al244 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Well after tweaking unsuccessfully I've decided to make my mom subscribe us to a new ISP. I'm currently using Verizon DSL. What do you guys recommend? A good price would be $40/mo or lower. It's ok if its a little bit higher than $40, nothing that's near $50! I live in Fairfax, Virgnia by the way, so what do you guys think I should get? Also, what will happen if I order a new ISP, but keep my current one? I don't want to cancel Verizon and then get a new ISP because then I would have to wait, and have no Internet, and I need it for school which starts very soon (8th Grade hehe!) I want to get the new ISP service activated before I cancel my current one. So what are some recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 wats wrong verizon dsl??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 It's too slow... :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 744 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Download Speed is:: 91 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Aug 14 2005 13:16:01 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB download in 11.25 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 17.25 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-D7XU520BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 yeah i see wat u mean i get round 1.3 with verizon dsl but i have 1.5/384 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 what plan you got (advertise speeds)? edit: nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 I think I have 1.5Mbps plan, but I only have that speed. The $29.95 per month is the 1.5Mbps plan right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 yeah i pay 29.95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 u prob should call verizon kuz if u have 1.5 plan then u should be gettin alot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Well after tweaking unsuccessfully I've decided to make my mom subscribe us to a new ISP. I'm currently using Verizon DSL. What do you guys recommend? A good price would be $40/mo or lower. It's ok if its a little bit higher than $40, nothing that's near $50! I live in Fairfax, Virgnia by the way, so what do you guys think I should get? Also, what will happen if I order a new ISP, but keep my current one? I don't want to cancel Verizon and then get a new ISP because then I would have to wait, and have no Internet, and I need it for school which starts very soon (8th Grade hehe!) I want to get the new ISP service activated before I cancel my current one. So what are some recommendations? See if you qualify for Verizon FIOS, if so you would be getting about 20x faster than you are getting now, for $49.95 Mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 I already tried that few weeks ago. I don't qualify! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 yeah man get fios>............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 ahhhh..............u mite have to stick with dsl ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 I don't care about sticking with DSL I just don't want to stick with Verizon! I'll call them soon though and complain. If they decide to be stupid and not help me, then I'm considering Earthlink Cable or Bellsouth DSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Isn't COX HSI in VA? You might want to give them a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Yeah but Cox is $50/mo . If I had their Cable TV then it would be $40/mo, but I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 For the price range you're looking for, dsl seems to be the best for you. Set up a service call, or consult with VanBuren for a custom .ccs file. You really should be getting better speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Verizon seems like the most sensible isp.......call tech support or somethin kuz u should be gettin bout double of wat ur gettin now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 I called them. Been waiting on the line for 17 minutes. It'll be worth the wait I hope. Edit: What the hell! He said he was testing my speed and he said that I had 860kilobits/s. He said my line was provisioned for 768kilobits/s, and that it was better then what its supposed to be. But I pay $29.95 per month, and i thought my parents purchased the 1.5mpbs plan. That's just weird. Then he said bye really fast right after he told me this, and I was like bye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 u r prob too far from co to get 1.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Well then I need a new ISP. I need some more opinions on what people think I should get. I want to know if Earthlink Cable is any good, since it's the cheapest Cable I can find (5mbps advertised speed for $41.95/mo.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 that sounds like a good deal i would get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 But what happens if my Earthlink service is activated while I still have Verizon DSL? Because I don't want to cancel DSL and wait for my Earthlink without any Internet. Is this okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 it wont take that long for earthlink to be activated.....i would just cancel verizon after u order earthlink and c how long it will take earthlink to be activated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6arett Posted August 14, 2005 CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 I WAS to far from the co..then all the sudden im the only person on my street with 1.5/390 and everyone else has 768/130 hmm wierd? and now the bill is 49.99 a month and just a few dayts ago MSN with Verizon stoped working...so i think my parents are going to switch to comcast....i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al244 Posted August 14, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 14, 2005 Well this just sucks. Earthlink Cable isn't availaible in my area. Bell South requires a Bell South phone number, and I'm not sure if it's that much better or not. I'm thinking of Cox now. My mom was like sure no problem, but then my dad is said no. He just said that if I keep on complaining he'll cut everything off and take my computer away. Haha. I need some ISP recommendations please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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