DSL connection

[NowhereMan]

i may finally be getting it ,or my phone company called said
you was on the list would ya like the bizzness office to call you later about pricing and if in fact you can get it ?
i guess they want to get a list of customers first?
anyway wish me luck i may finally get to know what it like to not have crappy dial at 26.4kbps,
i bet they gonna want $$ for there hook up though.

whats those of ya with dsl paying for it?
will be ask about packages? would love any imput yaw have on the advantages of what DSL has,what can come with it if anything,
im just now gonna read up on it cuase ive had NO chance of getting it untill now and well completely ignorant of other than its MUCH Faster download

would take care some java lag i have sometimes,id think,
http://www.dsl-isp-guide.com/dslvarieties.htm
reading up here
peace

[clevemire]

I had Verizon DSL a few years ago when I lived in Philly. I was pleased with it. Prices are generally low (especially compared to cable internet), although they differ between companies.
Generally, when comparing prices and speeds of DSL to dial up, I believe it's well worth it. You still have to use a phone line, but it won't block/busy the line like dial up. They give you filters for that, so you can rcv and make calls and surf the web at the same time.

I can't answer questions about packages, because that also varies by company. Check out the company's web site for DSL FAQs. However, unless they are offering a promotional deal (ie: free modem, first few months at reduced rates, etc.), I'd wait on it. Especially because high speed modems can sometimes be a bit pricey. But if you're fed up with dial up (which I was at the time), then go for it.

You can install it youself. Have them send you the equipment. Don't let them try to send over some fat ass hairy ignorant 'tech' do it for you. It will take you like 5 or 10 minutes. It's mainly just hooking up a bunch of cables and cords between your pc, the modem, and the phone jack.

Sorry I couldn't be more descriptive, but it's been a while since I've had DSL.

[LonerStoner]

I'm back! And on cable! Booo ya! My cable just got hooked up about an hour ago, and holy hell it's great! I'm paying $40 a month for 3 meg dl with 256k up. Not too fuckin shabby!

[NowhereMan]

I had Verizon DSL a few years ago when I lived in Philly. I was pleased with it. Prices are generally low (especially compared to cable internet), although they differ between companies.
Generally, when comparing prices and speeds of DSL to dial up, I believe it's well worth it. You still have to use a phone line, but it won't block/busy the line like dial up. They give you filters for that, so you can rcv and make calls and surf the web at the same time.

I can't answer questions about packages, because that also varies by company. Check out the company's web site for DSL FAQs. However, unless they are offering a promotional deal (ie: free modem, first few months at reduced rates, etc.), I'd wait on it. Especially because high speed modems can sometimes be a bit pricey. But if you're fed up with dial up (which I was at the time), then go for it.

You can install it youself. Have them send you the equipment. Don't let them try to send over some fat ass hairy ignorant 'tech' do it for you. It will take you like 5 or 10 minutes. It's mainly just hooking up a bunch of cables and cords between your pc, the modem, and the phone jack.

Sorry I couldn't be more descriptive, but it's been a while since I've had DSL.

try to send over some fat ass hairy ignorant 'tech' do it for you.

thanks for the very descriptive warning i wont fall for that crap.

ive found a lot of info .take me a while to digest it all.
http://www.dsl-isp-guide.com/

[tokosan]

Once ya get it, I refer you to this thread, trust me it works good.

http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=28084

As for prices, I get cable for $60 a month and boy is it ever fast!