bearskin Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 ok...around the first of the month we should be getting dsl in this area...this will be provided by our local yokel phone company...I have heard the price is about $40 a month but don't know what speeds we will be getting...I am about a mile from the phone company and probably no more than 200 customers on the line...can anyone shed some light on this subject...price too high?....how fast?...any info will be appreciated....I am on satellite now but it is $60 a month and wondering if it will be worth the change to save some money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I do not even think their is a comparison. Doesn't satelite have limits ond bandwith you can use? Doesn't satalite need your phoneline to do uploads? From what little I know about satelite, DSL is a much better service. With DSL you are also saving a lot of money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearskin Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I don't know about bandwwidth on satellite as I have never reached it...satellite is completely independent from the phone lines...it's all done by bouncing those little thingajiggys off of NCC 1701...I was told by some gamers that satellite sucked on pings..too much delay...I tested my download speed and it said 966 kbps whatever that means. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fubz Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Satallite has very poor upload speeds due to it u/ling over your phone line, but the download is very good. DSL has both good download and upload speeds. DSL is better for gaming or anything with uploading in that matter. If you are just doing internet surfing and e-mail then you are never really uploading much information so either is fine, but DSL would be cheaper.I would suggest going with DSL, I have had good results with DSL, and its cheaper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhema7 Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Also the number of people on the online in your area will make no difference that slow down occurs only with Cable connection. I feel like the DSL plan is a better deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearskin Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 thanks guys...I'll have to think this over... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Satallite has very poor upload speeds due to it u/ling over your phone line, but the download is very goodSay wha? IF I were you Id switch in a heart beat. Did you rent your Sat. equipment, or buy it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Satallite has very poor upload speeds due to it u/ling over your phone line, but the download is very goodSay wha? I think he missed the part that mentions satellite companies no longer use phone lines for anything. Years ago, when sattelite first became avialable in home use, they used phone lines. At that time they didnt' even offer internet connection AFIK. Now they use the satellite signals for everything, including downloading the billing info for any PPV movies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 For $40/month you should get at least 768/256. Any speed package less than that isn't worth it. I pay $35/month for 3000/384. The 1500/256 package here costs $25/month. These are with 1 year agreements. They also supply my Speedstream 5200 modem for free. Alltel has been very good to me even if they do have a couple of dummies working tech support. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Not positive about how it all works but once DSL is available (the necessary equipment is installed at the phone company) I don't believe you will be restricted to one particular provider. You should be able to shop around, playing one provider off another, to get a lower rate (or a higher speed). DSL is reliable, consistant, less expensive than satellite, I dunno why you'd stick to satellite given the choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I know for my dsl I can only use the one provider. It's a contractual agreement between my phone co. and the ISP. which is fine by me. my ISP is locally owned, and I dont' have to jump through 300 questions just to talk to a live person Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sultan_emerr Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Once DSL is available, you might take a look at SBC Yahoo DSL package = "$12.99 per month*- Price guaranteed for 12 months." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fubz Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I think he missed the part that mentions satellite companies no longer use phone lines for anything. Years ago, when sattelite first became avialable in home use, they used phone lines. At that time they didnt' even offer internet connection AFIK. Now they use the satellite signals for everything, including downloading the billing info for any PPV movies.Oh sweet, i never knew they switched it, thats cool. Learned something new Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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