Verizon wireless - Re: VERIZON DSL SERVICE, are you satisfied???

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Re: VERIZON DSL SERVICE, are you satisfied???

speds

2005-09-25, 11:48 pm

But I can tell you my Comcast Internet access blows away DSL in terms
of speed, etc.

Ben Skversky

2005-09-25, 11:48 pm

I'll save the $16 a month & go with the "SLOW" DSL.

"speds" <slpederson@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> But I can tell you my Comcast Internet access blows away DSL in terms
> of speed, etc.
>

Isaiah Beard

2005-09-26, 5:48 pm

speds wrote:
> But I can tell you my Comcast Internet access blows away DSL in terms
> of speed, etc.
>

Oh I'm sure it does, as did my Comcast cable. Unfortunately, the
comcast internet connection was so unreliable where I lived that it was
mostly useless, and I had to go to Verizon. At 3Mbps (which is the
speed Comcast provided before the recent upgraded, right about when I
moved) I'm quite happy with the speed, and the reliability is good too.
Oh, and the lower price is even better. :)

Of course, YMMV.

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Jeff W.

2005-09-27, 5:48 pm

"Ben Skversky" <bskversky1@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> I'll save the $16 a month & go with the "SLOW" DSL.

That's because you are a XXXXing moron. For the price of decent dinner out
you can have cable internet access 10x faster that shitty DSL.

-Jeff

Ben Skversky

2005-09-28, 5:48 pm

Just lowered my monthly DSL bill to $14.95. By the way, Jeffy, would you
call me a "XXXXing moron" if we were standing face to face? I doubt it.
Don't need all the speed of cable, Jeffy.

"Jeff W." < seattledemocracy@hot
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> "Ben Skversky" <bskversky1@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> That's because you are a XXXXing moron. For the price of decent dinner out
> you can have cable internet access 10x faster that shitty DSL.
>
> -Jeff
>

Jerome Zelinske

2005-09-29, 2:48 am

But I'm cheap. The last time I took my Wife out to eat, was when I got
a free gift certificate to the restaurant.

Jeff W. wrote:
> "Ben Skversky" <bskversky1@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> That's because you are a XXXXing moron. For the price of decent dinner out
> you can have cable internet access 10x faster that shitty DSL.
>
> -Jeff
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>

pltrgyst

2005-09-29, 5:48 pm

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:40:16 -0500, "Jeff W." < seattledemocracy@hot
mail.com>
wrote:

>That's because you are a XXXXing moron. For the price of decent dinner out
>you can have cable internet access 10x faster that shitty DSL.

Jeff, you don't know what you're talking about, and you should be applying those
derogatory terms to yourself..

Firstly, in every market of which I am aware, DSL is available at higher speeds
than is cable broadband, particularly on the uplink side. It's just that many
cable companies (especially Comcast) air misleading and IMO dishonest ads
comparing their fastest-case speeds with the lowest-case dsl speeds available.

Cable bandwidth is shared at the client end; dsl is not. Both can incur
bottlenecks further up the provider chain.

If it matters to you, it is very difficult (if not impossible) to get a fixed IP
address from a cable provider. From a dsl provider, it is usually at most a $5
per month additional fee.

Read the service agreements in advance. The cable agreement is generally much,
much more restrictive, to the point of unreasonability, concerning your use of
the upstream bandwidth you purchase. Such things as operating an ftp server --
for whatever reason, and for infrequent personal use -- are generally cause for
termination if detected. No such restrictions exist from most dsl providers;
Verizon is an bit of an exception to that statement, since they are the one dsl
provider I'm aware of that places some upstream restrictions. However, they
don't seem to enforce them.

For years, Comcast has been touting "2x [or 5x] faster than dsl!" -- even when
their highest speed was 1.5Mb, and I already had a 1.5Mb dsl line. IMO, that is
commercial fraud. They are presently advertising having just upgraded to 4Mb
broadband. If you read their faq, you find that the upstream maximum is 384kbps.
My dsl circuit is 3Mb downstream, and 1.5Mb upstream. Judge for yourself whether
their advertising is honest.

I've had both Comcast cable and Verizon dsl here in the DC area for over three
years. The cable connection (modem) frequently locks up and must be reset.
Comcast's USEnet feed is much more limited if that matters. Available cable
speed varies significantly depending on time of day and whether my neighbors are
home and using their computers.

The dsl, by comparison, has been rock solid, with no recurring problems. The
much faster upstream speed matters to me, because I move a lot of >200MB data
files back and forth to work.

I also have a Covad adsl line with static IPs, which has none of the stated
limitations of the Verizon service, and is even more robust. I'd recommend it,
or another serious dsl provider, over Verizon any day; but I'd take Verizon dsl
over Comcast cable broadband any day as well.

So it all comes down to your individual needs. If any of the above matters, go
dsl. If not, shop by price, and you'll probably go cable.

-- Larry

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