I’m just plain dialup…

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   And I can’t take it anymore...
   
   I am humbly asking for ISP recommendations for DSL.
   
   In USA.
   
   Who do you recommend,
   
   And,
   
   Who to avoid like the plague.
   
   I thank you in advance for your help. My initial research resulted in a quagmire.

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      nell79posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Like another mentioned here, for DSL I have used Qwest with MSN. It was decent enough, especially in comparison with dial-up. Though now I use broadband with Comcast and it's much faster.
      
      You can do a speed test to see how your connection is. I think the site I used to check mine was speedtest.net. I think it also tells you how that compares with other internet users.
      
      Oh and I'm a penny pincher so I've never paid much over 60 for my phone and internet and I have unlimited long distance.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   It’s lonely at the bottom…

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   Michael Willisposted 13 years ago

   Dial-up here also. HughesNet is available, but why pay 5 times what I am paying now for only doubling my internet speed? And no guarantee of better service?
   
   I know people who have had HughesNet and they cancelled it.
   
   We have the new Suddenlink U-Verse lines run on the poles in front of my home, but Suddenlink says they are not for this area.
   (SuddenLink is being used a 1/4 mile up the road)

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   Still getting nowhere on the research.
   
   I shall flip a coin.
   
   I am still interested in best priced ISP.
   
   And who to avoid for whatever reason.

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      wildernessposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I use MSN through my qwest telephone company.  At one time I had landline, cell phone, TV and web services, but have dropped all but TV and the DSL line for internet only (no landline).  Cost is about $30 for both the dsl line + MSN.  I'm happy with it.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   No wonder my internet connection has turned to crap…
   
   I just read a news article that Verizon is sabotaging connection speeds for heavy users in order to get rid of them.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   A belated thank you to Michael Willis and to wilderness.
   
   And thank you, nell79.
   
   Two votes for Qwest with MSN. I will check it out.

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   thisisoliposted 13 years ago

   I use uVerse, it is not the best in the world but it works.

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