Ronald KA4INM Youvan wrote:
>> I had service by my activation date he was getting 1.5 Mbits down and
>> 486 Kbits up on his equipment. Either way it's been fast enough for
>> me to switch away from Road Runner where I was averaging 2.2Mbits
>> down. Double the download speed wasn't worth the extra 50%/month RR
>> cost me over Verizon.
>
>
> Are you paying for the 1.5 Mbits down, or for the standard
> .7XX Mbits down?
>
> I get over 3 Mbits down from Road Runner as advertised, for
> $15 over .7XX Mbits down DSL.
>
> You will enjoy the better news server retention and completion,
> speed is not a substitute for retention and completion.
> I hope your DSL modem doesn't die.
I am paying $29.95/month for 1.5 Mbits down and 384 Kbits up.... RR cost
me $44.95/month for their standard home service which could be quite
laggy for me on occasion (DNS issue?). As far as my DSL speed goes, I'd
guess it would be as good as anyone else who uses Verizon's DSL as the
CO is directly across the street from my house. I'm sure the signal has
a little more distance to go than that though as my phone line comes in
from the pole in the back, but still my house shouldn't be too many
copper feet away from the CO.
I am looking forward to using Verizon's news server as I've heard it's
very good for a major ISP, perhaps rivaling some of the big news
services with respect to their retention and completion. All I need now
is the ability to log in to the darn thing...
I've got a Westell 2100, are they prone to failing?
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