[ale] OT: How fast is your connection, and how much do you pay?

[Jeff Rose]

I have Earthlink DSL.  When I download from newsgroups I always get
150k.  When I download form HTTP, it varies according to the site.  I
have lost connection only once in the 3+ months I've had the service. 
Customer service is horrible but as a Linux user I'm sure you don't
expect much from them anyways.  Oh yeah after I ordered the service it
took over 2 months for them to ship me a modem.  Once they did, they
sent two.  ???  Once I got the service, I was very pleased.  I pay
$49.95 per month.  Well worth it.  You might look into Speakeasy.net or
Speedfactory.  Speedfactory is local and has gotten rave reviews.  I
don't use nor can I endorse them.  But I know they charge you for the
modem and set up.  It was like $200-$250 for both.  Ouch.  Earthlink
gave me the modem (2) and a free dvd player.  Sweet.  Good luck


On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 20:36, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> I am paying like $70 per month for my AT&T Broadband connection. The  
> connection drops like 2-10 times per day, and my download speed ranges from 
> 17K - 200K/sec.  It averages at about 110K. I would like to switch providers, 
> but I want to know what the REAL download times will be before I switch.
> I figure a survey might help us all. I am particularly interested in knowing 
> how fast the BellSouth connection is (although I really don't want to use 
> that PPPOE I like how the AT&T connection works right after install).
> 
> What is your  "average" speed (that shows on the browser) ?
> About how much do you pay per month?
> -- 
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
> Drew
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
> 
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