[sllug-members]: Broadband when DSL not available?

[Adam Barrett]

You dont have to have home phone service to use DSL, Covad, Speakeasy,
XO all do just the data half, no phone, if you dont want it :D

On 9/11/06, Robert Graziani <robert.graziani at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply. I've been so very unhappy with Comcast's customer
> DIS-service. When it works it works great, but it's down frequently with no
> explanation. I've got to the point that the next time I have to call them
> will be the last. My wife and I have cell phones and have not used a
> landline in several years. I've resisted getting a landline phone due to the
> cost, but if I must I'll do it to switch to DSL if I have one more major
> problem with Comcast's lack of customer service.
>
>
>
> On 9/11/06, Lonnie Olson <sllug at fungusmovies.com> wrote:
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> > Robert Graziani wrote:
> > > I use Comcast's cable broadband service. If you have cable service it's
> > > probable that the cable company offers broadband. It's much faster than
> > > DSL.
> >
> > That is a myth.  Comcast cable is *not* faster than Qwest DSL.
> >
> > First fault.  For the word faster to be used, it must be faster on both
> > upload and download rates.
> > FACT: Qwest DSL has faster upload rates than Comcast Cable
> >
> > Second fault.  This is a generalization, and does not take into account
> > of customer location.
> > FACT: In many areas Qwest offers faster download rates than Comcast.
> >
> > Third fault.  Comcast Cable's advertised speeds are estimates, or
> maximums.
> > FACT: You rarely get rates Comcast advertises.  Qwest gives you the
> > rate you pay for dedicated all the way to the ISP's location.
> >
> > - --lonnie
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> Robert Graziani
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