My god awful ISP

[annemehr]

Around here, if you have cable internet, you *might* get the top
speed.  Then again, you might not.  I love my DSL.

Anne


--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "carolynwhite2"
<carolynwhite2 at a...> wrote:
> 
> I hardly dared ask again Paul, thought you might kill me.
> 
> FWIW, I switched to DSL a few weeks ago, and have not had any 
> problems with it. However, although it downloads at a quite speedy 
> 512Kbps, if I had cable, for the same price (£22 per month/$43 at 
> today's rate of 1.92) I could download at 750Kbps.
> 
> But, the major cable provider in our area is ntl, and having once had 
> an account with them, all I can say is never again, like never, ever. 
> So, my next option if I want more speed is to spend another £5.00/
> $9.6 per month and get the next level up, which downloads at a whizzy 
> 1Mbps.
> 
> Don't quite have the need for that at the moment, though might get 
> tempted next year.
> 
> Sounds like all cable companies are as bad as each other, the world 
> over. Sinister thought..maybe they are actually all the same company, 
> operating out of a sweatshop in Bangalore. Would explain a lot.
> 
> Carolyn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "kippesp" <paul-groups at w...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > Tonight I was at my parent's house thinking I could actually get 
> > some work done with their network connection.  But it wasn't to 
> be.  
> > They use the same ISP and have similar, but not as bad of a 
> > problem.  So I'll be switching their ISP first to DSL.
> > 
> > For me to switch would require also changing local phone service 
> and 
> > probably $50 in switching & setup fees.  So my parent's place will 
> > be a dry run.
> > 
> > The sad thing is my cable provider knows there is a problem.  But 
> > the California/India call center can't do anything with respect to 
> > feedback.  And even more frustraiting, they gave me a street 
> address 
> > for me to visit.  I guess they don't have phones here.
> > 
> > We probably looking at three weeks if a switch to DSL happens.