Re: [PLUG] University city high speed internet

[bergman@merctech.com]

In the message dated: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:35:25 EST,
The pithy ruminations from Matt Ayres on 
<Re: [PLUG] University city high speed internet> were:
=> 
=> 
=> Jonathan Bringhurst wrote:
=> > I'm in the market for getting some sort of DSL or cable (no dial up,
=> > and using an open wireless AP is annoying) for my apartment right near
=> > Clark Park (by 43rd and Baltimore near university city).

Thanks for asking here, and I'm really glad to see so many responses, since I'm 
seeking something similar for Manayunk.

=> > 
=> 
=> See if you can get FIOS.  www.verizon.com/fios.  Also, you don't need

Wouldn't that be nice...
 
=> cable TV to get cable internet service, but there is a small surcharge. 

Ha! If by "small" you mean 200%! For example, Comcast is running a
special...high speed internet (3Mbs/down, about 4x faster than typical "high
speed" consumer DSL) for the first 6 months (then going up in price). However,
if you don't have cable TV service, the price is $57.95/mo.

I'm anxiously seeking a broadband solution for myself in Manayunk.

Verizon insists that they won't sell me a dry loop DSL plan, but they'll be glad
to sell DSL and landline telephone... I dislike paying for a landline that I'll
never use (I haven't had a landline in ~3 years) and getting slow DLS (768Kb/s).
I've already got a contract for Dish Network TV (with a $$$ early termination
clause) because Comcast didn't serve our block in August when we moved in, so
getting cable TV service is redundant.

Personally, I'm really sorry that closednetworks.com is out of business (and
their replacement isn't taking residential customers).


=> Both options will get you much faster than DSL for DSL-esque prices, the 
=> FIOS more ok for running a small server.

I thought that FIOS (unavailable in my area) was about $79~$119/mo, before you 
start adding in TV/voice/etc. over glass.

Mark

=> 
=> Regards,
=> Matt

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