[Tfug] broadband opts

[Gordon Zaft]

 This is really interesting to me.  I've had Qwest DSL
for 7 years now (since it was first offered), with
first StarNet and then Dakotacom for my ISP.  I've
been relatively pleased with it (Dakotacom in
particular has been great), however I'm switching to
Cox this week mostly because of price -- I decided I
wanted cable and if I go with Cox for phone, cable and
internet I'm going to be having a pretty nice deal.

G
--- arcturus <investmgmt at s91195370.onlinehome.us>
wrote:

> dave jordan wrote:
> 
> >Hi Peoples.
> >
> >I am about to switch my home broadband provider
> from Cox 4.0 mbps
> >cable to Qwest 1.5 mbps dsl.  The order is in, it's
> basically a done
> >deal.
> >
> It's been a year and a half since I dumped Cox in
> favor of Qwest.  Cox 
> was great at first ... good speeds, responsive
> techs, but things really 
> went downhill.  Combine the noticeable slowdowns in
> the evening, awful 
> lag spikes, port blocking, and slower upload speeds
> and you've got the 
> perfect recipe for change.
> 
> I dumped their Cable TV service too.  Went with Dish
> Network (more 
> channels, better picture quality) and it turns out
> my Dish/Qwest combo 
> runs $17/mth less too.
> 
> SBC just fired the opening salvo in what is sure to
> be a new round of 
> price cuts.  Cable co's in SBC's geographic area
> will be under lots of 
> pressure to respond.  
> 
>
http://www.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=21690
> 
> Brad Becker
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Gordon Zaft
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