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Offline hblair

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How much does your DSL cost?
« on: January 31, 2003, 02:34:04 PM »
I'm still on dialup, was considering going DSL seeings how my new home only has a 26,000 bps (:mad: ) connection. But its 50 clams a month. Is that too much? Sounds like too much too me. Of course I am just a simple redneck country boy..
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Offline K98k

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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2003, 02:38:10 PM »
I heard BellSouth was offering DSL at 24.00 a month for a year contract, but never looked into it.  got comcast cable and recently started thinking about going back to dial-up. cable cost just too much for the amount of DL's I do.
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2003, 02:42:26 PM »
I'm the wrong person to be answering this question...but it will at least give you an idea as to how lucky you are in the US/Europe with respect to DSL servive.

I pay $99 a month for unlimited use of a 256k (up and down) DSL line.  BUT...this is because I get the bandwidth as a perk in the office.  If I was a regular "Joe off the street" user I would have to pay another $99 a month for the bandwidth which would only be 128 up and down.  $198 per month:eek:

(the $99/month I pay includes the monthly telephone line fee and all local telephone calls)
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2003, 02:45:42 PM »
it was 49.oo  when I was on msn.  tech support sucked, and it would go out often (usually you would just have to re-configure your conection every couple weeks.  sometimes it was out for a couple days though).

now I'm paying 49.99 for cable.  no problems, have had it for 4 months, never needed to call support.  much faster than the DSL was too (benchmark sites show it to be slightly better than expected t1 speeds)
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Offline Russian

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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2003, 02:47:04 PM »
50$/month with SBCGLOBAL (150kb down/15up (poor phone lines in area))
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Offline miko2d

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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2003, 02:48:54 PM »
Its $50 or about so. Had some trouble for a few months before they balanced the line to make it work reliably.
 Why don't you share a single line with some neighbour(s) via wireless access?

 miko
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2003, 02:53:13 PM »
$49 Verizon. Great service so far and almost never been down.
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Offline hblair

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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2003, 03:00:08 PM »
Looks like 50 bucks a month is about average huh. Great idea miko, haven't thought of that.
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Offline Mox

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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2003, 03:00:15 PM »
About $70 a month with all the taxes etc.
768 down 256 up
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Offline Swoop

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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2003, 03:11:04 PM »
Wow.


In Holland I'm paying €55 ($59) and get a 2048/256 conx.  How come DSL is so expensive in the US?


Seems like Curv's $99 for 1/8th the download bandwidth I get is superhighway robbery.  

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Offline Vulcan

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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2003, 03:20:15 PM »
NZ works out at around US$25 a month for 128/128k with a capped usage of 10Gb. You can hook up a second account for $12 and get another 10Gb if you're a leecher.
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2003, 03:20:16 PM »
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Originally posted by Swoop
Wow.


In Holland I'm paying €55 ($59) and get a 2048/256 conx.  How come DSL is so expensive in the US?


Seems like Curv's $99 for 1/8th the download bandwidth I get is superhighway robbery.  


Im in UK and pay £29.99 which id guess is around $50 but i do not get free local calls or telephone equipment.The modem was compulsery and cost £150 (instalation cost not to pay for ownership of the modem!) and its rental is included in the monthly fee.

BT are a bunch of bastards :D

maybe the cost in the US is due to the distances involved?
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Offline ramzey

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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2003, 03:23:19 PM »
18$ for 128 Kb, but its only thery, 10-20 % package lost, somtimes work , somtimes not.
Ping to AH 230- 500 at day, 150-180 after midnight.
Somtimes 900 ms jump at first gate

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Offline Heater

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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2003, 03:36:59 PM »
I pay 120 € per month for 8 Mbit down Stream and 512K bit up stream. to date not a single problem with it and pings to HTC are  120-130 ms over 10 hops
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Offline Makofan

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« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2003, 03:48:40 PM »
$39.95/month Cdn Dollar (about $25 US)
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