actual cost for broadband/Hi-speed connection?

[Python14]

Alright, I've been using 56k dialup for the past 6 years. It really hasn't bothered me too much until recently when I am finding more and more places are catering their content(file sizes, graphics, etc) to people using broadband connections. I have been searching around trying to find a good price for high speed connection, but no one seems to have actual numbers. So my question is, for those of you using High speed, whether it be cable, DSL, or whatever, how much do you spend per month for it? Specify what you use, where you live, and what you pay? Thanks.:)


BTW, I'm using this to convince my parents that getting High speed is worth it.

[PyRo]

I live in NY, I use optimum online cable, its $40 a month. I had to pay a $100 one time fee for the modem which I own. Installation consisted of plugging a standard cable wire into the modem. When you take into account AOL was $20 a month, then the secont phone line, this is cheaper.
We get a $10 discount because we use the company that owns optimum online for our cable service. Still $50 a month is what the 56k cost, but alot faster and more convinent.

[Indigo]

I'm with BrightHouse (Orlando) and use RoadRunner (cable).It's $44.95 a month and it came with free installation and a free modem.My speeds are 3meg down and 380 k up.

[mcveighr]

I pay 35$ Canadian.

150 up 300 down, or so they say.

http://www.jayloo.com/lib/get_file.php?id=1295[

[Restola]

We pay $49.99 for our DSL (1.5 down, 384 up). SBC. For *me*, its been a million times better than cable.

[Torbo]

i have cable, i live in NY. I pay $32 a month.

[GT]

cable is where its at. I think we pay 35-45 bucks a month. cant remember

[Major Jam]

Cable is only cool if all your neighbors don't have it too. Because your cable shares bandwidth your neighbors.

When everyone gets off work in the evenings and checks the web/email it sucks. I've had RoadRunner cable.

My current DSL is 1.5Mb/128kb for $34.99 per month through Verizon. Free DSL modem with a 1 year contract. User sets it up.

[Python14]

Fortunately, Cable is a very viable option for me because the "block" that I was quoted as being in contain 5 homes...of which only 2 of them have computers, and of that,only one house has household members under the age of 62. More or less, I would have the entire connection to myself.

[gamarada717]

I pay like 35 a month for SBC, and it sucks. I only get 150 down, 90 up, even though it's supposed to be higher. There's a neighborhood near me that has around 12 homes in it, and they got together and decided to get a t3 line or something like that. So then they have super fast connection, and share all of the payment.

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

Check out dslreports.com to find a provider. Currently I use bellsouth and get 1.5 mb up and 150k down, but soon I'm switching to pac bell, they have something like 3mb up and 350k down. Pac bell is $60 a month, bellsouth is $45.

Don't go with cable, DSL is better in the long run.

[Dryden]

Originally posted by Python14
the "block" that I was quoted as being in contain 5 homesHow far away are you from your telco's central office? You can't get DSL service beyond about 16,000 feet (3 miles), and it's degraded at that distance if it works at all.

[NJPaint]

paying $40 a month, True 8mbit down, 1mbit up (tested). Optimum Online, wouldn't replace it for anything.

[PyRo]

So how is everyone using a small block chevy to connect to the internet?

[bornl33t]

woaw I'm getting screwed. 59$ a month for 3 meg down and 512k up

blahhh I hate mediacom...just for that I'm hosting a server to consume enough bandwidth to justify my 60$ a month...barf barf

[lord1234]

optonline is by far the best service in the US. They are a subsidiary of Cablevision. Connecting through them actually gets you a connection that most people consider to be just as good if not better than T1. And all for the same price of that awful Comcast cable. (dont get comcast they are awful)

[Thordic]

I agree, OptOnline is amazing.

I regularly get 4.5 - 9 mbps down, and 700 - 1000 kbps up.

Yes, thats hella fast :)

Its great.

[CasingBill]

Originally posted by mcveighr
I pay 35$ Canadian.

150 up 300 down, or so they say.

http://www.jayloo.com/lib/get_file.php?id=1295[


whats that??.. about $5 US?:D

I pay 45 a month for Optimum Online in NY

[Kid33]

I pay $40/month and I use Earthlink cable provided by Time Warner in Houston.

I get WAY more than I was promised: My download speed ranges from 2000-4000k and my upload speed is usually around 800k. Compare that to the 40k I had with "56k dialup" and I am very happy with my broadband service.

[fire1811]

i have cable and pay $40 a month
speed is 256k upload and 3000k download

[lord1234]

Originally posted by Kid33
I pay $40/month and I use Earthlink cable provided by Time Warner in Houston.

I get WAY more than I was promised: My download speed ranges from 2000-4000k and my upload speed is usually around 800k. Compare that to the 40k I had with "56k dialup" and I am very happy with my broadband service.

sorry to call you out dude...but i think you added a 0 onto every number there. its not possible to do 40kps on a 56kbps modem. unless you are talking about kbps...in which case i take it back.

[Kid33]

I am talking about kbps.

I get up to 4MB down and I have up to .8MB up.

You know when you initiate a download and the grey download box appears? Under transfer rate you see your KBps. With dialup it's usually around 5KBps (40kbps). Mine ranges from 50KBps to 525KBps- it depends on where I'm downloading from. I'll see if I can get a picture...

You never get 56kbps with a 56kbps line. There will always be several factors to prevent it from going that fast. Usually most people will get around 40kbps(5KBps) on a dialup line.