7/28    I currently have a standard SBC DSL for 49.95/month.  Their site lists
        this has 384K-1.5M download.  I'm thinking of upgrading to their 59.95
        package that claims 576 - 1.5M download.  Anybody done this switch?
        I'm thinking if this is a gimmick or they can really guarantee that
        speed.  DSL speed depends on distance from CO.  If they can suddenly
        crank up my speed, that means that they're currently putting caps
        on my bandwidth?   I'm trying to avoid switching and then not seeing
        a difference and have to spend a lot of time trying to switch back.
        Thanks.
        \_ dump SBC and go with http://speakeasy.net.
        \_ heck, at work we get 4 Mbps easy.  It's upload that's the problem.
           of course we pay work prices, ~ $150/month.
        \_ Sucka. SBC DSL is $29.95/month
           \_ ???
        \_ their 1.5M/256k "deluxe" service is $39.95 with 12-month
           contract.  i think the offer ends 9/30 or something.  basically
           $20 off any service plan w/ 12-month commitment.  speed is
           a tiny bit slower than my old comcast cable service, but
           i am happy to be shed of the comcast "thou shalt also
           subscribe to our cable tv or be fuxxored" policy.
           \_ What about current customers? --dim
        \_ The switch doesn't work in all cases. If they can't find
           an open circuit in your co that meets the distance req.
           they will tell you that you can't be upgraded.
           \_ This whole broadband thing is still a really immature technology.
              One day you'll get data service the same as phone service and
              none of this BS about how far you are from the CO or open
              circuits or different speed charges, etc.  It'll just work.
              Until then this whole thing is a big hack.
                \_ This whole politics thing is a really immature society.
                   One day, you'll get world peace and equitable allocation
                   of scarce resources, with none of this nonsense about
                   nationalism or different ethnicity.  People will all just
                   get along.  Until then, this whole thing is a big hack.
                   \_ Network bandwidth will continue growing until it becomes
                      truly ubiquitous.  Clean water, food, and land will not
                      until we can easily leave this planet or a few billion
                      people get wiped out quick and clean.
                      \_ Electricity will be too cheap to meter! This was the
                         slogan of the nuclear power industry 40 years ago.
                         \_ Maybe you missed the part where we haven't built a
                            new reactor in decades?
                            \_ Maybe you missed the point.
           \_ This whole dating thing is still a really immature sociology.
              One day you'll get date service the same as sexual service and
              none of this BS about how far you are from third base or open
              relationships or different STDs, etc.  People will just screw.
              Until then this whole thing is a big hack.