COMCAST V.S SPRINT DSL

[midwayer]

Sure glad I have Sprint DSL as opposed to comcast

We made it through Charley

Still have noe Comcast Cable TV

But I now have my internet DSL!

It was a rough ride folks

rough ride

[LeighAnn]

1. That's the first time I've heard of an advantage

The people I know who switched from cable to DSL were, without exception, unhappy about it. Now I can let them know that there is a bright side.

[NightTrain]

2. I had to switch from cable to DSL when I moved.

And boy, do I miss my cable modem! :cry:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I Have Cable... My Friend Has DSL....

Why is cable better?

[R3dD0g]

4. My cable is about 3 times faster than

my coworker's DSL.

If you need a Hurricane Charley to appreciate DSL, then I'd just as soon be unappreciative.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. I Was On At 863kpb-

Did the McAfee Test...


I guess that's good...

[midwayer]

14. I had comcast roadrunner for years

but hey when a disaster like Charley comes along and SPRINT has me back in touch with the rest of the world before Comcast can and I don't noticed that much difference in speed

You betcha baby..I'll take it

Although, I will admit, different areas of the country may experience

different situations

don't discount what people are going through down here

geographically things may be different

[NightTrain]

5. If my experience is any indication, cable is light years faster!

Sometimes, I have to log on and off up to three times to get a graphics-intensive website like DU to load at what I consider a reasonable speed.

I've called SBC, which has run line checks and insists that I have a 100% reading. And yet, I often feel like the goddamned DSL is barely faster than a dial-up connection!

No wonder they make you agree to a one-year contract with a $200 termination fee. If not for that, I've no doubt that a whole lot of DSL subscribers would cancel their service after the first month and get a cable modem. I sure as hell would!

[midwayer]

15. See post #14 (eom)

[midwayer]

7. All i can say is that SPRINT has me in contact with the rest

of the world faster than COMCAST could pull it off

AND i have not been in contact with the rest of the world for almost 3 days now

no elect, no phone, no TV

and BTW

DO NOT DEPEND ON a WEATHER RADIO FOR YOUR INFO

these folks SUCK

When this thing was coming through

it was worthless, fortunately I had other local avenues of info

NWS SUCKS

COLLIER COUNTY WAS HIT WORSE THAn YOU MIGHT EXPECT OR WHAT NATIONAL TV MIGHT ADMIT

WE DID GET HIT

no question about it

My new const. stood up extremely well....but I owe much to the 40 foot tall cypress and aussie pines forest behind my house as well which served to break the wind


it was AWESUM

90 mph winds overhead

but we were still able to watch as our house faces to the north

[midwayer]

8. Gives me a little appreciation

for what the folks up in PUNTA GORDA are going through

there are still those here with no elect

here's a little something else

we have folks coming down here with seriously bad attitudes

they are rtunning stop lights and think they own the place

it's not looking pretty for the next few days here

you think i'm kidding?

I've been driving here for almost 14 years now and have never experienced assho9les like this before in my life

I drive the loop EVERY DAY

[midwayer]

10. These people are WACKED absolutely no

absolutely no
CONSIDERATION for anything or anybody

I almost had two accidents today

because of people running red lights

NOT red lights that were out but

real red lights

they WERE FROM OUT OF TOWN

NO RESPECT

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. I Live In Seminole County So I Didn't Get Hit As Bad...

We never lost power though many others did....


I live in a newer development with underground power lines...


How can you surf the net without electric?

[midwayer]

11. I have electric now and phones

just now

[midwayer]

12. NO COMCAST TV ZILCH- ZERO

[midwayer]

13. BTW where are you?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Lake Mary- Approximately Twenty Miles Of Downtown Orlando

nt

[Shananigans]

17. Glad you made it through safely!

[midwayer]

18. Rough ride

very much so

80-90 mph winds lasted about 1.5 hours here

amazing how much i value just the basic services and neccesities


Thanks!