High Speed internet.......

[WorkinMomma]

Anyone know when Mechanicsville can receive High Speed through GMP Cable??

Everytime I call they say "we are currently upgrading in your area, call back in about 2 weeks" I have been calling for a year now with the same answer.

 

[Chaz214]

Good luck! I have been getting the same response for over two years. I was able to get one way access which is a real pain because you still need a modem to log in and upload information. However, my previous computer did not like trying to talk with two modems, so I cancelled the service. Since then, I have moved to satellite TV and GMP said that if I want high speed internet access I have to pay for basic cable plus the $40/ month for the internet. I do not see the point in paying for cable service that I will never use. The satellite is cheaper, offers almost three times the channels, and is more reliable than cable, so I don't see me ever switching back.

Hopefully, one of the phone companies will upgrade their lines and offer DSL as an alternative.

 

[Warron]

Is verizon your local phone company? If it is, you can go to www.verizononline.com and enter your phone number to see if you can get dsl. I had it for awhile and prefered it over cable. Too bad I moved. I had dsl for 2 years and never had down time. Cable modem has already been out 3 times in the first month.

On an interesting sidebar, I read recently that we in the US are getting ripped off on high speed internet service anyways. In Japan you can get 26Meg/sec service for the same price we pay for 500k/sec.