[TechAssist] Re: Fw: People using CABLEVISION -possible rate cut
- From: Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:03:58 -0400
So true! I have cable internet with Time-Warner (Brighthouse).
I have the cable modem, going into a router with three PCs hooked to
it.One of my PCs has one of the P2P download programs on it for
music,etc. It always shows the download speed of each file and it is
usually 500kb to 1.2kb with cable! NOT the touted 5 megabytes
advertised.Same when someone sends me a file here.
I am told Verizon DSL here will be about $30.00/month with taxes
incl.,speed of 700kb.Thats 10X that of dial up anyway. I am really
thinking of the DSL. Also, here I have a Rhon tower 40 feet against the
building I put up in the 70's.Still like new. I can put a Winegard
fringe Vhf/Uhf antenna up, face it towards Tampa. (transmitters 40+miles
away?)That will get me :
Channels: 3,8,10,13,16,28,32,38,44,50. At least.probably more...Now
that's a nice variety of VHF low, VHF high, and UHF freqs to performance
test a TV.And, it would give darn good HD...Free!
Screw'm. I think they figure we are getting complacient. When the hell
have we ever in our lives needed $150.00/month for TV and internet?
Reality check here. That used to be a house payment. (I remember!)They
brainwash us that we absolutely can't live without it. I like you and
Al's "work around".
;-)
Will stew on this a while.
phil
Philip Bader
Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
Fax (863) 299-8821
email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
personal/ alt. email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
see our ad at:
http://jan-phyl-television-pc-monitor-service.9601288257006.worldpages-ads.com/
becyn wrote:
>phil,
>Do a speed test on that cable! I pay $70 /month and I'm seriously
>considering going
>to DSL . Why? I t only tests at about 325K, the low end of the scale for
>sure. I have made NUMEROUS
>attempts to get this up to speed but Time Warner can't seem to fix it.
>The "gurus" in the network control
>office tell me that there's too many "packet drops" which causes the
>same info to be repeated until it is
>recieved without error. The regular cable guy comes , tests, and says
>there's nothing wrong. They NEVER
>talk to EACH OTHER.
>
>I just got a card from Verizon for commercial DSL for $39.95. My home
>DSL ($20) does 350K on a BAD DAY.
>
>Jim McVey
>McVey Alltronix
>327 Broadway
>Newburgh N.Y. 12550
>
>"If it doesn't play...
>CALL MCVEY !!!!!!"
>Factory authorized
>service for over 20
>major brands.
>845 561 8383
>(Last of the Mohegans)
>
>Phil Bader wrote:
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>>Al, My Brighthouse cable + wide band internet at the shop is about
>>$102.00/month. Verizon is offering DSL for 14.95/month, BUT: that's
>>residential, NOT available to my commercial shop. Do you find ever an
>>actual need to have cable,if you have a good antenna? What if higher
>>cable channels on a customer's TVs have a problem? I guess my TAG001
>>RCA tuner aligner would reproduce those cable freqs?
>>Back to DSL: Verizon tested my line and said at the shop, I'm 1,414 feet
>>
>>
>>from the central office.So that's borderline.My speed would be at best
>
>
>>about 700KB/sec. Cost? $24.95, less a 10% discount (because of my other
>>services), so $22.95/month+taxes, or about $30.00/month. My cable
>>internet is around $50.00 for reportedly 5 megs/sec. I just don't
>>know.Would be nice to erect a good antenna, and DSL, totalling
>>$30.00/month instead of over a hundred. Thanks for the food for thought.
>>Phil
>>
>>Phil
>>
>>Philip Bader
>>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>>Fax (863) 299-8821
>>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>personal/ alt. email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>see our ad at:
>>http://jan-phyl-television-pc-monitor-service.9601288257006.worldpages-ads.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>AL LEATHERMAN wrote:
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>>>Subject: People using CABLEVISION -possible rate cut
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>>>>I just installed a big Channel Master Antenna,got Verizon DSL,all because I
>>>>was sick of $137.00 a month for Cablevision.They told me I had to have all
>>>>those services to get the modem,a very fast modem, and the best 24/7 tech
>>>>help I ever saw. Told me I could NOT have less services to keep business
>>>>modem.
>>>>I canceled today(Cablevision) and they offered to give it all to me for
>>>>$29,95 a month!!!! I said too late,thanks!
>>>>If this helps anybody,feel free to use the info.Their modem was super
>>>>fast,and the tech help was always there with very little hold time. Best
>>>>service I ever saw,but $137.00 a month!
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>>>>
>>>>DO NOT USE: alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>Al Leatherman
>>>>Al's TV Mine Hill, NJ. 07803
>>>>973-361-5796
>>>>973-361-5796
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