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From: "nobody >" on 5 Feb 2010 21:57
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..







From: TVeblen on 6 Feb 2010 07:58
On 2/5/2010 5:05 PM, 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.

2005. $42.95 to Comcast. 3Mb/sec down, 800kb/sec up.
From: Man-wai Chang to The Door (24000bps) on 6 Feb 2010 08:38

Issue Date 09/01/2001


BILL DETAILS

Service Charges
________________________________________________________________________________
Cut Off Date Description
Amount($)
________________________________________________________________________________
mwchang
27/12 - 26/01 B.Band Rental(20hrsPAYG)
198.00
29/12 B.Band Line Install Fee
530.00
________________________________________________________________________________
Total Service Charges
728.00

Usage/Storage Charges
________________________________________________________________________________
Cut Off Date Description
Amount($)
________________________________________________________________________________
mwchang
03/01 Broadband usage-2446Mins
81.53
________________________________________________________________________________
Total Usage / Storage Charges
81.53


On 06-Feb-10 06:05, 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.


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From: Man-wai Chang to The Door (24000bps) on 6 Feb 2010 08:39
On 06-Feb-10 21:38, Man-wai Chang to The Door (24000bps) wrote:
>
> Issue Date 09/01/2001
>

note: Hong Kong Dollars

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From: Rick on 6 Feb 2010 17:45
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 the cost is probably determined by where you live. We pay around
$50.00/mo and in Northern California I can get identical service for
about $35.00/mo Here we have no competition in areas where there is a
greater population density I am guessing that there is more competition.

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