Re: comcast or verison for internet

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Trev Peterson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I've never used Uverse but I think the info here is not exactly correct.
> Pretty sure Uverse is fiber to the curb not fiber to the house.  This
> makes a significant difference in that you are still using DSL for
> connectivity.  More info here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_U-verse
>
> I've got Comcast business and haven't noticed any throttling but unsure
> of the upload amounts (I do run bittorent that feeds at 25KB/s much of
> the time though).

Which comcast package?  256k up is what I get from my residential
service once the throttle kicks in.

I tried to ask the business sales rep about it and he started spewing
marketing gibberish: "that is the turbo feature where you get faster
speeds to speed up downloads, business class does not offer that
feature."  me: "no no, its not a feature, its a restriction."  him:
"well we don't offer it, sorry."   me: is there an SLA that guarantees
me a minimum bandwidth?   "the listed speeds are a maximum that
depends on your usage patterns" or something.  I gave up.

>
> Hope this helps,
>
> On Tue, 2011-03-22 at 13:24 -0500, Carl Karsten wrote:
>> att looking good:
>>
>>
>>
>> """
>> comcast throttles uploads - seems like after 10mb speed drops to
>> 256kbs - does att do anything like that?
>>
>> Cason: AT&T U-verse Internet service is based on Fiber Optics
>> technology and the advantage of this service is you receive the speed
>> faster as the data carried over Fiber Optics is an laser signals,
>> wherein the data carried over cable is an electric signals, the other
>> fact is cable is shared connection so the speed you receive with cable
>> Internet is shared and the speed fluctuate, but with AT&T U-verse
>> Internet service this would not be the case, you will receive constant
>> speed without any fluctuation, I assure you receive the best service
>> with AT&T U-verse and also find the value of your money.
>>
>> me: url?
>>
>> Cason: I am sorry, we do not have URL for that.
>> """
>>
>> There is a 250gig/month cap, $10/g over URL for that:
>> http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB409045#fbid=Z0rYePBJXtO
>>
>> http://www.att.com/u-verse/shop/customize.jsp#
>> 24/3 for
>> $250 setup + $50/m * 12 month + $65/m * 12m =
>> >>> 250 + 50*12 + 65*12
>> 1630
>>
>> compared to comcast:
>>
>> http://business.comcast.com/Internet/plans.aspx
>> basic: 12/2 and funky throttles (at least on my home connection)
>> >>> 60*24
>> 1440
>>
>> glad I asked, cuz comcast was looking like the better choice.  stupid
>> marketing depts.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 5:52 PM, W. Scott Lockwood III
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > Go with Verizon, or AT&T. My Uverse rocks.
>> >
>> > --
>> > W. Scott Lockwood III
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carl
>> > Karsten
>> > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 5:27 PM
>> > To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion
>> > Subject: [LUNI] comcast or verison for internet
>> >
>> > comcast cable is a bit on the slow side for uploading gigs of video as I do
>> > every few months.
>> >
>> > I get about 700k for the first 10 meg, then it drops to 256.
>> >
>> > I see I can get 5-25 up for about $60/m 2 year contract.  Now to figure out
>> > who gets my business: comcast or verison
>> >
>> > http://smallbusiness.verizon.com/products/internet/fios/overview.aspx#plans
>> >
>> > "Verizon does not provide service in your area."  well that sucks.
>> > "Give us a call"  http://www22.verizon.com/customersupport/contactus/
>> > anyone see a phone number?
>> >
>> > Anyone have any advise?
>> >
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