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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 08:47:05 AM »
Just looked at our town this morning
Comcast cable, we have the regular service, not the more expensive one.

Wondering if this compares favourably with others here?
50-100 Mbps downld, 10-25 Mbps upload

Verizon DSL, one of our kids uses this one.
10-25  down and 6-10 up

and the various mobile wireless ones.
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 02:15:28 PM »
Note to Admins: You can delete this, as you wish, it can hardly be read as non-political. rolleyes.gif

[rant]We can only hope that our "friends" in DC get off their corporate funded path of gutting any form of "net neutrality." The Representative I voted for (the last time that will happen!) is heading up the committee to prevent the FCC from having any control over the few Internet monoliths remaining. You can bet your last dollar, when these companies get finished, you'll be paying through the nose (with the one arm you have left!) for anything better than dialup. rant.gif [/rant]

I've got some gift monies burning a hole in my pocket and I'm considering buying a <new cable modem>. I can then return the Comcast modem and have $5 a month reduction in the cable bill...which has been at least $20 more since I traded in my old set-top box for one that allows digital channels. I now have almost 10 good channels! Well, sometimes, anyway. rolleyes.gif

Comcast says they have DOCSIS 3 available. What they won't/don't say, of course, is if they will start charging me for the capability to use its faster speed without paying for their "Premium" choice plan(s).
« Last Edit: February 19, 2011, 02:39:12 PM by Xairbusdriver »
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF COUNTRIES
Those that use metric = #1 Measurement system
And the United States = The Banana system
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