Broadband Availability?

Jesus Freak · Post by **Jesus Freak** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:59 pm

Most of you know that I'm stuck with 26.4kbps max 56k connect, and I'm desperately searching for affordable high-speed Internet. When I say affordable, I mean under $50/month for just the Internet service. I'm looking for something that's fast enough to game with under 60 ping to servers near to me. I currently ping as low as 130 to Esa with my connect... so imagine what I could do with broadband!

I'm not good at on-line stuff, so if anyone is willing to help me find some affordable(or at least SOME) high speed Internet, I would be very very grateful

Here is my contact info if needed:

29045 Livingston Drive
Mechanicsville Md, 20659
phone: 301-884-4175

if u need to put a name in for something, just put Charles Lucas. So, anyone with a kind heart willing to help? All I know of that's available now is GMP cable Internet, and that costs $80 a month for only 512k/256k

CritterB · Post by **CritterB** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:25 pm

Try checking at www.dslreports.com

Bonz · Post by **Bonz** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:32 pm

I did a comcast search and their are about 6 differnt comcast providers for your zip.
go to comcast.com and do an availabilty search with your zip and pick your county if its available, comcast in my area is only around 47.95 and I get 3000/450

Jesus Freak · Post by **Jesus Freak** » Thu Jan 22, 2004 11:06 pm

That's the problem, I don't know which Comcast services me. MY County Comcast certainly doesn't, because we've called them and get no reply. I just tried ordering through another county Comcast that a Comcast customer service agent suggested I try. Comcast for me would be $60/month because I'm not a cable TV customer, and it would be 3mb/256k(wowowowow fast).

I know for a fact that VERY FEW people in my entire county have cable Internet. I live in a low density, low income city. However, my county has the guinness book of world records for most liquor stores per square mile! There are 3.5 liquor stores per square mile average in my county

Sad, huh?

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:42 am

Hey JF, you don't live very far from me. East Coast needs a good LAN.

I'm down in Winchester, VA, so I get my cable net through Adelphia. (3Mbit/256Kbit)

Akasha · Post by **Akasha** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:43 am

Hey, JF, I had a comcast connection last year. I lived in a neighborhood that has young couples and retired couples. So, obviously, no one uses broadband, and, of course, it took me a long time to convince my dad to get it and to know what it was.

But it was great...it never lagged and it was always at 1789/400, according to dslreports.com. Be careful about having a TV in the same room and using a splitter.

My problem was with on screen lag, and 2/3 of my problem was system lag in general. The cable was definitely NOT a bottleneck.

But my computer was.

Jesus Freak · Post by **Jesus Freak** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:34 am

JMeat, we should go to Chicago LAN... maybe even carpool

Of course if I go we will have to bring along Shadowfox

I'm not afraid of getting unstable cable Internet. If I could get Comcast cable Internet, I'd be happy. However, if I could get DSL 1.5mb/128k for only $35/month, I'd be even happier