DSL

elSicomoro · 06-16-2003, 12:53 AM

Earthlink is offering a pretty good deal on DSL right now. It's available where I live, and I already use their dial-up service. For those of you that have DSL, tell me if this sounds good:

--Downstream speed of up to 1.5 Mbps
--Upstream speed of up to 128Kbps
--8 email accounts
--Free ZoneAlarm personal firewall software
--20 hours of dial-up access per month
--Free equipment
--Free activation
--$29.95/mo for the first 6, then $49.95 thereafter. 1 year commitment.

The other question I have is: When I sign up for this, do I want a static IP. I'm suspecting no, but what do I know?

iDadalex · 06-16-2003, 01:05 AM

I have a local company where I live and Pay $62

I get 1.5mb/sec Up and Downstream
4 Email Addy's
Had to buy my Modem
Static IP

You only really need fast upstream and a static IP if you have a server of some sort.

Earthlink's deal doesnt seem to bad.

06-16-2003, 06:46 AM

Sign up, ya retard. Just make sure you're gonna be living in the place for another year.

SteveDallas · 06-16-2003, 08:16 AM

Yeah, pricing sounds great. I'm paying $45/month for 768/128.

06-16-2003, 08:21 AM

SD, on the other hand, has the "Get Fucked In The Ass" deal. I also have that deal now, because I can't get better DSL at this current house, but I only pay $35 a month for it.

vsp · 06-16-2003, 09:34 AM

I have 1.5/128 DSL from Verizon for $34.95 a month.

Of course, I'm not actually _getting_ anything near 1.5 Mbps -- when they upgraded me from 768 to 1.5, my max throughput went from being in the low 80's to being in the high 80's... but my dad lives a mile and a half away and can't get DSL at all, so I'll take what I can get.

hot_pastrami · 06-16-2003, 11:41 AM

Until about a month ago I was paying $55/month for 640/256. Now I'm paying $40/month for 10mbit wireless up and down. Of course it never really goes that fast, but it does clip along pretty well, I usually see between 512k-1mb. In the middle of the night, anywhere up to about 5mb.

Odd_Bloke · 06-16-2003, 11:57 AM

We get 512/256 for £25-ish.

You can do the math. :p

Tobiasly · 06-16-2003, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sycamore
The other question I have is: When I sign up for this, do I want a static IP. I'm suspecting no, but what do I know?

The fact that you don't know means no, you don't need a static IP

russotto · 06-17-2003, 01:14 PM

I'm paying $100 for 2 static IPs, 1536/384. Ouchie. But after all the trouble I went through to find a company which isn't going bankrupt, I'm not going to switch.

elSicomoro · 06-17-2003, 01:37 PM

I ordered it last night...it should be here next week. The real test, of course, is seeing if I'm competent enough to set it up.

06-17-2003, 02:08 PM

And the answer, of course, is "no".

SteveDallas · 06-18-2003, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dave
SD, on the other hand, has the "Get Fucked In The Ass" deal. I also have that deal now, because I can't get better DSL at this current house, but I only pay $35 a month for it.

Didn't you read the brochure??

You get lubricant with the extra $10/month.

My 1 year commitment is up in October--when I signed up, it was a good deal. (Verizon was at $30 for the 1st 3 months and $50 after... this deal with a local Verizon reseller was $45 per month, and since I use their SMTP server & not Verizon's I don't have to live with Verizon's interesting restrictions on outgoing email.) But I obviously need to shop around when my commitment ends.

elSicomoro · 06-25-2003, 09:15 PM

Let it be known that this is my first post on DSL. And I set it up all by myself.

(Suck it, Dave.

)

wolf · 06-26-2003, 01:52 AM

Dude, you are never going to want to leave the house.

Just warning you.

Oh, and get yourself one of these.

06-16-2003, 12:53 AM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	DSL Earthlink is offering a pretty good deal on DSL right now. It's available where I live, and I already use their dial-up service. For those of you that have DSL, tell me if this sounds good: --Downstream speed of up to 1.5 Mbps --Upstream speed of up to 128Kbps --8 email accounts --Free ZoneAlarm personal firewall software --20 hours of dial-up access per month --Free equipment --Free activation --$29.95/mo for the first 6, then $49.95 thereafter. 1 year commitment. The other question I have is: When I sign up for this, do I want a static IP. I'm suspecting no, but what do I know?

06-16-2003, 01:05 AM	#2
iDadalex Aggregate Aggravator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Freeport, Illinois Posts: 17	I have a local company where I live and Pay $62 I get 1.5mb/sec Up and Downstream 4 Email Addy's Had to buy my Modem Static IP You only really need fast upstream and a static IP if you have a server of some sort. Earthlink's deal doesnt seem to bad. __________________ Insert what in where?

06-16-2003, 11:41 AM	#7
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	Until about a month ago I was paying $55/month for 640/256. Now I'm paying $40/month for 10mbit wireless up and down. Of course it never really goes that fast, but it does clip along pretty well, I usually see between 512k-1mb. In the middle of the night, anywhere up to about 5mb. __________________ Hot Pastrami!

06-16-2003, 11:57 AM	#8
Odd_Bloke Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2003 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 60	We get 512/256 for £25-ish. You can do the math. :p __________________ "I am after all," said Pooh, "a bear of little brain." - A.A. Milne

06-26-2003, 01:52 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Dude, you are never going to want to leave the house. Just warning you. Oh, and get yourself one of these. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-16-2003, 06:46 AM	#3
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Sign up, ya retard. Just make sure you're gonna be living in the place for another year.

06-16-2003, 08:16 AM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Yeah, pricing sounds great. I'm paying $45/month for 768/128.

06-16-2003, 08:21 AM	#5
dave Guest Posts: n/a	SD, on the other hand, has the "Get Fucked In The Ass" deal. I also have that deal now, because I can't get better DSL at this current house, but I only pay $35 a month for it.

06-16-2003, 09:34 AM	#6
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	I have 1.5/128 DSL from Verizon for $34.95 a month. Of course, I'm not actually _getting_ anything near 1.5 Mbps -- when they upgraded me from 768 to 1.5, my max throughput went from being in the low 80's to being in the high 80's... but my dad lives a mile and a half away and can't get DSL at all, so I'll take what I can get.

06-17-2003, 01:14 PM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	I'm paying $100 for 2 static IPs, 1536/384. Ouchie. But after all the trouble I went through to find a company which isn't going bankrupt, I'm not going to switch.

06-17-2003, 01:37 PM	#11
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I ordered it last night...it should be here next week. The real test, of course, is seeing if I'm competent enough to set it up.

06-17-2003, 02:08 PM	#12
dave Guest Posts: n/a	And the answer, of course, is "no".

06-25-2003, 09:15 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Let it be known that this is my first post on DSL. And I set it up all by myself. (Suck it, Dave. )

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