[ale] All the way to OT: Satellite/Cable (was Re: bandwidth competition (changing the subject))

[Paul Cartwright]

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Brian Stanaland wrote:
> AT&T has a deal with DirecTV. I have DirecTV and it's ok. Tons of
> channels and I can think of 3 times the service was out because of
> rain. There is no real "on demand" service like I had with Charter. I
> watched the free on demand stuff all the time. With DVR I don't miss
> it quite so much.
>
> The critical thing to consider before ditching cable is to make darn
> sure there is an internet service option. I get no high speed service
> where I am now. Talk to a person at AT&T and make sure you can get
> DSL. I ordered our service online and it wasn't until after we signed
> the lease that we found out AT&T doesn't provide DSL.
>
 
you could always check out dslreports.com to see what service is
provided in your area:
http://www.dslreports.com/search

I am lucky enough that we can get something OTHER than AT&T DSL service
in our area, we have a choice:)
cable is 15 miles away... and 20 years..
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Paul Cartwright
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