[geeks] cable modem or verizon DSL (in Rhode Island)?

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Sat Dec 20 03:24:49 CST 2003


On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 10:51:06AM -0500, William Enestvedt wrote:
>    Is it worth it to take the free modem from either provider? 

Dont' bother with buying your own - if you get it from the provider,
if it breaks, they give you a new one.

> Am I likely to
> get more consistent speeds from a DSL line?

I get way better speeds (and pricing) from Time Warner (cablemodem)
than I did with SBC DSL.  I get 3M down/384k up for $45 from TW,
versus 1.5/256 from SBC for $79.

Bill

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bill bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
austin, texas



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