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Old 03-14-2011, 07:10 PM
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Pick my Internet/TV/Phone provider

Rather than hi-jacking another thread I thought I'd start a new one.
I'm a U-verse customer and am losing patience with AT&T very quickly
It seems to have been slowing down over the last few months
Currently paying for 12mb/s service and am getting this




Needless to say I'm a little pissed off about the performance... not to mention their customer service SUCKS

I'm paying ~$125/month out the door including a 4-channel DVR

Comcast is looking like it will cost small fortune... help


Has anyone used these guys http://www.etheric.net ?
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look into a package deal with comcast. i got tv and internet for 89 a month. tv is premium basic (all the stuff i watch plus hob free for 3 months) and boost internet (20 mbs with 5mbs boost for the first 5 sec of down loads). so far i average 27 -29mbs on a speed test. i'v been very happy so far.......just a thought
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Originally Posted by golfsick
look into a package deal with comcast. i got tv and internet for 89 a month. tv is premium basic (all the stuff i watch plus hob free for 3 months) and boost internet (20 mbs with 5mbs boost for the first 5 sec of down loads). so far i average 27 -29mbs on a speed test. i'v been very happy so far.......just a thought
what he said!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have comcast with internet and cable, never have had a problem with them like I did with att's intrernet. They even offered playboy for free for 3 months but my wife got the phone call when I wasnt home and she said no. girls. By far they are a good deal and problem free .
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get direct tv for tv it is by far the best i've had and depending on your area you'll be able to package in internet with another carrier.
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Hard to beat the speeds of comcast, but they have been known to throttle bandwidth. If you don't torrent, you'll be fine with them. I am stuck with AT&T 6Mbps dsl and it SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!
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guess what ATT is also going to throttle internet, both DSL and UVERSE.. google it..

now att and comcast official suck.. need to find another provider that doesnt throttle
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Originally Posted by Lowend
Rather than hi-jacking another thread I thought I'd start a new one.
I'm a U-verse customer and am losing patience with AT&T very quickly
It seems to have been slowing down over the last few months
Currently paying for 12mb/s service and am getting this




Needless to say I'm a little pissed off about the performance... not to mention their customer service SUCKS

I'm paying ~$125/month out the door including a 4-channel DVR

Comcast is looking like it will cost small fortune... help


Has anyone used these guys http://www.etheric.net ?
Uh just an FYI. Speedtest.net's SF server has been putting down ****ty numbers for months. Try selecting the San Jose or Palo Alto servers and I bet your numbers will be higher!

I found this out a few months ago, even emailed them, and they've yet to do anything about it.
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do with dtv (cost alot) and Sonic internet w/ phone for $30 a month
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^ Is that a promotional price? On Sonic's website it says $40 ($39.95)

Interested to hear feedback on anyone who has it. Kinda sick of paying $35 for slow 3mb dsl when I can pay $5 more for 20mb service. Also, is service affected the farther away you're from the server? It says I'm about 7600 ft from their server.
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^ i have them and it works great I see 12 mbps all the time, I'm also 500ft away from the node. And you are right the price is $40. I get a discount on Sonic because they rent lines from where I work.
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i have no issues with my comcast, 25mbs download consistently
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Anybody have Sonic service in SF?
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Originally Posted by 04caliwrx
^ i have them and it works great

It doesn't say on the website, but is there a 1 or 2 year minimum contract to subscribe to Sonic or can u cancel any time?
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I gotta ask again anyone know anything about
http://www.etheric.net
I think they are a microwave beam... they are local owned and those things are interesting
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