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On 01/17/2012 02:38 PM, Ron Frazier wrote:
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Hi Asher,<br>
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I have Comcast 15-16 Mbps down / 3-4 Mbps up service (part of the
internet, catv, phone bundle). They're not cheap, but I really
like
it. I usually get 20-22 Mbps down. Cable internet is almost
universally faster than DSL as far as I know. If you could pony
up the
extra $15 / month (final price difference) for that, that's what
I'd
do. Of course, if you can't afford it, you can't. I'd do
anything I
possibly could to avoid dealing with AT&T. I fired them years
ago
when they bought out Cingular wireless and I've been glad I did.
Of
course, ALL the mega corporations have more customers than they
can
handle when problems occur. In either case, expect to make
numerous
calls and spend hours on the phone talking to someone if something
goes
badly wrong, which is rare. If you're lucky, the person on the
other
end of the phone will speak English. I will say this, the front
line
tech support at Comcast is accessible 24 hr / day (at least the
catv
people are), usually get you off hold within 10 minutes, generally
speaks English, and are usually friendly. Just don't be afraid to
ask
for escalation if they cannot solve your problem.<br>
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I have Comcast also and have used their tech support. They were very
good about coming when then said and resolving the problems. If the
problem was their equipment it was replace. The Internet side speaks
English and is available 24/7.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Ron<br>
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On 1/17/2012 8:47 AM, Asher Vilensky wrote:
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face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi all,<br>
<br>
Let me start by saying that I'm a cheapskate when it
comes to
"luxury". In the mail below I'm talking about internet
only - not
plus-TV-and-phone packages (TV still through the air;
phone will be
voip soon, I hope). <br>
<br>
I've been using DSL 3.0MB (from Atlantic Nexus) for a
long while now.
But the needs of the family changed, while I stayed the
cheap guy that
I am. I would gladly upgrade to DSL 6.0 or even 12, but
the problem is
that there's an infrastructure bottleneck for my street
that wouldn't
allow for it. 3.0 is the max. (I'm not sure I
understand this, but
every provider I contacted gave me the same answer.)
That leaves me
with cable, U-verse, or Clear-like providers.<br>
<br>
>From what I can see my options are between Comcast
cable 15.0 ($30 for
6 months; $45 for next 6; $63 thereafter....too
expensive for my taste,
plus their sales person lied to me) or U-verse (internet
only) 12.0,
which is a LOT more affordable - $30 for 12 months; $48
thereafter. So
as much as I hate AT&T, it looks like my best
option, considering
I'm paying $37-39 for my current 3.0 MB.<br>
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Any of you have any input to further educate me here?<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br clear="all">
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<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);"><br>
-- Asher </span> <br>
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(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such. I don't always see new messages very quickly.)
Ron Frazier
770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.
linuxdude AT c3energy.com
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