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From: Trevor Smithson on 5 Feb 2010 17:05
Realized it's been just about ten years since I first got broadband
service. Back then I paid paid $55 a month for 128kb/s up, 512kb/s
down.

These days I pay $35 for 1,500kb/s up, 12,000kb/s down.
From: Syfo-Dyas on 5 Feb 2010 22:04
On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:55 -0600, Trevor Smithson
<trevor_smithson(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>Realized it's been just about ten years since I first got broadband
>service. Back then I paid paid $55 a month for 128kb/s up, 512kb/s
>down.
>
>These days I pay $35 for 1,500kb/s up, 12,000kb/s down.

It was the year 2000 and it was optonline that was the fastest at the
time and I got the special deal from the WIZ stores, so I believe it
was $29 a month... and I did not have any cablevision deal. I had Dish
TV!
From: Trevor Smithson on 5 Feb 2010 22:13
On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:57:42 -0800, "nobody >"
<usenetharvested(a)aol.com> wrote:

>Trevor Smithson wrote:
>> Realized it's been just about ten years since I first got broadband
>> service. Back then I paid paid $55 a month for 128kb/s up, 512kb/s
>> down.
>>
>> These days I pay $35 for 1,500kb/s up, 12,000kb/s down.
>
>Many years ago (about 1997 IIRC), GTE (now Verizon) called me to see if
>I wanted to participate in a DSL betatest. They were offering "up to"
>512 kbs down, and 128 up. Their price was $80/mo. I told them I'd love
>to, but that their "local outside plant" couldn't do it. They said they
>would check on that, three days later they called back to tell me I was
>right.
>
>So it was back to 38-52 kbs on dialup till about 2000. Comcast started
>offering cable broadband in my immediate area. IIRC, it was $75 for "up
>to" 1.5 mbs down, 384 up.
>
>I looked at that. I tried it from a friend's house, but immediately said
>"no fscking way" after finding that I could connect to damned near
>everybody else's machine in the neighborhood without even trying hard.
>Also, their connection speed would drop to less than dialup during peak
>times. Pass.....
>
>2003, Verizon (VZ) started offering DSL here, $40 for "up to" 1.5mbs
>down, 512 up. I took it, and it wasn't bad. I'd occasionally see
>1.3m/450 but usually got 1.1m/350. Service was generally good, but
>failures were usually "local loop copper" as I was close to the 15k feet
>limit. But, there was little "afternoon/evening traffic jam". I'd only
>have "IP lease" problems about once a week, a simple hard reset or
>"release/renew" would take care of that.
>
>Comcast started pushing "improved broadband" as part of the "Triple Play
>package" here in 2006. They were offering 5mb/1mb for $39 or $33 on "the
>package". Again, I tried it from a neighbor's house. Still "droopy
>speed" from peak loading and loose security,but a whole lot better than
>before.
>
>I almost did go to Comcast, but VZ started doing FiOS in my area (I knew
>that when I saw my telco service drop had an extra cable on it, and the
>end had a fiber fitting).
>
>We went the FiOS "triple play" of phone/broadband/TV in 2007, the
>broadband was 4mb/1mb at (guessing a third of the package) $34.
>
>
>Today
>http://www2.verizon.net/micro/speedtest/java/#
>Download speed test comparison
>Your Speed Result 9.842 Mbps
>Upload speed test comparison
>Your Speed Result 2.532 Mbps
>
>Supposedly, I can call VZ for a free upgrade to 15 Mbs..
>
>
>
>
>
>


I've had pretty similar experiences. Around here Cox is the cable
provider and AT&T the telephone company. Quite consistently for
a decade now Cox has had the fastest top level speed, been the most
expensive, and had the most technical problems and speeds drops during
peak demand. AT&T has always been cheaper, more reliable, less
latency, and no peak demand problems. But their max speed has always
been slower.
From: Flasherly on 6 Feb 2010 00:52
On Feb 5, 5:05 pm, Trevor Smithson <trevor_smith...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Realized it's been just about ten years since I first got broadband
> service. Back then I paid paid $55 a month for 128kb/s up, 512kb/s
> down.
>
> These days I pay $35 for 1,500kb/s up, 12,000kb/s down.

$15mnth 130kB/s -- had to keep unlimited local landline calling VOIP,
altogether $40mnth
From: Jon Danniken on 6 Feb 2010 12:35
Trevor Smithson wrote:
> Realized it's been just about ten years since I first got broadband
> service. Back then I paid paid $55 a month for 128kb/s up, 512kb/s
> down.
>
> These days I pay $35 for 1,500kb/s up, 12,000kb/s down.

It was about fifty bucks from Comcrap in 2003 or thereabouts. A year later
I added teevee from them, too.

Now, it's still about fifty bucks, but if I cancel the teevee it'll go up to
80.

Bastards.

Jon


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