Andy Abramson made a good catch on the AT&T – BellSouth merger. One of the so-called concessions that AT&T made to the FCC to get the deal approved was that it would offer DSL service without requiring customers to have a voice line. But, there’s a catch:
AT&T is limiting the downloads to 768kbps which in today’s era, is not very fast. For example I have "naked" cable and have 12 megs down and one meg up in speed.
This comes as no surprise to us – we’ve had the same issue with Verizon, which claims to offer a 6mbps plan without voice service, which mysteriously never seems to be available for installation in our locations. Oddly, they can install a voice + DSL line at lower speeds for a higher monthly fee. Uh, no thanks.
Abramson continues:
In my mind AT&T should offer a DSL + CallVantage bundle, remove the speed cap and let the DSL fly as fast as it can. That is what the Earthlink offering of DSL and Voice provides. They don’t mess around with speed caps, or try to "arm twist" customers into buying a different plan.
1-7-2007 02:21:55
I had a similar situation with Comcast, except the other way around. I only wanted broadband Internet service – not cable, since I don’t have a TV – but it’s cheaper to get Internet and cable together than to just get Internet service by itself. Go figure.
3-18-2007 14:58:36
I remember when cable internet had quite a few speed packages available. The cable company the cut it down to 2 plans to choose from after they added their broadband telephone services. Go figure. You’re probably better off finding an independent Internet company for your broadband needs nowadays. I’m fed up with the cable companies doing what they want. Bad enough they have exclusive regional rights.
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