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Old Oct 9, 2006, 03:50 PM   #1
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What internet do YOU have?

Just a thread based on curiosity...just state your internet type and if you want, how much you pay a month (please tell your currency )

I got 256k Wireless Broadband from Unwired, $40 AUD a month

Pros:-
You can take it all around the state and use it
Great connection - never times out or disconnects
Relatively cheap

Cons:-
Its not too fast - max dl speed is 30kb/s

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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:14 PM   #2
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ADSL 2M/512 34.90 Eur a month


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It works 99% of the time

Cons: could be cheaper

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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:23 PM   #3
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dsl 6 mbit

price: 15 euro+isdn 20 euro
pro: speed is good around 500kb/s what is good for the wire lenght between my house and the acces point

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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:26 PM   #4
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Pros: Stable as the Rocky Mountains (so far..).

Cons: Not *that* cheap and not very fast.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:28 PM   #5
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3Mbit DSL

Pros-
Cheap at $30 a month, maximum download speed 350MB/s, reliable, fast upload speed, gets the job done.

Cons-
My IP address has a habit of changing daily, and that wreaks havok with my DNS settings (people try to join my games at soupersmartkyd.homeip.net and get nowhere lol).

Overall I'm very satisfied with my DSL.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:29 PM   #6
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:34 PM   #7
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wow everyone has such good net...and zek..$30 for 350MB/s
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:36 PM   #8
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adsl 4mb - 25€ month
(changing soon to 20mb - 30€ month)

Pros
cheap
always working

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lately i'm only getting 1.5mb
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 04:36 PM   #9
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wow everyone has such good net...and zek..$30 for 350MB/s
i think he meaned 350kb/s
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 05:14 PM   #10
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I have a 5MB download 500kb upload cable.

Pro's allways connected same speeds.

Con's $50.00 monthly vs slower cheaper dsl.
But in a couple months i might switch back to the newer ADSL-2 24MBdown 1 meg up $30 month when its ready.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 05:15 PM   #11
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 05:42 PM   #12
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1Mb down/300Kb up ADSL from Telefónica at about 36-38€ (I don't remember now)

Pros: all national phone calls included for free, the most stable service provider, working 364 days/year usually, unrestricted traffic

Cons: it's the most expensive offer, but you pay for stability
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 05:54 PM   #13
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10,835kbps download
1,738kbps upload

^^Average speed off of 6 test sites.

Optimum Online high speed cable. They advertise 20mbps, guess im in the far out end of their cable loop.. lol..

pay $29 USD a month.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:01 PM   #14
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10 Mbps down
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3 real live IP's
im out side of town so it has its good and bad days.
49.99 not including cable tv service.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:07 PM   #15
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DSL 6mb/1mb and costs about 30€.

PROS: Speed (about 600 KB/s) and price.

CONS: Sometimes i have lot of latency.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:10 PM   #16
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2Mb/s down
384kb/s up
40Gb for downloads & uploads
65€ + cable and phone(alone is about 25€)

Pros:
Always at 1.9Mb/s
40Gb trafic(!)

Cons:
Trafic counts uploads
Sometimes fails
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:10 PM   #17
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Fixed Wireless 2.5MBDL 300KUL $40 USD

Pros. Very Fast, Cheap, They actually got it to booneyville, ultra fast tech support

Cons. When it's REALLY rainy, I get some packet loss.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:11 PM   #18
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:12 PM   #19
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:13 PM   #20
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10 Gbit glassfiber cable, phone connection and digital tv for 50 euro's a month.
Yes, right. 10Mbit you mean.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:16 PM   #21
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Soon to get Sky Broadband

£10 a month with any tv subscription.

Upto 16mbit per second unlimited subject to fair use policy, I think i should be able to get a 10mbit line connection.

But at the moment,

Telewest Blueyonder

4Mbit connection for £25 a month.

Pros: Extremely solid with no drop in download or upload speeds and truly unlimited.

Cons: Expensive as you can see.

HOWEVER, http://translate.google.com/translat...lr%3D%26sa%3DG

If only i lived in France.
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:17 PM   #22
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paying for 6mbit dsl.
line can officially do 1 mbit
tweaked modem gives me 3 mbit
upstream is 768 kbit
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:19 PM   #23
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I have Cox Communications here in Arizona.

12mb Download/1mb Upload

Only $59.99 USD a month. But I save since I have Cox Telephone(4), HDTV DVR (2), HDTV Box (1), and High Speed Internet.

Pros:
Fast, reliable, great tech support, Motorola SurfBoard Modem, works well with other routers

Cons:
Not exactly the cheapest, but since I have bundled up all of their services, really cheap I guess...
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Old Oct 9, 2006, 06:39 PM   #24
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7mbit X 1mbit (supposed to be 5X1)

690KBps DL
750ish UL

45.99 month through qwest. Tweaked-hacked Arescom modem and a tech openeing up the line to full available bandwidth....... Gotta love tech talk wih someone who knows.


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Old Oct 9, 2006, 07:20 PM   #25
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maybe i should add something
paying 24 euro atm all togheter
for isdn, free phone to all german numbers, dsl flat, 6mbit
pwnend by price i would say

and Dan? what are you paying for that freaking connection?
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