SBC/Yahoo DSL. Anyone using it??

[Vlad16]

I'm moving and instead of incurring a $30 "setup" cost (they get to flip a switch for $30) from my cable company I've decided to switch to the DSL service that SBC/Yahoo is offering. Anybody have any experience with this service? The CSR told me I was in a "prime" location within 7,000 feet of the server. Is that good? Should I expect good download speeds above their 768kps guarantee?

[glc]

No. Pay the $30.

[Vlad16]

Are download speeds at the minimum? Downtime on the servers? Why no?

I've signed up for it but won't have service for another week so I can back out of it if I have too.

[Xayd]

If you're gonna get DSL from SBC, I'd highly recommend going with the 80 dollar 256k up/static IP plans they have now.

1) Don't have to use the Yahoo software
2) You seem to get more attention when you call with a problem if you pay a little extra for a higher speed and static IPs

They're fairly reliable, it's just that the Yahoo software is AOLish.

[glc]

The Yahoo software trashed out a customer of mine's Win98SE so bad we had to run the restore disk. If you can get standard PPPoE service that will run with a router, the builtin XP PPPoE client, or RASPPoE, its a decent service. Otherwise, stick with your cable, you have the equipment, configuration, and account already in place. $30 to do paperwork and throw some switches is nominal.

If you are paying for 768k, that's what you get, no more. Most of my SBC DSL customers on the 768/128 plan get about 600 down and 90 up due to the overhead of the software, replacing it with RASPPPoE or a router gets it up to about 720/120. It's no more reliable than cable around here - they both have frequent outages.

[Vlad16]

Thanks for the replies. I've decided to stick with cable for now and cancelled my order with SBC after looking at feedback at dslreports.com about SBC's service.