jm1fd Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Anybody know of any alternatives to cable internet from TW and DSL from SBC? Preferably about the same price as DSL from SBC?? I was going to get DSL since its soooo cheap, but I'm out of range (in Shepherd Forest of all places). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Also, Roadrunner is not the only on on TW. You can get other services under TW.You can also go with a satelite internet provider. They don't use the same dish as a TV. They have to use a second one.The only issue it that you may see a little interuption when it starts raining and if you play online games there will be a little lag sometimes, but not a lot.I had a friend who had Direct TV and got internet from them because he moved just outside of the small city that Cox Internet provided cable for. They would run a line out for internet unless he paid for it.He just got satelite internet.I'm sure you can google satelite internet and find something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 You could try wireless high speed internet from Verizon. It's 1xRTT, which is about the same as DSL speed. I don't know anyone in Houston with it, but I know a couple of people on the east coast who have tried it and like it.Verizon Wirless High Speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Yeah, I know they offer other stuff besides RR, but its all overpriced. Its going to be $100 for cable TV and cable internet. Ab-damn-surd.Looking at the DirecTV site, it appears that they're ditching the dish internet stuff and partnering with telcos to offer DSL...Also, Roadrunner is not the only on on TW. You can get other services under TW.You can also go with a satelite internet provider. They don't use the same dish as a TV. They have to use a second one.The only issue it that you may see a little interuption when it starts raining and if you play online games there will be a little lag sometimes, but not a lot.I had a friend who had Direct TV and got internet from them because he moved just outside of the small city that Cox Internet provided cable for. They would run a line out for internet unless he paid for it.He just got satelite internet.I'm sure you can google satelite internet and find something.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Yeah, I know they offer other stuff besides RR, but its all overpriced. Its going to be $100 for cable TV and cable internet. Ab-damn-surd.I don't know, I find the cost of cable Internet well worth it. I used to have DSL but got rid of it three years ago for Earthlink cable via Time Warner's network and haven't looked back. The speed is much greater, reliability is outstanding (I'm probably less than 1% downtime compared to closer to 5% when I had SBC DSL), and customer service has always been fast, on time, and helpful. Granted, my employer reimburses me for the service, but it's worth every penny of the $45 it costs each month. If my employer stopped reimbursing me for it I'd still gladly pay for the service on my own like I did before starting this job earlier this year.I have two friends with DSL right now, both of which complain all the time about service interruptions, delays where a web page partially downloads and then hangs for up to 30 seconds before the rest of the page downloads, excessive e-mail spam, and less effective filters for spyware and viruses. I had all of these when I was on DSL, but none in three years on cable. I know a lot of people who've left SBC and some of the other lower-priced DSL carriers behind for this stuff. Just because it's cheaper doesn't mean it's always just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I think I am paying around $85 for cable and internet from time warner. I am surprised it took so long for someone to mention how much better cable is than DSL. All Broadband is not created equal. DSL is not a constant speed, not to mention slower usually than cable. The speed fluctuates. Also for DSL the speed decreases the further you are from the source. Compare this to cable which is a constant fast speed. BTW never try to tell an SBC employee cable is better than DSL. They will bight your head off. I recently learned from experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 In my experience, having used both for a number of years, they were pretty much equal, and I can definetly put up with a few outages and some slowness for $30 a month less. I don't know, I find the cost of cable Internet well worth it. I used to have DSL but got rid of it three years ago for Earthlink cable via Time Warner's network and haven't looked back. The speed is much greater, reliability is outstanding (I'm probably less than 1% downtime compared to closer to 5% when I had SBC DSL), and customer service has always been fast, on time, and helpful. Granted, my employer reimburses me for the service, but it's worth every penny of the $45 it costs each month. If my employer stopped reimbursing me for it I'd still gladly pay for the service on my own like I did before starting this job earlier this year.I have two friends with DSL right now, both of which complain all the time about service interruptions, delays where a web page partially downloads and then hangs for up to 30 seconds before the rest of the page downloads, excessive e-mail spam, and less effective filters for spyware and viruses. I had all of these when I was on DSL, but none in three years on cable. I know a lot of people who've left SBC and some of the other lower-priced DSL carriers behind for this stuff. Just because it's cheaper doesn't mean it's always just as good.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 If you don't mind not having a landline, then applying the monthly savings to your cable broadband bill will erase any price differential. Maybe one day SBC won't force us DSL-users to also have an Oh So Last Millenium landline... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 I don't have a landline. But even if I did it still won't erase the price difference....I was going to get a super cheap landline for $5/month and then tack $14.95 DSL on top of it....beats the hell out of $50/month for cable internet.If you don't mind not having a landline, then applying the monthly savings to your cable broadband bill will erase any price differential. Maybe one day SBC won't force us DSL-users to also have an Oh So Last Millenium landline...