Broadband costs

KenK

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Oct 14, 2015, 9:44:59 AM10/14/15

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My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL now
$80. Called CL for possible reduction but people incompetent. I'll have to
go back to dial-up. Don't watch TV so no cable.

Can anyone think of any options? Later will Google for local non-cable
broadband but don't have much hope.

TIA

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ItsJoan NotJoann

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Oct 14, 2015, 12:46:18 PM10/14/15

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On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 8:44:59 AM UTC-5, KenK wrote:
>
> My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL now
> $80. Called CL for possible reduction but people incompetent. I'll have to
> go back to dial-up. Don't watch TV so no cable.
>
> Can anyone think of any options? Later will Google for local non-cable
> broadband but don't have much hope.
>
> TIA
>
>

Is CenturyLink the only provider of high speed internet
available in your area?

KenK

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Oct 14, 2015, 1:08:02 PM10/14/15

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ItsJoan NotJoann <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote in
news:054456e2-322f-4ce8...@googlegroups.com:

Other than cable, as far as I know. In a little while will Google and
see.

tb

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Oct 14, 2015, 1:34:40 PM10/14/15

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On 10/14/2015 at 8:44:53 AM KenK wrote:

> My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL
> now $80. Called CL for possible reduction but people incompetent.
> I'll have to go back to dial-up. Don't watch TV so no cable.
>
> Can anyone think of any options? Later will Google for local
> non-cable broadband but don't have much hope.
>
> TIA

See if this search engine can help: <http://broadbandnow.com/>

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Camellia Sinensis

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Oct 14, 2015, 8:50:06 PM10/14/15

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>"KenK" wrote in message news:XnsA53344A713...@130.133.4.11...

>My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL now
>$80. Called CL for possible reduction but people incompetent. I'll have to
>go back to dial-up. Don't watch TV so no cable.

>Can anyone think of any options? Later will Google for local non-cable
>broadband but don't have much hope.

>TIA

You don't have buy television service to get cable internet. Just call them
and ask what it would run for just the broadband internet. We get 60 Mbps
for about $50 a month here--WAY better than DSL.

The Real Bev

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Oct 15, 2015, 11:08:37 AM10/15/15

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$40/month likewise "introductory" price which current customers have to
haggle to get and which needs to be re-haggled every year.

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hchi...@hotmail.com

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Oct 16, 2015, 9:55:31 PM10/16/15

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On 14 Oct 2015 13:44:53 GMT, KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:

>My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL now
>$80. Called CL for possible reduction but people incompetent. I'll have to
>go back to dial-up. Don't watch TV so no cable.
>
>Can anyone think of any options? Later will Google for local non-cable
>broadband but don't have much hope.
>
>TIA

If you can deal with data caps and latency, Exede satellite is 10 gig for about
$60/mo, but if you go to bed late or rise early there is an unlimited free data
zone. Speed is decent +- 6meg down on average 1 meg up.

Forget dial-up. Almost all of the websites are now too bloated for it to work.

wilm...@gmail.com

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Oct 17, 2015, 1:43:31 AM10/17/15

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On Friday, October 16, 2015 at 6:55:31 PM UTC-7, hchi...@hotmail.com wrote:

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> Forget dial-up. Almost all of the websites are now too bloated for it to work.

That's what gets me. I go from dial up to high speed and the websites take up all the improvement with cookies and banners and popups and ads that stalk me everywhere. It's like I am subsidizing their abuse. The banks, credit card companies, and paperless bill paid vendors all benefit, but I find myself playing solitaire waiting for a page to load just like the 'good' old days.

tra...@optonline.net

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Oct 18, 2015, 8:31:37 AM10/18/15

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You don't say what "high speed" service you have and IDK what your
definition of "high speed" is, but if you're waiting for pages to load like that
sounds like it's not really high speed. I have cable, it's probably
~20MBit/sec. Even on wifi at the other end of the house I get 12 MBits
on my phone. That's just the standard offering, they have 50 and 100
if you want to pay extra. No waiting for pages here and I don't think
my experience is unusual. If you're on DSL with a long poor quality
line, then you could have a connection that's only a few hundred K.
Or something is wrong. Just saying.....

Shoe-Chucker 2

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Oct 22, 2015, 1:04:56 PM10/22/15

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In article <xn0js9aa...@reader.albasani.net>,

One ad I saw for Suddenlink claimed $39 mo. for just internet.
but you try to get it and you get the bait n switch. B.S.
and two phone #'s were disconnected.
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Shoe-Chucker 2

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Oct 27, 2015, 1:32:53 PM10/27/15

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In article <XnsA53367131A...@130.133.4.11>,

KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:

> ItsJoan NotJoann <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote in
> news:054456e2-322f-4ce8...@googlegroups.com:
>
> > On Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 8:44:59 AM UTC-5, KenK wrote:
> >>
> >> My CenturyLink bill including DSL went up another $20 to $106 - DSL
> >> now $80. Called CL for possible reduction but people incompetent.
> >> I'll have to go back to dial-up. Don't watch TV so no cable.
> >>
> >> Can anyone think of any options? Later will Google for local
> >> non-cable broadband but don't have much hope.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >>
> > Is CenturyLink the only provider of high speed internet
> > available in your area?
> >
> >
>
> Other than cable, as far as I know. In a little while will Google and
> see.

I called "Suddenlink" they gave me the "Bait n Switch" routine.
then when I asked what the monthly cost would be after the $39 mo. first
yr. and they didn't return my call. da bum's rush ????
all they do is push "The Bundle"