[ale] cheapest DSL service... ?

[Courtney Thomas,,,]

So, are you saying that if a choice is available you'd choose a cell 
phone and a cable modem over......a land phone and DSL ?

What is the difference in cost between one combo and the other, please ?

Appreciatively,

Courtney



Eichler, Paula J. wrote:
> Unfortunately, those of us in the suburbs with fiber have no choice but
> BellSouth IFITL.  (It almost never goes out, to be fair, and it's fast.)
> Comcast wouldn't hook us up at the time.  As soon as I can I will ditch
> my Bell South phone and DSL.  Why deal with their nasty, lying, arrogant
> crap if you have a cell phone and cable modem ..pj
> 
> Paula Eichler
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Fowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:05 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] cheapest DSL service... ?
> 
> What I'm saying is that many people will try to cut $5.00 a month
> thinking they are getting a great deal.  Then when problems arrive the
> deal turns sour.
> 
> I pay Sppedfactory $10 more than what BellSouth would cost.  I get
> static IP, no PPPOE. and good quality service.  I'm also able to share
> that connection with any computer in the house.  BellSouth makes you pay
> extra for the right to share access. I've been happy with my service.
> 
> On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 10:50, Dow Hurst wrote:
> 
>>I really despise that now!  Reliability and quality mean a 
>>whole lot more in the long run.  I've spent many days 
>>working on unreliable DSL connections that ended up being a 
>>provider problem.  That just should not be.
>>Dow
>>
>>
>>Christopher Fowler wrote:
>>
>>>Many people have a higher value of their money than they do of their
>>>time.  They'll pick the cheapest route regardless of the amount of
> 
> work
> 
>>>involved.  
>>>
>>>
>>>On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 09:07, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Christopher Fowler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>An average internet user would be bellsouth or Earthlink.
>>>>>
>>>>>An engineer gets Speedfactory or Speakeasy.
>>>>
>>>>I don't understand that.  I do understand why 'an engineer' would
> 
> choose 
> 
>>>>Speedfactory or Speakeasy.  I would expect an 'educated' average 
>>>>internet user would as well.
>>>
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