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11-07-2005, 05:38 PM
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768 Kbps / 128Kbps ? any good
Just curious. I now have dial-up. Verizon is offering a DSL package that is
768 Kbps / 128 Kbps for 14.95 a month. Is this worth the $15 bucks? Does anyone have this slow of a DSL connection? |
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11-07-2005, 05:42 PM
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That is a prety good price for that speed - I pay triple that and don't get much better speeds. 1024 / 128 for me.
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11-07-2005, 09:08 PM
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You will love it - for a while - then you will want more. Look at their higher speed plans and pricing before you make a decision.
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11-08-2005, 01:38 AM
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i am a verizon dsl customer for 29.95 i get a 3 megabyte connection
yes the 14.95 plan is a pretty good deal my dad has cenurytel for 30 bucks a month and he only gets a 128x128 connection for that money. |
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11-08-2005, 09:22 AM
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They do offer a 3 Mbps / 768 Kbps connection for $29.95 a month. hummm
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11-08-2005, 11:18 PM
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Well when I do the verizon on-line dsl test for my phone number, it only comes up with the $14.95 768 Kbps / 128 Kbps package. Looks like that's the speed I get out where I'm at.
I tried different numbers in different areas and I got different packages. Just did that to see if I got different results for different locations. Looks like it's $14.95 for me. Thanks for the replies. |
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11-09-2005, 06:25 AM
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You are probably too far from the switch to get any faster. The only way you are gonna go faster out there is with cable. For that price, 768 is a steal though.
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11-09-2005, 11:12 AM
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That's what I was thinking. Ordered it this morning.
 What's nice is that after the first year, it stays at $14.95/month. I expected it to go up. Quote:
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11-11-2005, 11:54 PM
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Ok, so with a 768 connection, can I expect downloads speeds at least at 50KBps? I hope so.
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11-12-2005, 12:20 AM
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At the very least. I have Direcway Satellite DSL 500x50. my download speeds have been any were from 60k to upwards of 200k.
Only problem I have is that this stuff is $69.95 and I can't get normal DSL. |
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11-12-2005, 12:36 AM
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Well, I was thinking that a downstream 768Kbps (bits) connection will give me an ideal max of 96KBps (bytes) download speed. I would be happy with anything over 50KBps (bytes).
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11-13-2005, 11:19 AM
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When my DSL was still 768/128, my downloads were a solid 82k. You will never see the theoretical max due to PPPoE and TCP/IP overhead, you lose about 15%. My current 1536/320 is a solid 163k.
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