ADSL price war

[The JoJo]

Hmmm, funny. There seems to be a small price war going on here with ADSL lines. I pay 51 euros for my 1/512 line now. That will be upgraded to 2/512 for the same price.

But I opted for the next version and ordered an 8/1 for 59 euros.

How do these prices now compare to other cuntries?

 

[Mercutio]

My service is nominally $30 a month for 1Mbit down/128k up, but it's bundled in with my (otherwise unused) phone service and cell phone.

 

[Fushigi]

Cable, not DSL. 3Mb/256Kb for $56.95/month - $14 credit for bundling with digital cable TV + $3/month cable modem rental - $45.95/month reimbursement from work = $0. 8)

Compared to the 1.5Mb service before Comcast supposedly doubled the speed, I'd say it feels closer to 2Mb. DSLReports mostly backs that up.

 

[blakerwry]

3Mbit/384Kbit cable for $44/month bundled with cable TV for a total of ~$74/month for both.

 

[GMac]

The competition here in in the UK has hotted up quite a bit over the past few months, particularly since B.T (main teleco provider) lost it's monopoly over the local loop (from the local exchange to houses & business premises) & promised to made ADSL available in almost all parts of the country (except for the most remote exchanges). My 512Kb/256Kb uncapped service (£19p/m) has dropped by £2 a month since I signed up in 2002 , whilst there's now a 1Mb/256Kb option available for £29.99 p/m. Other ISPs are also cutting prices, although the main ones (Wannado, AOL, B.T Broadband) still charge well over £20 p/m for the basic service (BT do a cheaper offer, but it's capped) and £30+ p/m for 1Mb/£40 for 2Mb. The cable alternatives are slightly faster (750Kb/128Kb and 3Mb/256Kb), but correspondingly more expensive (£28 p/m & 49 p/m unless part of a package with phone & TV) and aren't available in many areas.

GM

 

[sechs]

I'm currently on 1.5M/256k for ~$30

Looking at switching to 3M/416k for ~$40

 

[ddrueding]

3/512 for $40

 

[ddrueding]

oh, and 1.544/1.544 for $600 :mrgrn:

 

[Adcadet]

AT&T cable. $45/month. 1.5-3.5 Mbps down (not sure about up) according to bandwidthplace.com.

 

[Santilli]

Andy, anyone have one of those testing utilities?

s

 

[Santilli]

Found one. Current speed is 1.2 megabits per second. Average ADSl
is .85. T-1 is 1.54.

Bundled with my phone, the rate went from 50 to 29 dollars for the year.
Likely to go back up, soon.

s

 

[Pradeep]

>22,000 feet from a non ADSL capable exchange. I hate you all.

 

[Adcadet]

Andy, anyone have one of those testing utilities?

s

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/ is the place I use. Does anybody have an actual program to use? The place above caps me at 3 tests/month.

 

[Santilli]

That's what I just used. Thanks
s

 

[blakerwry]

i find the java based tests at http://www.dslreports.com to be more acurate and more informative (click on tests+tools on the left).

 

[Clocker]

My ISP has a bunch of packages.

http://www1.wowway.com/wowPricing.asp?id=1003

Here's the fastest one:
4Mb/512 + Basic Cable for $75.99 per month
or just
4Mb/512 w/o cable for $54.99

I currently get digital cable + 10 HBOs and 2Mb/512kbps for $87 right now. My rate will jump up a bit in Jan. though as I'm on last years plan.