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Georgia Mike
August 2nd, 2003, 10:54
I'm looking into swapping ISP's and was wondering who you use,and more importantly,do you like them? Worth the $$ or not? Thanks!:D
Ghost
August 2nd, 2003, 11:16
Bellsouth. And I really like their service. I use DSL at work :) and dial up at home.
imma honky
August 2nd, 2003, 14:12
bellsouth dsl! no downtime yet (knock on wood) but the techs are a bit stupid.....couldn't help me get around the NAT.
RichP
August 2nd, 2003, 14:14
Depends on what is available as far as bandwidth options. Find who are your broadband providers, local telco, local cable co, etc.
A good place to start is http://www.dslreports.com
Mark WNC
August 2nd, 2003, 15:27
Mike, get the dsl or cable service if you can.
Mine is Charter Cable and is super fast.
Sometimes I wonder if its worth the money though, but it is
really fast.
Later.

ps: did you get the last email from me, I was joking about the wife, that was her idea.
Centrevillemx
August 2nd, 2003, 17:21
I have a satellite internet called Starband which is 3-4 times faster than DSL. I Like it
imma honky
August 2nd, 2003, 17:31
whats the price on the satelite internet? $75+?
Georgia Mike
August 2nd, 2003, 17:45
Sorry guys,I guess I should have specified that it's a dial-up thing. And yes,Mark,I got the E-mail. I just figured it she was writing that since the "word" was involved :laugh:
PhatXJ
August 2nd, 2003, 19:04
I have a Fiber connection, and a local, no-name ISP. I get this service, as well as my TV with all the channels for free with my rent. Reasonable rent as well.

My Fiber runs easily as fast as a T1 line.
Centrevillemx
August 2nd, 2003, 19:19
The sattelite internet is $400 for hardware and $40 a month service. Luckily I have parents to pay for this..... :)
RichP
August 3rd, 2003, 12:05
According to their site:
http://www.starband.com

Starbband is still overpriced, $699 for the hardware unless you can find it on ebay, $200 installation fee, required that it be setup by a qualified/certified starband installer, and $69 a month for their USB connected xceiver, no eithernet so to run additonal pc's you need their *recommended* software. Glenn Baker had it for a while.
Your pricing got my attention,If you got it for $400 and $40 where did you get it from ??
Centrevillemx
August 3rd, 2003, 19:16
we got it about a year ago from a company that installs sattelite TV.