I think you might be OK at 12,000. I think I'm 7000, and according to my notes, the limit is 2.5 times that.Originally posted by: Derektm
Hmmm ... im 12,000 feet from the CO. They are sending me the 24$ deal Pro to test out for 30 days. If I dont get exactly 3.0 then its going back.
12,000 FT a lot?
Originally posted by: Muse
I think you might be OK at 12,000. I think I'm 7000, and according to my notes, the limit is 2.5 times that.Originally posted by: Derektm
Hmmm ... im 12,000 feet from the CO. They are sending me the 24$ deal Pro to test out for 30 days. If I dont get exactly 3.0 then its going back.
12,000 FT a lot?
Originally posted by: Derektm
Hmmm ... im 12,000 feet from the CO. They are sending me the 24$ deal Pro to test out for 30 days. If I dont get exactly 3.0 then its going back.
12,000 FT a lot?
the slow down will be noticeable, by at least half. if you're use to downloading at 300Kb/sec+ then you be better off sticking with pro speed. your download speed is a better then what I've got, it's 305kb/sec and 53kb/sec up.Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: jadinolf
Originally posted by: c627627
Even if you're poor enough to qualify for benefits, I think the lowest priced phone line is $30-something after taxes and fees.
Yes there are ads for $20-somehting alternatives but they all end up being $30-something after taxes and fees.
EDIT: $12.95 Metered landline. Only 20 Phone calls per month though.
For the record, SBC's low income charge is $5.44 per month. Folks need to get their facts straight.
Yeah, I think they call it Lifeline. I have it. But the charge for my fixed IP SBC is killing me. I'm paying around $54/month for the Lifeline + DSL. Last month my Lifeline totaled $5.75 and the charge for Internet services totaled $47.47. I'm thinking of springing for this before September, when presumably the deal is dead... My DSLreports.com speed test looks something like this:
Your download speed : 2740056 bps, or 2675 kbps.
A 334.4 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 325732 bps, or 318 kbps.
Will I notice much slower speeds if I downgrade to the 14.99 deal or the 24.99 deal? I don't game online, or download music or movies. Just more or less typical browsing with the occasional big file download, of course.
Originally posted by: syco83
I pay $30 for a 4megabit/512kilobit
Originally posted by: Rythan
I signed up for the $14.95 1.5Mb/384k deal. I'm getting the speeds promised (after the 10 day warm up period... went from 384kb on day 1 to 768kb on day 8 to 1.5Mb on day 10), no complaints. I just wish my line had qualified for the Pro speeds
I've been with them around 5 years - when it was pacbell.net and ever since SBC took them over. In my experience it's worth it to call the DSL tech support people. They can often tweak things and improve your service. Many of the people I have dealt with, those I get on the phone and the people they sent over early on (who installed filters, splitters and stuff) have been very helpful and cool. Of course, YMMV. I haven't actually dealt with them for a year and a half, except for an occasional tech support call probably fielded in India.Originally posted by: gac009
I had the regular service at 1.5 MBit and when I tested my bandwidth I consistantly tested at 1.7 Mbits so I got all exited at ordered the 3.0 Mbit service and now when I test I test at 1.9 Mbit ......so basically its not worth it, just pay the 14.95.
coxOriginally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: syco83
I pay $30 for a 4megabit/512kilobit
With whom? Where?
Originally posted by: syco83
coxOriginally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: syco83
I pay $30 for a 4megabit/512kilobit
With whom? Where?
I have all 3 services
Originally posted by: MisterCornell
What should I do now? SBC said they would give me the new price, but they didn't. Should I call them up and demand that they give me a $7 credit for the last two months?