Re: [PLUG] ISPs (again)

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

On 18 Aug, 2005, at 11:04, Jeff Abrahamson intoned:
> And, Cosmin, how are you looking at getting 3 Mb / 768 Kb in the city?
> How much are you looking at paying for that?

That (3x768) is now (as of 1 July, I believe) the standard DSL rate  
for Verizon new installs.

If you have an old "Business rate" 1.5/364 DSL from DCAnet using  
Verizon DSL, you can get it upgraded to the new 3/768 and actually  
save money! (I just got mine dropped from $102.10, including taxes,  
per month ($306.30 quarterly)  to something around $80 per month -- I  
haven't gotten a full month bill yet. But you have to ask them.) The  
upgrade was invisible. I have an ORIGINAL Bell Atlantic Westel modem  
and it just started running at the higher speed after they reset the  
DSLAM in the CO. [I've been a DCAnet customer for a LONG time --  
since Verizon was Bell Atlantic -- on the Evergreen CO in University  
City.]

Verizon currently advertises their 3m DSL for $49 per month (3  
months) in their bill inserts. They only charge DCA net a couple of  
bucks less than that so their charge to you is more than Verizon's.  
And after the most recent supreme court decision, it is likely to go up.

Supposedly Cavalier (Cavtel) now offers 10m DSL in Phila (at least in  
the University City area). However, I don't know of anyone with that  
service.

BTW... my verizon phone line is $15.70 per month (including taxes.)  
It's a "lifeline" service or some such, with no designated long- 
distance carrier. Convincing them to terminate the automatic long  
distance carrier is both difficult and the key to the lower rate.


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