i had DSL and it ran very slowly not long after i signed up.  now that i'm up for renewal of my contract it's going really fast.  is anyone familiar with verizon DSL giving slower connection speeds to customers after they sign up?
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As service providers add people they sometimes upgrade central office switches, and that can cause slowness and unreliability for a while, then improved service later on. \n\nBut my cable connection has been rising in speed as Comcast decided they were not competitive and raised my speed while keeping my rates the same.  I've gone from 2MBit to 6MBit over the last two years, with the same $42/month charge.\n\nAnd you probably know that DSL speed depends on your distance from the local phone company switching office, but of course that has not changed so your speed should have been high all along.\n\nSometimes it helps to complain.  I called Comcast and asked if there was any termination fee on my line (knowing there wasn't), and they tranferred me to a "Please keep our service" group.  I told them I was very unhappy with the reliablilty over the last three months - which I was - and they lowered my bill from $42/mo to $29/mo, for 12 months, no strings attached.  So it may help to threaten to disconnect the service if you have real reasons to give them as to why.  No point in yelling at them, calm explanation of why you're unhappy work best.\n\nlastly, you should not be having to revew a contract - they should bill you month-by-month after the initial contract period is complete.  That's the way most DSL and Cable ISP's work, but I can't speak for Verizon - most of my DSL friends have SBC or Yahoo/SBC.\n\nGood luck..
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Agree with above. Make sure your speed settings are set for your DSL. Just got a news letter from techrepublic a day or so re QT problem. They had link to QT to down load the patch. That was in this past week, so u may want to check on that if you haven't got it this week. I don't know when you d/l the up date.
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Because it's dial-up. Dial-up will always be slow, no matter what your provider tells you. AOL sucks period. Sorry. \n\nModern dial-up modems typically have a maximum theoretical speed of 56 kbit/s (using the V.92 protocol), although in most cases only up to 53 kbit/s is possible due to overhead and FCC regulation. These speeds are currently considered the maximum possible; in many cases transfer speeds will be lower, averaging anywhere between 33-43 kbit/s. Factors such as phone line noise and conditions, as well as the quality of the modem itself, play a large part in determining connection speeds.\n\nDial-up connections usually have high latency that can be as high as 200 ms or even more, which can make online gaming or videoconferencing difficult, if not impossible. Some games, such as Star Wars: Galaxies and The Sims Online are capable of running on 56 K dial-up. Gamers with dial-up connections are often disconnected from game servers due to the "lag", or high latency, of the connection. Despite being the way people have connected to the internet for many years, it is being steadily replaced by Broadband internet connections, and nowadays DSL subscription plans cost the equivalent of slower dial-up access. Until recently it was the cheapest method of internet access, but is slowly losing that distinction.
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No.  You're at the mercy of the bandwidths that are being used at the time.   Sometimes there is more traffic which will make it slower and other times you are using it at a time when not that many people are on so it will be faster.\n\nHope that helps.
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New residential DSL Members purchasing AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet online at http://www.ATT.com/1299 will receive Express at $12.99 or Pro for $17.99 (12 month term required). The offer is only available to new residential DSL customers and will run from February 3 - June 30. Customers are required to order online.\n\nThe offer includes:\n- DSL Express - $12.99 for 12 months\n- DSL Pro - $17.99 for 12 months\n- $49.99 Rebate towards modem or AT&T Wireless Gateway\n- AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet CSI kit\n\n\nOn May 1, 2003, SBC began offering Basic - S and Expert Plus promotions (defined below) in all regions except for the Northeast. Midwest Speed Tiers changed from 384 Kbps - 768 Kbps to 384 Kbps - 1.5 Mbps, and from 1.5 Mbps - 3 Mbps to 1.5 Mbps - 6 Mbps. Any Members with the original Speed Packages of 384 Kbps - 768 Kbps or 1.5 Mbps - 4 Mbps in the Midwest.\n\nThe following products were added to all regions.\n\nStatic IP Low Speed (up to 384 Kbps) \nDynamic IP High Speed (1.5 Mbps - 6.0 Mbps) \nOn March 25, 2004, SBC began offering the 1.5 Mbps - 3 Mbps Expert product for both Consumer and Business and discontinued offering the 1.5 Mbps - 6 Mbps Speed Tiers Product in all regions except in the Northeast.\n\nOn April 26, 2006, SBC began offering the Speed Tiers Elite product in all regions. The new speed tier is 3.0 Mbps - 6.0 Mbps with both Static and Dynamic IP capabilities. The product name is DSL Elite,available at 6500 ft (CO) and 8500 ft (RT). This product is available to both business and residential consumers. This offering allows SBC to compete with cable TV companies and to match products that are being offered with FTTX (Fiber to the Home) speeds.\n\nOnce you order for SBC (actually AT&T now) DSL, you would be provided with the equipments that you would be needing for your DSL Internet connection (such as the dsl modem, filters, data and ethernet cables) so you won't be needing to buy them. But if you are planning to connect several computers to the internet the you would need to buy a router for that or you can also tell the agent that you would be needing the 2wire modem/router (also capable of wireless connection) because you would be setting up several computers. I'm not sure if you're gonna be charged for this kind of modem/router though.\n\nI would have been able to provide how much their service meight cost for you if you only provided what city and state you are in. But for pricing and billing inquiries,I suggest you call this number 1 888 792 3751, this is their number for orders and 1 866 722 9246 for their sale department.\n\nOr you can also visit the following websites:\nwww.sbcpromotions.com \nwww.sbcsignup.com \ndsl.yahoo.com
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THIMK!\n\nNo ISP has a "1 to 1" connection to the internet.  They use some formula to figure out an "average".   This results in slower transmissions when more are using it.  The same is true of the internet itself!
