Brother Adam Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 Man, I am so done with Dialup internet. I tried to connect for 6 1/2 hours last night and never got anywhere and threw a huge hissy fit (thankfully nothing is broken besides my knuckles), as my wife can attest to. Looking for suggestions: What is the most reliable service that you know of? A service where I will be able to always get on in a couple of minutes, stay on, and not have to worry about the carp you go through with dialup?
rachael Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 i switched from dial-up to dsl about a month ago...i haven't regret it once
Brother Adam Posted September 5, 2004 Author Posted September 5, 2004 Is it contract based? We are moving in a few months.
zwergel88 Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 I have Comcast highspeed internet, it's really sweet. It's really, really fast. I would recomend it.
Andrea348 Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 [quote name='zwergel88' date='Sep 5 2004, 10:13 AM'] I have Comcast highspeed internet, it's really sweet. It's really, really fast. I would recomend it. [/quote] that's what we have at home...cable modems rock!
rachael Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Sep 5 2004, 11:09 AM'] Is it contract based? We are moving in a few months. [/quote] no clue
Scofizzle Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 I have earthlink (cable) and its off the hook. I haven't had a problem with it on either computer in my house.
MorphRC Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 Im getting cable, tuesday-week! $180 Set up fee- Modem, Cables, Line up. Then $50 for unlimited Downloads, Unlimited Hours every month, NO CONTRACT!
peach_cube Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 I have verizon DSL, it comes with my phone service. I don't believe it is contract based. It's just like canceling your phone service when you move. It runs on your phone line and they set you up all the equipment for free. Also I got it as a discount since I signed up for phone service at the same time. It's about 30 bucks a month. Since it runs off of the phone line I can still go online when the power is out. I have the computer and router hooked up to a battery back up/surge protector. Overall, I've used Cable and this is just as fast, also no problems phone wise.
Brother Adam Posted September 5, 2004 Author Posted September 5, 2004 Yeah, what are the prices you guys are paying? I had to completely uninstall NetZero Highspeed and reinstall it and I was just able to get on again this morning. Crazy. I can't afford not to have a reliable connection.
peach_cube Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 (edited) Since DSL is with my phone line my bill usually breaks down as 30 bucks for all the basic stuff (limited long distance, unlimited local calls, call waiting, caller ID, etc), 30 bucks for the DSL, 10 bucks for 10-10-987 calls, so it's usually 65 to 72, depending on the 10-10 calls. edit-->but then I don't have cable tv and when I priced that It was about 80 a month for basic cable and cable internet, but they had a 80 dollar setup fee. Edited September 5, 2004 by peach_cube
Iacobus Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 WE get cable from Insight with our TV cable.
MrsFrozen Posted September 5, 2004 Posted September 5, 2004 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Sep 5 2004, 03:18 PM'] Yeah, what are the prices you guys are paying? I had to completely uninstall NetZero Highspeed and reinstall it and I was just able to get on again this morning. Crazy. I can't afford not to have a reliable connection. [/quote] Frozencell and I have Netzero High Speed, too. We have had the same problem you're describing. What's worse, you have to pay for Netzero customer service. That bugs me! At some point, we're going to switch to cable or DSL, but we would like to wait a few months to pay some things off before we add another bill. I hear the Earthlink high speed service is good.. Good luck!
Brother Adam Posted September 5, 2004 Author Posted September 5, 2004 MrsFrozen, So you know, call billing support and describe the hassle you are going through, tell them that you want to cancel your account. They gave me 4 free months for my trouble. It might be worth it so you don't have to pay for crappy service while you are waiting to switch
MorphRC Posted September 6, 2004 Posted September 6, 2004 My dial up is $22 Unlim. DL/Hrs, but the Dial up's to the server end up adding on $30-40
DancesforLove Posted September 6, 2004 Posted September 6, 2004 I have SBC DSL and it is absolutely wonderful, anyone with DSL will tell you theres no other way lol plus it doesn't tie up your phone line, it's more reliable, it's MUCH faster. Absolutely worth looking in to
HomeTeamFamily Posted September 6, 2004 Posted September 6, 2004 i just plug it into the wall in my dorm room
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