Sorry, Nora, but have you compared the numbers?

The top number published about UVerse is 24 Megabit, and AT&T says it costs 
$63. 20 Megabits with Insight is $45 and you can get all the way up to 50 Megs 
(a mostly out-of-reach $95, but there if you have to have it). The lowest 
Insight speed is 10 Megabit ($35) and the lowest UVerse is 3 Megabit ($38). 

If I paid for UVerse service just three dollars more than what I pay for 20 
megabit service right now, I could get a whopping 6 Megabits!

Now, Insight says those numbers are the maximum and doesn't promise them. That 
is understood, but I have never had a problem and typically get right around 
what they promise and frequently more. UVerse is supposed to be some kind of 
dedicated cable to your house, and you supposedly are not sharing that 
bandwidth with your neighbors, as is the case with Insight. While your 
connection may technically stay at the advertised speed, your ability to access 
the internet is still shared with the whole neighborhood--the choke point is 
just further up the street.

I'll keep my Insight, er, ah, Time-Warner.

j.


On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:27 AM, <[email protected]> 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Nora Probasco <[email protected]>
> Date: September 20, 2011 10:26:54 AM EDT
> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers 
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Direct TV?
> Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers 
> <[email protected]>
> 
> 
> Jonathan,   I have DSL high speed Internet through Earthlink that is much 
> faster than regular Insight broadband. It depends on what level service you 
> order through Insight.
> 
> Nora



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