6 megabit AT&T DSL for $27.99

[Francodman]

couldn't get the 27.99 price cuz i was an exsisting customer...but i did get it for 30 which isn't bad...speed should be upgraded by thursday :woot:

 

[ICR5]

I am a current customer and just upgraded to the AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Elite Package for $27.99 for 3-6 megabit speed

Service should start on Thursday, thanks for the great deal.

BTW: I was paying $24.99 for 1.5-3 megabit, so this is a great $3.00/mo for double the speed upgrade.

 

[tigerbalm]

I have the regular Comcast service $45/mo. and I am getting 4.5 to 5.5 Mbps DL. The funny thing is, I was getting only 1.5 to 3.5 Mbps until some post had info on how to tweak your network settings. It's some program that works great! I tweaked a Win2000 and XP computer and both can hit 5.5 Mbps! Also, I am now able to DL more than 2 files at a time! It's been unbelievable getting 15 pings on CS. Before this tweak, I was very frustrated with slow speeds. Now, it couldn't be better! My upload is ~360 Kbps but I don't host any servers...anyway, I hope those who aren't getting the fast speeds, I think you need to search for the apps that optimizes your network settings!

 

[novafire]

Does anyone know what the advertised upload speed is with the 6Mbps download. I know it varies just like the download, but what is the max?

 

[ICR5]

Originally posted by: novafire
Does anyone know what the advertised upload speed is with the 6Mbps download. I know it varies just like the download, but what is the max?

I got this with my confirmation via email.

Speeds for AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Elite Package are 3.0 to 6.0 Mbps downstream and 384 to 608 Kbps upstream. Maximum realized speed achieved depends on customer location.

 

[BooGiMaN]

changed from the expert plus to this

and they offered me a 2wire hom portal wireless router for 70 bucks wwith a 50 dollar rebate...

i can try it out for 30 days and see if i like it...my modem is avery old model so i figure ill try the 2wire modem plus wirelss hub

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: chinkgai

Originally posted by: ebaycj

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons

Sadly the 6 megabit is a sync speed so you will only get 5.2 megabit download speed but comcast isn't really producing 8 megabits downloads either since they oversell their network.

WRONG. I have comcast gold plan (8mbit/1mbit). I ALWAYS get between 7.9 and 8.5 megabits down and 0.95 - 1.0 megabits up with them, these are actual download speeds. Sometimes I need multiple connections to saturate my full bandwidth (i.e. the other end is the bottleneck). I have never seen these speeds dwindle, and have been on the high-speed plan since they began offering it (1 year +). NOTE that it is very dependent on having a new modem. My speeds were ~4 mbit/0.6mbit on an old RCA DCT215, upgraded the modem to a Motorola SB5120, and BAM! 8mbit/1mbit every time.

This 'overselling the network' crap from DSL fanbois is getting old..

Other than that, nice price...

so, from your sole personal experience, everyone else is wrong...including the person who posted above you saying that he's on the 6mb plan but only gets 1.1mb/s down? here i'll quote him for you:

fanboi BS. i personally think that stupid...whatever works fastest/cheapest is teh best...whatever the service.

Originally posted by: sm8000

Originally posted by: maxxed
anybody have site that tells you how far you are from the main tower or w/e

dslreports.com

I'm on Comcast's 6Mb plan and I get 1.1MB/s dl's.

Go to dslreports.com for reviews of Comcast HSI.
Great service.

Gonna upgrade this on my moms plan when i visit.

 

[Setral]

I went onto the website, checked upgrade offers, it automatically offered me the 12 month at $27.99 for the 3.0-6.0mb package, during the ordering process it asked if I wanted the 2Wire wireless hub, there was an option to order it, or "no thanks I don't need to upgrade my equipment" and since I just got DSL installed the first of the year, I didn't see a need for new equipment.

Edit: forgot to add in January I got the 1.5-3.0 package at $22 a month, so $6 isn't gonna kill me.

 

[WraithETC]

Are you guys seeing the deal on the website for new customers?

If so what are your zip codes.

 

[bigfil]

this is what i got when trying to upgrade


AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet

AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Request for 916-.

Our system indicates that you already have DSL or high-speed Internet access service installed on this phone line, or you have already placed an order. Please check the number and if incorrect, or if you would like to establish service for another line, try your order again.

You might have been checking availability on one of our online offers which are promotional rates for new AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet subscribers only. If you already subscribe to one of our lower speed packages (for example, AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Express) and would like to see if you are eligible to upgrade your speed at our best prices, visit att.com/upgradeoffer to learn more.

Residential customers, if you continue to receive this message in error, please contact our customer service center at 1-877-722-3755 Monday through Friday, 7 am to 9 pm and on Saturday 8 am to 5 pm, closed on Sunday. Business customers, please call 1-866-722-9246 Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Thank you for your interest in AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet.

