10/30 Moving to North Berkeley in a few weeks. Can anyone recommend a DSL
or other high-speed provider? I'd like to do VOIP for phone,
so I don't want to use PacBell (since it's expensive to get
just DSL as opposed to DSL/phone).
\_ If you sign up for Comcast Cable Modem it does NOT require you
to sign up for TV cable.. you can buy one without the other. Also
if you decide to get DSL you can sign up for Speakeasy (as well
as a couple other providers) who will now provide DSL w/o you
having phone service. It costs like $5 more but is avaiable. -shac
\_ Comcast worked great when I lived there a year ago.
\_ Does that require cable? I'd prefer not to get cable.
\_ What price point were you expecting?
\_ My PacBell DSL right now is $26.95/mo. But I think that
requires I subscribe to their phone service too.
\_ No surprise. Well, here's one thing you can do.
Comcast has like a 24.95 deal for 3 months right now
(I think, or anyway, whatever their promotion is).
You can sign up for that, and then cancel. At least
in my experience, when you cancel, just act like
the reason you're cancelling is that, while you like
the service, you're poor or something and can't afford
their $59.99 a month regular price. They might continue
your promotion for a few more months. I got service
at $19.99 a month for a year doing that, but after a
point, they'll tell you that that's the last extension
they can offer you.
\_ So you don't want cable, and don't want phone? I guess you'll
have to get your internet access through the air. good luck.
\_ Can someone like Speakeasy or Earthlink give you DSL even
if you don't have a phone? (They offer DSL; just not sure
if a telephone has to be enabled.) |
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