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I had cable when they offered it at home. It was great at first, but when it became popular it started slowing down sometimes as slow as dial up. Daddy switched to bellsouth DSL when I got my apartment at school so I could use the same email address at home and at school and we've never had a slowdown since.
Stephi
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Date: 11/3/2003 9:38:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Name that tune...
I have a friend who had DSL.
We used to both do the speed tests. Mine always beat hers. LOL
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Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Name that tune...
Around here DSL is noticebly slower than cable.
I pay $89 a month. That includes HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, TMC, Starz, IMC and all the extra channels of the above. (i. e. 8 channels of HBO, 12 starz, etc) Plus of course, the basic channels, the 30+music channels and the sports channels. (Still for the $89) That is *not* counting pay per view channels, of which we have access to about 60 normal ones and about a dozen perverted ones.
This same number of channels through the local cable company would be approx $125 a month, not including high speed internet if we wanted it. We had cable internet before DSL was available. I've been extremely more satisfied with the reliability of the DSL than the reliability and speed of the cable.
However, cable is not "dead". In many instances it is preferable to satellite. Particularly if you live in a neighborhood with numerous tall buildings that will block the signal. It has its place. But for our purposes, we have had both, and satellite wins hands down. Our picture is far superior than anything put out by the local cable company including the digital boxes.
Charles Mims
In a message dated 11/2/2003 2:01:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, the primary reason for our switch is that the equivalent in programming through the local cable company is $20 more expensive than what I pay monthly to direct TV. Now, yes, I had to pay the initial outlay for the equipment, but I have long ago paid for that in the savings from the monthly fees. Jackie mentioned she gets 700 channels on her cable. It's nothing like that here. Cable users get significantly less channels (not counting pay per view or VOD) than satellite users. I recognize it's not like that in every cable market, but it is here.
area is definitely a big point because i think it was like 300 channels for digital in illinois and we had 49 cable channels here its 700 on digital and 75 cable channels someplace else it could be more or less
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