Call toll free today to find out about the great deals we can offer you on AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet.

clicked the 2nd link and got this

AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Request for 916-.

Our records indicate that your account is not eligible for a renewal offer at this time. Please check back within 60 days of your term committment end date for future possibilities.

 

[mnaz14]

I ended up calling. I am an existing customer and the first time I called they tried to charge me 41.99. I hung up and called 5 min later and got in at 29.99 with no hassle and no extra call packs. Oh and I believe the upload is 768 even though its listed as 608 on the website.

 

[VaG]

Originally posted by: Gibson486

what is this Federal Universal Phone Line service?

If you don't have it than it's an extra fee you have been paying monthly on your phone bill all your life to support the people who do called the FCC Universal Service Charge.

 

[sat4fun]

I recently went out of contract with SBC. Yesterday I clicked the upgrade link and got the "Unable to upgrade" message. I tried today with success.

Although I would much rather have cable, I cannot find a better value than this in my area. Comcast in my area requires basic cable to subscribe to internet and the lowest that I have seen is $19.99 for six months with a $45 fee per month thereafter.

 

[aboothman]

Originally posted by: VaG

Originally posted by: Gibson486

what is this Federal Universal Phone Line service?

If you don't have it than it's an extra fee you have been paying monthly on your phone bill all your life to support the people who do called the FCC Universal Service Charge.

You mean the extra fee you pay for making too much money...which means that the phone
companies take the chance to stick it to you.

It is also known as a lifeline...great if you make less than $22k or so

 

[aggressor]

What do I have to do if I'm a new customer? I see no such plan on their site. The highest I can pick is the 1.5-3.0Mbps package

 

[Athena]

You can check with customer service but 1.5-3.0 is probably the highest speed available for that address.

SBC won't re-rate me to take advantage of the current Pro promotion of $17.99/mo so I was thinking of upgrading to this instead. Unfortunately, it's not available in my area and SBC is talking about charging me $40/month for 1.5-3.0. That most definitely is not going to happen.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: aboothman

Originally posted by: VaG

Originally posted by: Gibson486

what is this Federal Universal Phone Line service?

If you don't have it than it's an extra fee you have been paying monthly on your phone bill all your life to support the people who do called the FCC Universal Service Charge.

You mean the extra fee you pay for making too much money...which means that the phone
companies take the chance to stick it to you.

It is also known as a lifeline...great if you make less than $22k or so

Well, my primary source of income comes off coop. Unless my next coop gives me more than $21 an hour (I highly doubt it), I will try this. Does being in college count as not making enough?


edit: I just looke dit up and it pretty much says you have to be on welafre to get the cheaper service. I am not really welfare material

 

[Acanthus]

YYMV on SBC/Yahoo... I know 3 people personally that have ditched SBC for packet loss / outages / high pings / low bandwidth. (all 3 of them had all 4 issues, and were in different states).

 

[ICR5]

Just checked today, and my uploads reach 657 kbps. My downs are still the same since last year.
Maybe it has not kicked in yet... LOL

 

[mooseracing]

I ordered mine yesturday, hoping it is going to be better than Charter cable 3Mb that cost me 45 a month and constant dropping. I got the free setup insteaad of being charge teh 42 bucks or whatever it is. Cost me 13 bucks for phone service, had to get long distance to get the 6Mb connection at 27 a month. So i should be around the same price i pay for cable after all the taxes. Haven't checked yet but hopefully the central office is near me and i get better speeds

 

[Francodman]

Originally posted by: ICR5
Just checked today, and my uploads reach 657 kbps. My downs are still the same since last year.
Maybe it has not kicked in yet... LOL

yeah same here..hopefully the DL speeds improve.

 

[ICR5]

Originally posted by: Francodman

Originally posted by: ICR5
Just checked today, and my uploads reach 657 kbps. My downs are still the same since last year.
Maybe it has not kicked in yet... LOL

yeah same here..hopefully the DL speeds improve.

here is a good site to test it with, just in case you wanted to check again tonight.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

 

[mooseracing]

so much fer 6meg connection.......of couse i am streaming the radio right now and dl'ing but it still sucks

Last Result:
Download Speed: 1550 kbps (193.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 378 kbps (47.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

[ICR5]

Originally posted by: mooseracing
so much fer 6meg connection.......of couse i am streaming the radio right now and dl'ing but it still sucks

Last Result:
Download Speed: 1550 kbps (193.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 378 kbps (47.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

Just tested mine today, and here are the results.

Last Result:
Download Speed: 5023 kbps (627.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 634 kbps (79.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

 

[uhohs]

hot, i better upgrade my expert plus plan

more upload for bittorrent. woo woo