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Just curious what is your main use for internet? Are you a gamer? Do you use it to link with your works server to work at home? Or do you just browse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I don't have a landline. But even if I did it still won't erase the price difference....I was going to get a super cheap landline for $5/month and then tack $14.95 DSL on top of it....beats the hell out of $50/month for cable internet. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please let me know where this $5/mo landline is! I pay like $35/mo and that seems to be about as cheap as SBC will sell it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Please let me know where this $5/mo landline is! I pay like $35/mo and that seems to be about as cheap as SBC will sell it to me. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As I recall, it was the "metered local" plan. You got like 25 free local calls for the $5 and then it was like 10 cents per call after that. It was perfect for me since all I needed it for was DSL....I have a cell phone to actually talk on. I tried to log into SBC and put in a new service order so it would show me all the different options, and I could tell you exactly what it was called, but apparently they have that part of the system down for maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Roadrunner is faster. DSL, you still have to dail up. I had DSL first, and it sucked big time. Then I switch to Roadrunner. No problems what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I like DSL from SBC a lot, but when I got roadrunner, I hated it. Though now TW sent us something from ZyXEL, it works quite well and is relatively cheap, though I am not sure the exact price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elecpharm Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 DSL, you still have to dail upmy dsl with sbc works great and there is no need to dial up. i stream music and videos often and even subscribe to an online gaming service. it works flawlessly. of course, other variables do come into play such as: ram, system speed, video card, etc. it's not always about the actual internet speed itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I'm very interested in all this as well. All I need is cable of some sort and semi-high speed internet. I currently pay over $100 to Time Warner. What is the cheapest way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Do you have a cable internet right now? Is it good. I have some friends that mentioned to me and some forumers on here that cable internet in the heights isn't that good (probably old lines). Mine is fine in the Cottage Grove area.Some friends are happy with DSL from SBC. Direct TV is still offering satelite internet. You will get another satelite to go along with your TV satelite for internet service. The Dish Network is now partnering with SBC, so they'll direct you over to DSL.Right now I have Time Warner's second level Digital Cable package with Cable Internet. My bill is 85-95 dollars a month (depends if I use I-Control for movies that month). I'm happy with the service. I've had no interuptions.Both DSL and Cable are ok. DSL you have login unless you have router do it for you. Cable is always on. I think you have to login to Satelite if I remember from my friends in rural Louisiana. They like that service also.I think there is another satelite service called Pegasus for internet. It may be who Direct TV uses.Pricewise, you can get DSL as fast as cable, but you'll be paying about the same. DSL has several speeds and various prices. The cheapest is about a half or two-thirds the speed of cable.I don't know what the price of the satelite service is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 For me it's about downsizing. TWC is fine, completely happy with the service. Never had an issue with cable internet, anytime there's a problem I unplug/plug the router in and in a few mins it's back. I don't download porn or play video games online, so I don't need blazing speed, that's all. And I have to believe digital cable is more expensive than dish or direct TV.I just want to find the cheapest alternative to TWC that doesn't involve a 56k modem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 For me it's about downsizing. TWC is fine, completely happy with the service. Never had an issue with cable internet, anytime there's a problem I unplug/plug the router in and in a few mins it's back. I don't download porn or play video games online, so I don't need blazing speed, that's all. And I have to believe digital cable is more expensive than dish or direct TV.I just want to find the cheapest alternative to TWC that doesn't involve a 56k modem.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I would have gotten DSL if I had been close enough. Can't beat it for $15/month + $10-15 for a landline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 At my moms house when we had roadrunner cable with Time Warner digital cable it seemed like it was actually slower than the SBC dsl at my dads house. I was actually quite surprised, because I thought cable was supposed to be faster.But after roadrunner we switched to what we have now, which is Time Warners alternative to roadrunner, which is also dsl.I like so far SBC a lot better, but thats just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I have SBC DSL and Time Warner for TV. Yes, my household is mixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I have SBC DSL and its ultra fast. I've never had it go down so I don't know what the problem with that is. They recently upgraded our area to fiber optic so that may have something to do with the speed increase, because when they first offered it, back in 1999?, I was very far from the CO and the speeds would have sucked.I like the privacy of DSL compared to cable, and it shows when I play online games, my ping is alway in double digits and sometimes single!I recommend DSL. I don't "dial up" so I don't know where that statement came from, for me its always "on", although when the guy set it up, he did put my login info in the modem. But that's a one time thing and even when you turn off the modem it keeps all the settings.I get about 350k down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 i also have SBC dsl and have no complaints about the service (the dsl service - customer service, well that's another issue...heh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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