cable internet question

[amie]

Hi everyone

I want to switch from dialup internet to cable internet. Does anyone have any ideas on what provider I should possibly go through being I am from the Los Angeles area..any suggestions anyone? Aside from checking the phone book I thought someone here may have some ideas...My non-computer sorry self could use some help here...
Thanks!

also I would like to add I don't like aol...

Amie~

 

[kaotic]

Originally posted by amie
Hi everyone

I want to switch from dialup internet to cable internet. Does anyone have any ideas on what provider I should possibly go through being I am from the Los Angeles area..any suggestions anyone? Aside from checking the phone book I thought someone here may have some ideas...My non-computer sorry self could use some help here...
Thanks!

also I would like to add I don't like aol...

Amie~

Since i am not from there, i would just have to say that you should talk to your cable company.

 

[amie]

Thanks seesaw
yeah i am not sure how many people are from here, but i figured it is worth a shot...

 

[CW]

do not get a cable modem. Go with T-1

 

[GodBoy809]

AOE_FAN are you aware of how much more expensive T-1 is, and you cant get it to personal PCs. Those connections are for bussiness and schools and stuff. Any way, most cable modems from my area are up there and are almost faster that T-1. I get 1.4MB a sec with my modem, and the normal T-1 gets about 2MB a sec.

Anyway, Sorry Amie, i dont live there, If you lived in the part of Georgia that i do I'd tell you Comcast cable Internet, cus thats what i use.

 

[kaotic]

Originally posted by GodBoy809
AOE_FAN are you aware of how much more expensive T-1 is, and you cant get it to personal PCs. Those connections are for bussiness and schools and stuff. Any way, most cable modems from my area are up there and are almost faster that T-1. I get 1.4MB a sec with my modem, and the normal T-1 gets about 2MB a sec.

Anyway, Sorry Amie, i dont live there, If you lived in the part of Georgia that i do I'd tell you Comcast cable Internet, cus thats what i use.

Yeah GodBoy809 is right t1 is really expensive

 

[seebs]

I think the T1 thing was probably a joke.

Around here, DSL is better than cable. It depends on the provider.

(Disclaimer: I have a DSL line, and two T1's, in my house.)

 

[seebs]

Originally posted by GodBoy809
AOE_FAN are you aware of how much more expensive T-1 is, and you cant get it to personal PCs. Those connections are for bussiness and schools and stuff. Any way, most cable modems from my area are up there and are almost faster that T-1. I get 1.4MB a sec with my modem, and the normal T-1 gets about 2MB a sec.

Anyway, Sorry Amie, i dont live there, If you lived in the part of Georgia that i do I'd tell you Comcast cable Internet, cus thats what i use.

It's very expensive, but a T1 plugs into a router, just like a cable line plugs into a cable modem. You could, if you really wanted, hook it up then to a plain old PC. I don't see why anyone would bother, but it's doable.

 

[amie]

Thanks for the input guys

 

[paulewog]

I think in general, cable is faster than DSL, unless you get like business DSL.

T1 is like $500 a month or something crazy like that.

/me sighs... paulewog can't get DSL or Cable... no cable and far, far away for DSL (27k feet)..

 

[CW]

T1 is like 300 bucks And I want it.

 

[GodBoy809]

bah, t-1 isnt all the great, around here anyway. Here Cable is the fastest to get. Its like 70 amonth but only cus we have the cable TV along with the internet. If we just had the cable internet it would be like over 100 a month.

 

[AngelAmidala]

Go for a T-3. hehe

Seriously, do check with your cable provider to see if they have service to your area for cable internet. Though I have also heard very good things about DSL, which you'd have to check with your phone company about. (DSL is through the phone company, isn't it?)

A phone/cable company may provide the faster internet service...but your area might not be ready for it. Like around here, the phone company offers DSL...but my boss who lives practically in the middle of no where can't get it because the phone company doesn't offer DSL in HER area.

So it's good to check.

 

[Marcel]

I think that if Amie were to check with AT&T she'd find out ADSL isn't available in her area yet...

...so cable would be her best bet I'd reckon.

 

[sfhc]

I recommend cable for residential internet access. I have AT&T service. It beats residential DSL from SBC by a long shot anyday, although business level DSL is the fastest access short of big network lines that i have seen.

 

[GodBoy809]

Originally posted by AngelAmidala
Go for a T-3.
DSL is through the phone company, isn't it?

Ok, i mean, i see that that may have been a non-serious comment, but T-3 is gonna be about 3 times as much as t-1,however, it would be a lot better. and yes DSL is threw the phone line; but they give you this niffty filters to put on the phone jacks to allow you to talk on the phone while on the internet.

 

[CW]

T-3 how fast is that?

 

[kaotic]

Originally posted by Aoe_fan
T-3 how fast is that?

45Mbit and like $1000+

 

[CW]

I want it! how fast for downloads?

 

[kaotic]

Originally posted by Aoe_fan
I want it! how fast for downloads?

lol i will just say this you could download a 1 meg file in one second.