Okay, let me re-phrase that. Unlimited transfers, but the bandwidth is limited to 20M/20M at home :D:BRWombat wrote:<holds hat out> Can you spare a few MBps for a friend who still has dial-up at home??? :(
I am in FIOS territory, but the dang company wants me to pay them for it!!! (I'm cheap when I have hi-speed access elsewhere.)ktulu wrote:Okay, let me re-phrase that. Unlimited transfers, but the bandwidth is limited to 20M/20M at home :D:
Perhaps it is time to break down and get DSL, heck you might be able to get FIOS If you are in Verizon territory!
You need FIOS. How much are you paying for dialup?BRWombat wrote:I am in FIOS territory, but the dang company wants me to pay them for it!!! (I'm cheap when I have hi-speed access elsewhere.)
$9/mo. FiOS is ~$45/mo.ktulu wrote:You need FIOS. How much are you paying for dialup?
That's a pretty good price for the performance they advertise. Can you get DSL in your area?BRWombat wrote:$9/mo. FiOS is ~$45/mo.
Time saved, priceless ;) I think 1M is $9.99 for months 2-6, then goes up to $19.99.BRWombat wrote:$9/mo. FiOS is ~$45/mo.
Right now they are pushing everyone towards the fiber. I think you can still get DSL, but they would prefer to get you off the copper. I only pay $139 plus taxes a month for mine...hobie16 wrote:That's a pretty good price for the performance they advertise. Can you get DSL in your area?
Verizon is pretty good about getting the provisioning correct. You also have to realize that it is 3M between you and the CO, they don't guarantee speeds onto the general Internet, but Verizon has a great network, not as good as another NSP I am very familiar with, but they don't sell services like DSL ;) They got mine initial provisioning correct, and when I upgraded they got that right. I only ran into one snag when I downgraded from 5 static IP's to a single static IP, but that was because I was one of the first people to get FIOS in my area and stuff changed on their side that broke their processes when I downgraded to that single IP.DSL may cost you three times as much as dial-up but the performance will be dramatically different.
If you do look at DSL see what they advertise for speed. Either ask the sales rep or call tech support to see what you're provisioned for. If they advertise 3 mbps but provision for 756 kbps demand the speed be increased. If they shuck and jive you, pull the lawyer card about false advertising.
Ooooooo.ktulu wrote:Side note, I got a /24 of IPv4 and a /48 of IPv6 space so my home network is fully dual stack with an IP tunnel to work to take advantage of this. Note this is all native, no 6to4 tunnels for me!
The good part about going to fiber is the huge increase in data performance and better quality voice transmission. The down side is the end user has to supply power to the interface equipment. This also allows the telco to reduce their power expenses as they no longer have to provide -48 VDC for the analog voice line. Digital switching system + digital transmission system = greatly reduced costs to the telco.ktulu wrote:Right now they are pushing everyone towards the fiber. I think you can still get DSL, but they would prefer to get you off the copper.
I've been down that path -- that's for areas where they still provide DSL, not FiOS. I can get DSL through TimeWarner, or FiOS through Verizon, both around $45/mo. I'd love to upgrade, but unfortunately, with the medical bills we're dealing with after two major (and unplanned) surgeries this past year, that'll have to wait for now -- we do the email and other basics at home, and if we need to download anything substantial I use my non-home access. My parents have FiOS, and they live close by.ktulu wrote:Time saved, priceless ;) I think 1M is $9.99 for months 2-6, then goes up to $19.99.
http://www22.verizon.com/Residential/Hi ... /Plans.htm
I think you can get a tunnel setup to us for a fee ;)kurtisnelson wrote:Ooooooo.
Can I have some of those? ;)
Well, they do provide a battery back up with it, and if you were to put that on a UPS you could have service :) Throw in a generator with a contract for fuel delivery...Oh wait, I'm thinking about work again :D:hobie16 wrote: The real down side for the end user is, during a power failure, the phone and data system are dead. Pretty much like what happens if all your communications needs are provided by a cable company.
That's odd you can get DSL via TimeWarner, because Verizon would be the one delivering the service. My mom had Earthlink DSL, but SBC took care of the actual service. She had lots of issues, I told her to just switch. She did and all of a sudden SBC was out there fixing all sorts of issues. Amazing how that happens ;)BRWombat wrote:I've been down that path -- that's for areas where they still provide DSL, not FiOS. I can get DSL through TimeWarner, or FiOS through Verizon, both around $45/mo. I'd love to upgrade, but unfortunately, with the medical bills we're dealing with after two major (and unplanned) surgeries this past year, that'll have to wait for now -- we do the email and other basics at home, and if we need to download anything substantial I use my non-home access. My parents have FiOS, and they live close by.