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I would imagine that your ISP is the problem here. They probably have twice the people on your node that they had when you signed on. Find another provider or get rid of that worthless crap and go with cheap DSL. Hate to be a name dropper here but Verizon has some pretty good DSL for 20 bucks a month!
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What do you mean by "fast" connections? I have a 256 kbps no limits always on Airtel DSL (broadband) connection in Delhi, and Airtel doubles the speed at night - so I get 512 kbps, and I am able to download loads of stuff, and very fast too. \nAnd I pay 1K for it a month, which isnt eating into my pocket too much.
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verizon DSL seems very good.
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I had the same problem with DSL.  Dial-up was acting strange too.  The phone company was pointing fingers at the ISP.  The ISP was pointing fingers at the phone company.  If cable Internet is available and you can afford it, do it!  It will solve your problem and has superior performance.\n\nChances are if you changed it ISPs, they are using the same equipment in the central office as was used with the original ISP; so changing ISPs probably could not have solved your problem.  If you go to DSL it might even get worse.\n\nIf the telephone company is unable to help you, and you probably won't be able to fix your dial up.  Cable Internet is your best bet.
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Hey there's nothing wrong with good old dial-up!  Try looking at this site:\nhttp://help.prodigy.net/help/network/prob/slowconnect.html\n\nI know it's a bit heavy for the normal internet user, but if you can identify the type of modem you've got, it should help to try to modify the initialization string as they suggest.  Always remember to make a note of what's in there first!
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My DSL service for Yahoo expires in June. Two weeks from the deadline, I will cancel my service so that I do not have to pay the early termination fee. Then, I signed up again online to get the 12.99 service using dialup. You lose around three weeks of DSL service, but its worth the price.\n\nI had to ask AT&T about it for a whole morning.
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I have Yahoo Premium for free as an add-on to my Verizon DSL account. This probably would be the case for SBC/ATT DSL as well.
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if you are using SBC Yahoo DSL, it has 3 speeds, Express (up to 1.5M download, 312k upload) Pro (Guaranteed 1.5M down going up to 3M down, by 512k up) then Expert (guaranteed 3M download, up to 6M down and 608k upload).  they have different prices, but the cheapest is $12.99 a month.  Most users will never notice the difference between the speeds because the Internet doesn't usually take that much bandwidth yet.  I really like the Pro speed and i use a lot of bandwidth.  that is what i recommend.  I think you really have to be using the Internet a lot to justify the Export package.  seems like overkill to me.\n\nAs far as your phone line being busy, DSL does not tie up the line like a dial up plan works.  DSL is constantly on and runs along your telephone lines.  The DSL signal happens above the human hearing range (like where dogs can hear but we cant) and you put a filter on your telephone line to separate the DSL from your regular conversations so you can talk all you want while surfing the Internet at the same time.  \n\nI hope that answers your questions\nJx3
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You have the Pro Speed of DSL.  It is gauranteed at 1.5Meg up and can go up to 3Meg Down.  So if you are getting over the 1.5Meg, your internet company is happy and wont help.  DSL speed is based on how strong of a signal it is recieving.  The biggest factor that comes into play that lowers your speed is the distance you are from the Central Office of your telephone company, but the second biggest thing is the line quality.  \n\nhere are some things to try.  \n\nReplace the phone cord in between your wall and the DSL Modem.  If that has been run over by your chair, eaten by your dog (or 3 year old) or otherwise stressed out, you could be getting slower speeds.\n\nPut the DSL filter in before your phone line spits off.  this takes more doing, but if you go into where the line comes into your house, and put the filter there and then run that directly into your DSL line and let the phone side go off to all of your jacks, you are providing the strongest signal for the DSL.  \n\nComplain to the phone company that your phone seems noisy at times and see if they can test it and repair anything on the line.  If they come out and "condition" the line for voice, it usually helps the DSL out a lot and lets you achieve that highest possible speed.\n\nHope that helps.\nJosh
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Well its not that the service is bad, but DSL does go down pretty often. Really depends on what you want the service for. I was a big gamer and  had DSL for two years. DSL service would crash quite a bit. I switched over to CABLE (Comcast) and in 2 years cable only went down once..
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DSL is obtained through the phone company. It uses your existing phone line and you can talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time. The quality of your DSL connection is dependent on how far your house is from the phone company's Central Office (CO). Usually they send you a kit in the mail to hook up the DSL yourself.\n\nCable comes in over your existing cable TV lines. It tends to be faster than the average home DSL connection but also can cost a little more. This obviously also allows you to be on the phone at the same time since you do not use a phone line. Cable internet speeds can be effected by how many users in your area use it but normally you will be very happy with the speed. The cable company will come out and install the hardware for you in most cases.\n\nBoth services require equipment which you will get when you order the service. Personally I use cable because I like the speed and I hate dealing with Verizon.\n\nBoth services run from around $30 to $45 per month.