Active Ink Slinger
Is your internet provider ripping you off? Is wireless better then DSL?
Join the best erotica focused adult social network now
Login
Your Internet Provider
At this point, I am prepared to say that almost anything is better than DSL. It seems to be a dying tech that is only still around because it is the easiest to get into remote areas (vs. cable or fibre or even wireless which all need infrastructure that is more readily available in cities and major highway corridors) and most telco central offices are equipped for it now. That said, wireless is sensitive to where you are, where your provider has towers, what kind of connectivity they have to those towers, and so on so I'd be inclined to test the wireless option before ditching DSL in favour of it.
For my part, DSL in my area sucks badly and Bell Canada (the provider who runs most of the DSL in my part of Canada) isn't exactly rushing to get their home fibre solution out to my neighbourhood so I went cable. It's smaller provider (TekSavvy for those Lushies in Canada) but the connection is fast and stable which is all I ask.
For my part, DSL in my area sucks badly and Bell Canada (the provider who runs most of the DSL in my part of Canada) isn't exactly rushing to get their home fibre solution out to my neighbourhood so I went cable. It's smaller provider (TekSavvy for those Lushies in Canada) but the connection is fast and stable which is all I ask.
Active Ink Slinger
New mobile technologies might get super fast in the not-too-distant future.
I mean faster than optical. Probably 100Mbps+
I mean faster than optical. Probably 100Mbps+
{allba115-feed-5eed-facedeadbeef}
Advanced Wordsmith
Yes. Canadians get ripped off so hard when it comes to telecommunications. It's terrible, and the CRTC and politicians do nothing to protect our right to fair pricing. They just give in to the Greedy telecommunication companies. 
Quote by mr_canuck
Yes. Canadians get ripped off so hard when it comes to telecommunications. It's terrible, and the CRTC and politicians do nothing to protect our right to fair pricing. They just give in to the Greedy telecommunication companies.
And the only solution that they can think of is to let a big American company in to join in the feeding frenzy. Fortunately, said company has other fish to fry right now.
Active Ink Slinger
My dsl started at $35.00 then $36.99, then $65.00, Now it's $71.00, good old Verizon, It comes and goes all the time, Been wondering about Dish Net work, anybody have that?
The Linebacker
We have several options where I live and different service levels from each. They do compete price wise but could do much better. There is almost always one provider that is hungrier for your business than the others. I do not like cable because its speed fluctuates from very fast to very slow depending upon peak usage. So often DSL is actually faster during peak hours. I'm on AT&T, though I'm not crazy about them. If I call about service I often get someone who from India who can barely speak English. I want a service rep who speaks American-English so I can understand them. I am thinking of changing and currently researching as to which provider will provide the best service.
Detention Seeker
I have a great internet provider in the u.k and am also lucky to have fibre optic, I think I get value for money.
Wise Ass
Quote by Buz
We have several options where I live and different service levels from each. They do compete price wise but could do much better. There is almost always one provider that is hungrier for your business than the others. I do not like cable because its speed fluctuates from very fast to very slow depending upon peak usage. So often DSL is actually faster during peak hours. I'm on AT&T, though I'm not crazy about them. If I call about service I often get someone who from India who can barely speak English. I want a service rep who speaks American-English so I can understand them. I am thinking of changing and currently researching as to which provider will provide the best service.
Buz, just curious. What's American English? Does it include 'y'all and the cast of duck dynasty?
The night that changed my life, a four part series of a married man lusting after his co-worker
[URL=http://www.lushstories.com/stories/reluctance/the-night-that-changed-my-life-1.aspx][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WPPsy.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[URL=http://www.lushstories.com/stories/reluctance/the-night-that-changed-my-life-1.aspx][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WPPsy.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
![http://www.lushstories.com/stories/reluctance/the-night-that-changed-my-life-1.aspx][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WPPsy.jpg[/IMG][/URL]](https://www.lushstories.com/stories/reluctance/the-night-that-changed-my-life-1.aspx][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WPPsy.jpg[/IMG][/URL]){kind=link}
The Linebacker
Quote by Dudealicious
Buz, just curious. What's American English? Does it include 'y'all and the cast of duck dynasty?
I've never seen Duck Dynasty, but it is uncivilized to not say y'all.
I just want the customer service representative of an American company to speak with an accent native to those the company serves. I don't appreciate a customer service representative that I am cannot communicate with me. That's when I tell the company, "Y'all can kiss this customer's ass goodbye."
The Linebacker
Quote by roymunson101
Nothing more funny than a guy responding to a stereotype, with another stereotype.
And three stereotypes makes it a trifecta. But that pays better at the horse track.
Quote by emersonbosworth
My dsl started at $35.00 then $36.99, then $65.00, Now it's $71.00, good old Verizon, It comes and goes all the time, Been wondering about Dish Net work, anybody have that?
Depends on what you're using it for. My experience with satellite Internet up here (I assume that's what Dish offers since they are a satellite TV provider) is that the lag is bad so gaming, VPNs, and such don't work well. I've never tried it, but I assume streaming wouldn't be great either. If you're just doing email and surfing the web (e.g. reading stories on Lush), though, it should be good and if you're already using Dish for TV you'd already have the infrastructure. Personally, I'd look at cell-based wireless first if you can get it. That is getting truly fast even relative to wired tech like cable, esp. if you have a provider offering LTE or simlar high-speed technologies in your area. It may not be cheaper than the DSL prices you give but performance may be more in line with what you're paying.
Quote by kylie_kained
I have a great internet provider in the u.k and am also lucky to have fibre optic, I think I get value for money.
Sigh. Fibre to the home is still a dream for many Canadians. Wish my community would do what a couple out West have done. Run fibre alongside the hydro and offer it to every home at a decent price. Basically turn the Internet into a utility instead of a commodity. Hydro here started a project along those lines but gave up and sold it to another provider who didn't do anything other than use it as their backbone.