AT&T quietly offers $10 DSL plan

[Easy Bakes 253]

A shame DSL is not much faster then dial up.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_10_dsl

 http://consumerist.com/consumer/concessions/att-giving-consumers-the-runaround-over-secret-10-dsl-270679.php

[Cjah 15]

since when...DSL is way faster...try loading TV shows or music with dail up...its a joke...

[ky72x 13]

Yeah... you have to leave to computer on downloading them forever. I remember when I had to download from the STEX with dial-up, even.

[Rymac91 15]

@Easy Bakes: You'd be suprised how slow Dialup is to DSL...

to give you an Idea...a averge modem has a limit of 56Kbps. The DSL being provided at at&t for $10 is at 768Kbps. That's 13 times faster then Dialup! Mind you, it's not anywhere near as fast as other services(I move at 4.8Mbps Max.), but considering thats at the same price as netzero, I'd jump at that if I was stuck with dialup.

[Barbarossa 51]

DSL is definitely faster, but not as fast as cable.

What I found funny about this story is that AT&T isn't advertising it. They still want to get those $19.95 people to sign up, so they can make some extra bucks. It is even funnier that what they are doing is perfectly legal. Talk about a loophole... the FCC must be ticked, but there is little they can do about it, since the agreement is signed.

It is actions like this, taken by AT&T, that reinforce my dislike for juggernaut corporatism. As if they don't make enough money, already.

Barbarossa

[coolotter88 2]

The problem with cable, as my friend puts it, is that it gets tired sometimes....most of the time...and when cable gets tired, it says, "load the page yourself" and you sit around and stare at a blank screen for 15 minutes.

[Barbarossa 51]

The problem with cable, as my friend puts it, is that it gets tired sometimes....most of the time...and when cable gets tired, it says, "load the page yourself" and you sit around and stare at a blank screen for 15 minutes.quote>

I think area density is coming into play. The biggest problem with cable it that it is not dedicated. The pipe is shared by, for example, all users in an apartment building, or maybe all homes in a city block. The cable companies needs to expand it to accommodate, but they usually whine that they don't have the money, or that it is "in the works". DSL, though, is dependent on your distance from the CO. Any more than three miles and service degrades significantly.

Barbarossa

[hawkpride147 1]

dsl can move as fast as cable...i have a max of 1.5mbps on my dsl. it all depends on your modem, area, and wiring (or in my case lack there of...i have wireless) and although most dial-up maxes out at 56kbps, most operate in the 26.6kbps to 33.3kbps range. i love my dsl...it flies, and it beats the pants off of my old dial-up.

[coolotter88 2]

I don't think you get 1.5 MBPS over wireless....

anyway, for cable, you need to buy cable TV (and since I don't watch much TV, yeah) and the cable companies really whack you with fees and high prices.

[Explodingsims 3]

No, you don't HAVE to get cable TV for Cable internet, just go down to a Cable providing store and ask about it.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Yea you can seperate cable TV & Internet.

most companys will do it but for the most part they all offer the package

deals for not much more the just one service.

[hawkpride147 1]

Originally posted by: coolotter88 I don't think you get 1.5 MBPS over wireless....

quote>

actually wireless G connects at 54mbps max. and G extreme can hit 108mbps.

[Adnoxaei 0]

Cox provides a nice three-in-one type deal. Cable TV, Cable Internet, and Telephone service "all on one bill"(Actually we had to call and complain to even get everything into one envelope). Anyways, McAfee says my internet runs at 1.5Mbps, but it does drop to 1Mbps when too many people are on. They have a cool web page that gauges how fast your computer downloads a file.

[coolotter88 2]

my DSL is about that speed too...1 mbps

[IDS2 3,344]

I'm not sure if I used to have dial-up or DSL...but it didn't matter back then, I didn't use the internet too often. Now I've got Comcast high-speed and it's outrageous in comparison...DSL is a good speed likewise however and the best kind is almost as fast as high-speed...however most DSL uses the phone line so it's inconvenient.

[JanYpe 17]

however most DSL uses the phone line so it's inconvenient.quote>

Why would this be inconvenient? DSL doesn't block out your phone like dial-up did, ours doesn't anyway.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: JanYpe

however most DSL uses the phone line so it's inconvenient.quote>

Why would this be inconvenient? DSL doesn't block out your phone like dial-up did, ours doesn't anyway.quote>

 

If you dont have a phone. ( land line)

Which is a trend today, why pay for a phone line you never use?

[hawkpride147 1]

thus the better choice to get true wireless broadband from your cellphone provider today! lol. so many ccompanies now have wireless cards just for such people now.

[Cjah 15]

Since when did DSL use PHONELINE?

DAIL up went threw the phone...DSL...is like magic....

plus Comcast is very Evil...cable...computer...phone...whatever it is...comcast are evil...

[coolotter88 2]

DSL does go through the phone line, however, the information transmitted is at a higher frequency than your telephone so there is no interference and thus, none of those weird sounds on your telephone.

[hawkpride147 1]

well there is interference...thats why you have to use the filter...with the filter though, no interference. and fast internet...for cheap...cant beat that!

[Easy Bakes 253]

Also if you had a cell phone and call forwarding

you could be on dial up and not get kicked off.

[screamingman12 30]

I don't think you get 1.5 MBPS over wireless.... By Coolotter88quote>

I get at least 56Mbps (Bytes are for storeage, bits are for connections) over my wireless connection, it's linked to my DSL modem though, so I don't have much of an improvement over the 3Mbps DSL line.

[hawkpride147 1]

haha well DSL cant keep up with our computers, but at least my comps can communicate at 54Mbps. lol.

[scififan68 23]

DSL is fast when compared to dial up, but can be slow compared to cable. I have faster then DSL. I have a downloading speed 6MegaBits pre second( 821.3 kB) and the uploading speed is .47MegaBits(60.5 kB) pre second.