In a message dated 3/16/03 2:49:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Do any of you have DSL with Co for year or longer term (not a 3 month >> promo) and at what price and terms. >> >> Interested in DSL at a fair price.
Yeah, and I want a GOLD-PLATED.... well, never mind! ;-) I know one day DSL will be as affordable and widely used as cellular, but not now. This coming from a cellular user since '89 (when minutes were $33/min,. peak w/o any freebies) and a mobile phone user (via my parents) since the 70's, when the hardware took up 1/2 of the trunk (of a CADDILAC!) and U had to keep pressing a button to get a line..! Anyway, I recently tried out DSL thru my cable subscriber, Charter. They had(ve) a deal(?) where for $99/month, U get their top-of-the-line cable package + three tv's in your house w/ basic cable AND DSL service (the premium pkge alone was close to $90). I tried it out...then switched to a $65/mth cable package w/ my favorite cable programs and NO DSL. Why? Getting the DSL to work on my Pmacs was pretty easy, and I was about to go spend $$ on a router and stuff, but then I realized that while the gain in speed was great, it still was NOT JUSTIFIABLE for the money (even with the added movie channels!). I think of the analogy of putting a powerful fuel pump and a 100-gallon gas-tank on a Yugo... U may have the ability to deliver more gas to the engine & deliver it faster, but the fuel-injection can only take so much at a time... ...and while my webpage graphics were coming up faster, it was like this: BEFORE DSL, every 8 seconds FIVE nudie pics were loading up; WITH DSL, it was 15-18 pics, but STILL THAT EIGHT SECONDS of wait-time was present! [The "nudie picts" reference was for humor ONLY, and should not be used to judge the author's character in any way. "OF COURSE I only use the web to download NFL stats and "Battlestar Galactica" cast mugshots!" -cw-] So anyway, for my $$$, it was best for me to just continue using dial-up until they either have cheap DSL, 500k modems, or I spend some more $$$ on a Mac faster than 233mhz G3. (C'mon, Technology!!) Craig W. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
