How does it compare with Bellsouth DSL?
Re: Verizon DSL
Ask Verizon if FIOS is available in your neighborhood, if it is go for it.
Re: Verizon DSL
Actually, you know what. I called Verizon to see if they'd service that area, and they don't.
So I have to choose between Comcast DSL or Bellsouth DSL. And for Bellsouth, they have copper lines. Whatever that means. What are the pro's and con's of each. For bellsouth, I really can only afford DSL Lite, which I know is slower, but its still faster than dial-up.
In terms of service and realiability, which is better?
Re: Verizon DSL
I was a bit surprised to know that both bellsouth and version dsl was available to you, which is not the case. Copper wiring just means regular wiring, i.e its not fiber optic (FIOS).
And I dont think its Comcast DSL, it should be Comcast Cable. Im not familiar if Comcast offers DSL service.
Do you already have Comcast as your Cable TV provider? If you do, then activating the internet service thru that cable should be a fairly easy process.
DSL is available in your neighborhood which means the prices should be competitive for Comcast cable. What i mean is that cable company in this case doesnt have a monopoly as they usually do in many markets.
What are your needs as far surfing online and how much as you willing to spend per month for an ISP?
DSL Lite with bellsouth offers you 256 Kbps / 128Kbps (these are speeds) for $24.95. Are these correct figures? These are certainly higher than dial-up speeds but Im willing to bet that Comcast cable when bundled with TV package can offer you a better price for roughly 10 times the speed with this DSL package.
As far as reliability and service is concened, it varies from market to market for different providers. But generally, DSL service detereorates depending upon how far your location is from the Central Office.
In the end, personally, I prefer Cable over DSL but then again my needs and expectations are different than yours.
Re: Verizon DSL
I actually ended up spending some time calling up Comcast and Bellsouth. The issue is that I don't want to spend insane amounts of money on TV. So, like a simple package for me is more than enough. Comcast cable costs like 50 bucks just to get the channels I want. Dishnetwork provides my favorite channels for 30 dollars a month.
The second issue is that bundling comcast tv and comcast cable internet can prove to be cheaper, but when I talked to the rep's, their contract for the bundling deal was 1 year. I need more than a year, and I know that after a year, prices will jump up again, and I'll pay regular price. But then I found the same offer online that this Comcast rep was speaking of, and he failed to mention that the special price only lasts for 6 months of the 1 year contract. After 6 months, I'll be paying the normal price for the cable internet anyway. So, it just didn't seem to be such a hot idea to me.
I'm getting the Bellsouth phone service anyway, so I figured I might as well just do DSL. I think I'll go with DSL Ultra for a bit more speed.
I dunno. I'm sure within the next month some great offer will pop up and I'll sit there thinking "Why couldn't I have come across this deal a few weeks ago?"
Re: Verizon DSL
Yes, if you are going to have Dishnetwork or DirectTV, then no point spending extra money on Cable TV. Cable Internet w/o the Cable TV service costs usually more, and this is true universally for all Cable providers.
Go for DSL in this case
I think Bellsouth will ask you for a minimum 1-year contract as well.
I personally dont like contracts that are more than a year long. I want to be able to opt out of it for a better service/provider if needed in future.