Can Have Cable Internet without Cable TV!!!
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faamecanic
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No kidding.... hummm 
wonder if I want to keep my commerical basic account now.
wonder if I want to keep my commerical basic account now.
Oz
You're all F'in Mad...
BuddyLee said:What does this mean?
It means web pages download and display crazy-fast, but if I try to send an email it's a lot slower.
Phone line and modem gets you almost 56K up/down so it's a heck of a lot faster than that!
DSL gives you about 768K Down and 384K Upload speed.
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geminigrl
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How do you run a test?Oz said:
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geminigrl
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I was just asking a questionsunflower said:
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geminigrl
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I got this:
Download Speed: 2768 kbps
Upload Speed: 366 kbps
:shrug:
Download Speed: 2768 kbps
Upload Speed: 366 kbps
:shrug:
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geminigrl
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sunflower said:Forgive me?
kelleymauck
mind freak
I've been wondering about this one myself. We want to change to direct tv but want to keep our comcast internet. can we do that?
Ok, I just went to their site, and it's ....weak. There's just not much content there. A little disturbing for an actual *provider* to have such a skimpy site.
Now I've heard that recently, they've been bought out, and their entire service has changed - a little. So I'm not sure if the web page reflects the pricing schedule, since none of it matches what's been said in this thread.
What I'd *really* like to know though, is, what is the cost of startup?
Right now, I have DirecWay, the satellite internet service from DirecTV. It's been good WHEN it works - and it's not working right now, at all. Technical support is *always* bad. In almost every instance, after waiting forever for a technical support person, we invariably listen to some schmuck walk us through a half hour of procedures that I not only know won't work, but it's obvious he is just following a script - the support person is showing ZERO comprehension of the actual problem.
At this point, I'd be ready to pay even a little MORE *if* GMP Cable is more reliable. Slower or faster is irrelevant if you're getting *nothing*.
What are the startup costs? Last time we talked to them, several months ago, they offered NONE of the advertized costs, told us we'd have to buy our own modem on our own, and told us we'd have to pay startup fees and installation fees, even though we're a former customer, and the cables are ALREADY IN THE HOUSE.
Now I've heard that recently, they've been bought out, and their entire service has changed - a little. So I'm not sure if the web page reflects the pricing schedule, since none of it matches what's been said in this thread.
What I'd *really* like to know though, is, what is the cost of startup?
Right now, I have DirecWay, the satellite internet service from DirecTV. It's been good WHEN it works - and it's not working right now, at all. Technical support is *always* bad. In almost every instance, after waiting forever for a technical support person, we invariably listen to some schmuck walk us through a half hour of procedures that I not only know won't work, but it's obvious he is just following a script - the support person is showing ZERO comprehension of the actual problem.
At this point, I'd be ready to pay even a little MORE *if* GMP Cable is more reliable. Slower or faster is irrelevant if you're getting *nothing*.
What are the startup costs? Last time we talked to them, several months ago, they offered NONE of the advertized costs, told us we'd have to buy our own modem on our own, and told us we'd have to pay startup fees and installation fees, even though we're a former customer, and the cables are ALREADY IN THE HOUSE.
misslady67
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kelleymauck said:
DirectTv does offer high speed satelite internet connection...but I don't know that much about the service. Although I have DirecTv for television, I am too cheap for anything other than dial up at home for internet service.
We've had DirecWay for about a year. If we had another hi-speed option, we'd take it. The connection drops VERY often - we can be getting absolutely perfect *TV* reception, yet still have the Internet drop for no reason at all. This weekend, a DirecTV tech was in our attic - and boom! no internet at all. He couldn't fix it, and tech support has been terrible. Bottom line, we're paying big bucks for a service we're not getting.misslady67 said:
In addition - the startup costs are nothing to sneeze at - you have to get a different, larger antenna mounted, and the costs for setup run around 600 bucks. That's before anything else.
One of the concerns I have about switching over is, we've already sunk the money into DirecWay - and to switch, it looks like we might have to sink a load of silly azzed "startup" costs (which strike me as silly, because there's almost no way in hell it costs them anything - and it's crazy to have to PAY to become a PAYING customer).
misslady67
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SamSpade said:
WOW...thanks for the heads up! I was going to explore that option in the future...now I'm thinking uh NO.