Ron, That sounds like a good deal; I shall have to ring Verizon and inquire to whether or not it's available in my area. When I lived in Northampton, I had Verizon DSL and it worked wonderfully and was disappointed to have to switch to Comcast cable when I moved to Sunderland. Jonathan Hohl Kennedy Sunderland, MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Miller" <ronsmiller at comcast.net> To: "Hidden-Tech" <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:16 PM Subject: [Hidden-tech] Comcast v. Verizon > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > > You've probably been over this before, but I'm considering switching from > Comcast Cable to Verizon DSL for my ISP. > > I've been having issues with my Comcast Cable (strange, intermittent > issues where certain web sites I visit all the time suddenly don't > display) and I received an offer from Verizon. For $29.99 per month, I get > their highest speed package and they will provide the modem and software > (and no installation visit is required). > > In addition, they will give me a $15.00 break on my bill for the first 6 > months, meaning I get it for $15.00 a month for 6 months. I'm paying $45 > per month now for Comcast Cable. > > I'm wondering if anyone has had both and been able to compare. If not, I > typically get download speeds of around 600-700 kbs when the system is > running at top speed and I'm wondering how this compares with the Verizon > experience. > > > Thanks, > Ron > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >