[ale] recommended personal DSL provider for Alpharetta ?

[Bob Toxen]

On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 11:51:51AM -0500, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> I don't currently have cable.

> What advantages, if any, would cable offer over DSL; OR vice-versa   ?
I have Comcast cable modem access and it's unreliable and slow.  I've
never seen anywhere near their "Up to" claimed bandwidth because their
upstream bandwidth is pathetic.

If I do a sustained download, say a 100 MB file, access will drop every
minute or two for some number of seconds.

For years they did not bother even to answer their support number.

As soon as I have a free few hours I'm dumping them for DSL!!!

Bob

> Thank you again,

> Courtney


> James Sumners wrote:
> > I used to use Speedfactory (http://www.speedfactory.net). Their
> > service was excellent; at least as good as it could be since they
> > lease lines from Bellsouth. But they were recently purchased by a
> > national company, so who knows how long they will stay as good as they
> > are.
> > 
> > I've read about Atlantic Nexus (http://www.atlanticnexus.com). They
> > get good reviews and are cheaper than Speedfactory.
> > 
> > The disadvantage with each is that you have to have phone service
> > through Bellsouth. You could get naked DSL from Speakeasy, but they
> > are outrageously expensive for even basic DSL packages. Last time I
> > checked, their regular 1.5Mbs package was about $10 more expensive
> > than Speedfactory's 3Mbs.
> > 
> > On 9/24/06, Courtney Thomas <cc.thomas at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > 
> >>I'm now ready to move, up hopefully,   :-)   to DSL.
> >>
> >>What are my choices and the dis/advantages of each, please ?
> >>
> >>Among the tolerable, who is the least expensive  ?
> >>
> >>As always, thanks,
> >>
> >>Courtney
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