Poll: What are you paying for Cable/DSL?

[Megabiter]

Here in Canada, I'm paying $40 CAD which is like $25 US. I'm very broke right now, so I'm considering cancelling since I don't online game much anymore. And can someone remind me what its like to use dial-up?

 

[Hanpan]

You won't like it. If you thought dialup was slow before you will go insane now. Trust me. I have dialup for when my dsl fails (only happened twice) and i can't stand it.

 

[Gunbuster]

Dial-up is Hell

I pay $50 a month, switching to better DSL from northpoint/MSN soon for $40

 

[donerb]

I pay ~$42 after taxes, etc. for 1.5mbps service from Comcast@Home. Also
a Comcast Cable subscriber, otherwise the service would be $10 higher.

I could *never* go back to dial-up. I have to use it on the road when
I travel for business. Horrors.

 

[Vyle]

I pay $39.95 a month for DSL. What would going back to dial up be like? Going from broadband to dial-up is like driving on the Autobahn and suddenly finding yourself on the freeway in L.A.

 

[Shmorq]

I pay $29.95 with Optimum Online since I also get their cable service...

 

[ChiefWiggum]

I pay $30.00 for AT&T Roadrunner here in the Boston area. I own the modem and am a cable subscriber, this is why it's cheap.

I could not go back to dailup, and any place I ever move to, would have to have broadband access; or I'd simply not use my computer anymore.

Broadband "normalizes" computer/internet; my computer feels more like an appliance (maybe a terminal even!) than a computer, because I do not have to jump through hoops to get online or to download anything I'd like.

Worth every penny!

 

[DoOLiE11]

34.95 for cable modem and it sucks

 

[NOX]

I pay about $60 month (though I pay quarterly), for 768/768. My friend pays about $100 for 1MB/1MB.

Our cable ISP (RR) sucks here, to many subscribers in one small area. 4:00PM-11:00PM is hell, makes my online gaming life hell, or it did until I got DSL.

<< Going from broadband to dial-up is like driving on the Autobahn and suddenly finding yourself on the freeway in L.A. >>

LOL...or in Hawaii (yes our small little island has traffic, though I think it?s more to do with the incompetence of our DOT). Two months ago I was in L.A., and I didn't think the traffic there was that bad, at least in my opinion. In Hawaii you'll come to a dead stop, in the middle of the highway for 20 minutes sometimes. It takes me more the 45 minutes to get home, and I live less then two miles away from work. Fridays are somtimes worst.

 

[hclarkjr]

i pay $39.99 a month for 512 down 64 up cable modem service

 

[Nezpah1]

I pay about $100 every 2 months. That includes late fees, reconnect fees, processing, etc......
If I would pay it on time it would be about $40. Cox@home Cable.
I'm also pretty satisfies with the service. 384 up and 384 down I think. Havent complained once.

 

[Pacinamac23]

I pay $35 Canadian which is more like $20 for sympatico ADSL which is 1mbit down and 128 up. I feel sorry for you sux0rs in the USA! HAHA GO CANADA!

 

[Urinal Mint]

$100/mo for 1Mbps SDSL.

Reflex Communications

 

[Shmorq]

<< I feel sorry for you sux0rs in the USA! HAHA GO CANADA! >>


The only good things that's come out of Canada is ATI and Terrence &amp; Phillips... I'm happy with my cable which is 4Mbits/128kbps for only $29.95.

 

[PliotronX]

$40 US for AT&amp;T RR

 

[SpongeBob]

~$42/month for Comcast @Home Cable.

 

[Judgement]

Because of my distance from the nearest CO, I get to pay the wonderful sum of $65 a month for IDSL (144/144). Cable isn't available here either. Lucky me huh? Its ok though, it keeps my pings the same as any other DSL line for gaming and thats all I really want it for.

 

[JohnnyTT]

$39.95 Verizon DSL

640kps down
90kps up

 

[BaDNaN0TH0N]

$40 bellsouth adsl 1.4 dl and 256 up

 

[BIGGDOG]

$39.99 for Expressnet from Comcast. This is the low end model as oppose to Comcast@home.

 

[MichaelD]

Oh, oh, ok..you wanna reminder about &quot;what life is like with dial-up?&quot; How about this; you know that nice fancy new program that came out yesterday; 3DMark2001? Mmm-hmm, 38 megabytes of pure visual candy....IT TOOK ME 4 1/2 HOURS TO DOWNLOAD IT!!! I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU DARN BROADBAND PEOPLE!!!!

How's that for a reminder? I always connect at 33,600bps. No more, no less. The fastest I've ever downloaded is about 4.5KB/sec. Typically (last night) I download at a rock-steady and eye-popping 2.97kb/sec. Which is actually decent for dial-up. That would be fine if we were back in the days of Doom (1) where a &quot;big file&quot; was 2mb, maybe. These days a simple tweak utility is 10mb or more.

There is an upside though. I pay $10 a month with Everyone's Internet. Flat rate, unlimited, unmonitored access (AOL can kiss my *ss...parental guidance software my foot...ever heard of The First Ammendment, AOL?)

EV doesnt' offer DSL anymore. I'm thinking of going with Earthlink for for $40/mo. I won't ever get cable. Roadrunner is in my neighboorhood and if you use it at 0500, you get really fast speed. Between 1200-2400, forget it. You're lucky if you get 10k/sec. That's still 3x faster than my dialup, but hardly worth $50/month. I'm drinking milk and someday I'll be big and strong too and I'll have DSL! Bwahahahahahahaha!

 

[NucleusWDS]

I'm paying about $30.00 per month ........ will NEVER go back to dail-up

 

[arod324]

I'm paying $40 for my cable connection here in Olympia, Washington

 

[PliotronX]

MichaelD, you may want to reconsider the EarthLink/Verizon DSL. EarthLink is just a huge reseller. If your DSL line has a problem, you have to consult 2 or 3 different companies, waiting >20 minutes on hold each time. EarthLink sticks you with a 6 month contract, and early cancellation results in a fine of $125 (last time I checked).

The people in your area telling you about the cable could be lying to keep you off of their bandwidth, ever think of that? If you're going to go with DSL, do not go through a reseller, go straight to the telco.

 

[BubbaWilly]

$40 a month for 768/128 ADSL in Kirkland, WA. Been very happy since my actual connection is near 900k. I'm one of those lucky LPB's....hehehehe