[geeks] Time To Move...

[Lionel Peterson]

> From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
> Date: 2004/07/20 Tue PM 03:05:32 GMT
> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [geeks] Time To Move...
> 
> Mon, 19 Jul 2004 @ 16:33 -0500, Eric Dittman said:
> 
> > > See:
> > > http://news.com.com/Verizon's+fiber+race+is+on/2100-1034_3-5275171.html
> > > 
> > > Fiber to the home - 15 Mb/sec for $45/month. no pricing anounced for
> > > 30 Mb/sec...
> > > 
> > > Wow.
> > 
> > I hope the pilot program goes well and they start deploying it.
> 
> What I hope is that they get it down to $20/month.
> 
> I'm on dialup now because I can get it for that, and am not enough of a
> bandwidth hog to justify the $45/month it costs for a cable connection.

Verizon DSL is $29.95/mo (they seem to only have one tier for residential service anymore)...
 
> If I got rid of my land line I could do it, but I like having a
> land-line for emergencies.

Makes sense
 
> I would also like the option of just buying a data pipe and IP address.
> I have no need for the other "services" of most package deals.

Verizon DSL includes minimal dial-up access as well (in case DSL goes down, travel, etc.), AND free Wi-Fi in NYC...

I am a happy Verizon DSL subscriber for over 3 years now...