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From: Rick on 6 Feb 2010 17:46
nobody > 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..
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Package deals will reduce the cost too.

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