zerocool5468 Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 so my Cox cable has been sucking for the past couple of months, well more like a year but whatever. i'm on the 4mg plan and average around 2mg. i lose my connection all the time and have to power on power off my modem to get it going again. it's just a big hassle for what i pay. anyway, i'm thinking of switching to at&t dsl. their elite package which offers 3mg-6mg looks pretty good. however, i had dsl a few years back and never got anywhere close to the advertised speeds. what do you guys think? any input on this would be appreciated, thanks. btw i live in fayetteville, arkansas. if that means anything as far as finding a main office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmilk Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 Well, if Cox is really that bad in Fayetteville, I'd switch, especially considering AT&T is much cheaper. With DSL, whether or not you will get close to advertised speeds is pretty much dependant on how far you are from the central office. BTW, I live in Conway, AR, and we only have two broadband options here. Conwaycorp (local cable company), and AT&T. Check out my topic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool5468 Posted February 2, 2007 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 thanks for the help. that's cool you live in conway. how do you located a central office? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 DSL is much better now, with remote dslams. People usually get around 5.5 - 5.8 mbps on AT&T elite package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotmilk Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 DSL is much better now, with remote dslams. People usually get around 5.5 - 5.8 Mbps on AT&T elite package. Yeah, what he said. There's not a tool on AT&T's website that tells you how far away you are from the central office, but you can look for it while driving around town. It's the place where all the AT&T trucks are parked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 Yeah, what he said. There's not a tool on AT&T's website that tells you how far away you are from the central office, but you can look for it while driving around town. It's the place where all the AT&T trucks are parked. he doesnt event need that, there is a remote DSLAM probably on the street corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 Welcome to the forum zerocool5468 You should find DSL a dream by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool5468 Posted February 2, 2007 Author CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 great to here, probably going to order it today. get rid of cox completely. since at&t now does cingular and television and fast dsl, i'm down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted February 3, 2007 CID Share Posted February 3, 2007 great to here, probably going to order it today. get rid of cox completely. since at&t now does cingular and television and fast dsl, i'm down. Yep, might as well get the whole package. Save a few bucks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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