Community weekly poll: How do you connect to the Internet from home?
- 4/20/06 10:54 AM
Internet connection
by playne - 4/21/06 7:09 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
We use Time Warner Road Runner here in Cincinnati and I have it hooked up to my own linksys wireless network. I have had very few problems with RR and when I have had them, they are quick to resolve the issues. No long waits on the phone. My moden died a few months ago and they were also quick to replace it with a home visit. Highly reccommended.
DSL All The Way - Cable lines are shared
by rjfitze - 4/21/06 7:17 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
Upon moving to a new city here in California, I chose to try a cable modem (Comcast) and to my dismay...Comcast's server would go down quite often. It would go down between 4-8 hours! I would complain and kept getting the same answer....Sorry, we are trying to fix the problem. I decided to switch back to SBC DSL. Before my move I used dsl for 3 yrs and during that time SBC's server did ''NOT'' go down! I would also lose download and upload speed during the time period of 5pm - 9pm with cable. This is very important as I'm a photographer and am constantly uploading and downloading photos. With DSL I don't lose speed no matter what time of day it is...!
AT&T DSL
by mgorgel - 4/21/06 7:26 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I used to have Charter Cable, which was excellent, since we moved to a new neighborhood we have AT&T DSL. Speed is alright, too bad it keeps on disconnecting my VPN connection. I bought a new wireless Pre-N router to replace my D-Link router but it still disconnects. AT&T ofcourse cannot find anything wrong with the DSL line... Too bad there is only Adelphia in our neighborhood which is very very expensive... 
Att is ripping us off on speed
by FPayne4362 - 12/8/08 9:29 AM In reply to: AT&T DSL by mgorgelI am wanting everyone to know that ATT DSL can give you more than 6mb of download. I had my internet service disconnected and called to have it turned back on. I paid my past due amount and service was restored in about 5 days. Upon entering my user name and password, I configured my modem to find that my connection speed was 8mb download and 512kb upload. I found that it was strange knowing that the highest speed they say they offer is 6mb. I recently had my service turned off again and this time I had 3mb download speed after paying past due amount. I am here to say one thing and that is ATT can offer more speed because I was running 8mb for over a month and the connection was great. I urge everyone that has their service to ask how this can be and all we get is a max of 6mb. They want to pay you money to switch but can not offer the speed that cable has. Today I called tech support about matter and what I can do to get my 8mb of speed back and the tech support guy disconnected our conversation and sent me back to main menu during my call. He also stated "You must have had a business account". I am telling you that there is no way that they don't know what happened and I got the run around with 3 different people all of them transferring me from one to another. Any time you order service your phone number tells them if you are a residential or business customer. Why would he state such a thing. I just want you to know that if people call knowing this that we can probably be offered more speed than 6mb. I had 8mb and I know that it is possible. Also if I ran 8mb as a residential customer why can't all customers get it. Spread the word that ATT is holding back on broadband speed
How do you connect to the internet from home
by equiners - 4/21/06 7:34 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I am connected via cable modem. The ISP is Optimum Online provided by Cablevision. Cable service is fairly consistant but customer service leaves a lot to be desired.
Roadrunner
by qwondre - 4/21/06 8:04 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the internet from home by equinersYeah, I had a tv/broadband package, but I was paying about $100/month. Had great speed, but when I decided to cut out the tv subscription, my broadband speed dropped alot too.
Im thinking of going to dsl or even back to dial-up.
FIOS
by rgorman - 4/21/06 7:34 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I have the fiber optic connection for my telephone and internet connection. It is 6Mb/s down and 2 Mb/s up. It has never failed or degraded in the 10 months I have had it.
In the adapter box there is a connection for TV. I am looking forward to when Verizon is allowed to provide it.
Cable modem
by wfconlon - 4/21/06 7:38 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I use cfl.rr.com Generally its fast enough for my purposes but on weekends it is noticeably slower.When thier is a problem they can solve it and if not send a tech. out to check.Dan
AT&T WorldNet Dial-up (Why I Don't Have DSL)
by john55440 - 4/21/06 7:51 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
Years ago, I chose AT&T WorldNet dial-up, because it was highly rated by J.D. Powers. It's about as good as a dial-up service gets.
I would love to have DSL, but it strikes me as being just too expensive. The "low advertised prices" that I have seen require an expensive bundle of services, and/or only last for 6-months or a year. After that time period, the price shoots way up.
SBC Yahoo DSL
by jockow - 4/21/06 9:35 AM In reply to: AT&T WorldNet Dial-up (Why I Don't Have DSL) by john55440I've had this service at home for about 3 years now and it's been very reliable and reasonably priced. Charter is available in my area, but they don't offer the connection deals that SBC offers, plus I believe I'd have to also upgrade my cable service to digital in order to get that - so there's even more $$$ I'd have to pay out.
cable from CableOne, $40/mon, very fast
by bev2112 - 4/21/06 7:55 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
wish it were cheaper!
DogLegs Satellite
by Masterfitter - 4/21/06 7:58 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I live out in the hills of Tennessee, no cable, no DSL so I had to live with dial up or go satellite.
Luckily for me I am a Kim Komando follower and she recommended DogLegs. These guys are great! They are real people who care about their customers and will go out of their way to help with any problems you may have. My connection is 300 Kps. The only downside is my upload speed, it is about 39Kps
Internet connection
by stahu - 4/21/06 8:00 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I use Verizon DSL and am very satisfied with it. It's fast, (2.4 mbps), resonably iniexpensive (29.95 / month + taxes) and you can still use your phone. The last item is what sold us.
Type of Internet Connection
by Kim Walsh - 4/21/06 8:11 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
I have Bell Sympatico for my ISP and find it reliable and fairly quick ( quicker would be high speed but it's too costly for my needs). I also have found them to be very efficient on the rare occasion that I have needed technical support.
How do you connect to the Internet from home?
by wlennon - 4/21/06 8:35 AM In reply to: How do you connect to the Internet from home? by Marc Bennett
After 30 years with the same company, I transferred to Houston, TX ...16 years ago I used Dial-up then ISDN when it first came available to the public (what an improvement over dial-up), I then began using RoadRunner through Time Warner's Fiber Optic Cable Business Package with a T-1 connection... I have been extremely happy with them over the past six years.
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