use their software to setup the modem and initialize your account, but afterwards, you don't need any extra software to access the internet. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 6:29 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Verizon DSL Do you guys with Verizon DSL have a reliable connection. I have COX cable modem. The first five years it was great...never had a problem... but a year ago I began having all sorts of problems. One day I can't send email, one day I can't receive mail. Seems like every other Sunday at midnight eastern my connection goes south... or like to day, I keep having to reset my modem and even when connected I can't through to a lot of sites. It feels like I have hollow bandwidth. I have had this sort of problem last until the middle of the week.... and then it's OK for a few days until the next Sunday. Well, I have had enough. I just checked the Verizon site and see that I can get better upload speeds then I am getting now, and similar download for 25 per cent less money! So I am thinking of giving it a try. Verizon DSL just uses a modem right? There is not logging in software involved ...right? How reliable a service is it?
