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MCS · Oct 27, 2005, 11:02 AM // 11:02

But I don't know what to get so I'm wondering what you all use.

How much does it cost, how fast is it, is it reliable, and any links to a site of theirs is always nice.

Gustav Gloomp · Oct 27, 2005, 11:04 AM // 11:04

what country r u from?

MCS · Oct 27, 2005, 11:06 AM // 11:06

USA West coast

Gustav Gloomp · Oct 27, 2005, 11:07 AM // 11:07

ah k sorry then, cant help. i live in australia

HOXMAN · Oct 27, 2005, 11:08 AM // 11:08

What Cable companies are present there?

MCS · Oct 27, 2005, 11:11 AM // 11:11

No clue but apparently not charter

.

Thats why I'm asking

, google is being crappy.

HOXMAN · Oct 27, 2005, 11:14 AM // 11:14

do you have cable tv at your house?

MCS · Oct 27, 2005, 11:16 AM // 11:16

I had to slow my internet down on purpose when my mom got on to convince her that dialup sucks.

No I have no cable TV. I'm deprived child!

HOXMAN · Oct 27, 2005, 11:40 AM // 11:40

have you seen any cable tv commercials lately? or what about your friends?

Old Dood · Oct 27, 2005, 05:09 PM // 17:09

Why not just type in Google Reviews of ISPs. Let the internet do your research for you.

Kilane · Oct 27, 2005, 07:01 PM // 19:01

The cost for decent cable access is within the $30-$40 range. Avoid "High Speed Dialup" as it won't help your GW speeds at all, only web pages. I've come to trust in the reliabilty of my own Charter access, but I live in a city of less then 50,000 people so you may have a different story in your area on that front.

Loviatar · Oct 27, 2005, 07:10 PM // 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCS

I had to slow my internet down on purpose when my mom got on to convince her that dialup sucks.

No I have no cable TV. I'm deprived child!

you are in my area and you have Comcast cable.(i dont have cable)

i have SBC dsl and since i am less than 2000 feet from a fiber optic hard point i get over 300 KB/sec easy.

less than 40 a month on promotion.

150 KB/sec can be about 20/ month

site for some more info

http://www.broadbandreports.com/

EDIT

thats kilobytes/sec not megabytes/sec (boy do i wish)

Pharoke · Oct 27, 2005, 09:14 PM // 21:14

I have Comcast Cable and I think it is about $50.00 a month. Can't remeber off the top of my head, as my wife pays all the bills. Here is a screenshot of a recent speed test from speakeasy.

MCS · Oct 28, 2005, 04:37 AM // 04:37

SBC Yahoo isn't available in Oregon. Man.... Oregon sucks.

Old Dood · Oct 29, 2005, 01:00 AM // 01:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pharoke

I have Comcast Cable and I think it is about $50.00 a month. Can't remeber off the top of my head, as my wife pays all the bills. Here is a screenshot of a recent speed test from speakeasy.

That is decent speed. I have 6mbs too. Also if you are a new subscriber to Comcast you can get a deal. I got 6 months at $22.00/month....then $45.00 after that.

Killion · Nov 01, 2005, 11:32 AM // 11:32

6mbit connection should get you around 550 kb\s unless you're far away from the central.

Pharoke · Nov 02, 2005, 02:01 AM // 02:01

Hey killion are you refering to my download or upload speed?

Charr Killer · Nov 02, 2005, 02:09 AM // 02:09

OPTIMUM ONLINE: its on the move, its on the move, OPTIMUM ONLINE: its on the move, its on the move!

Divine Elemental · Nov 02, 2005, 04:12 AM // 04:12

Comcast High Speed Cable Internet

Ironsword · Nov 02, 2005, 12:10 PM // 12:10

who's your local phone through if it's verizon chances are good that there's DSL available otherwise at the very least look into the god forsaken AOL they have DSL now although it's extremely expensive and AOL sucks

but for playing GW you don't need a fast connection I used to play it using my cellphone to connect through my laptop and i was still loading up faster than most others in my party I honestly don't notice a difference between my cell dialup and and DSL at home for gameplay

BTW the cellphone runs at about 14.4