At Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:38:56 -0500 Stefan Gonick <stefan at DatabaseWebWorks.com> wrote: > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > > I would definitely recommend Comcast over DSL. However, you might > want to consider > Verizon's FIOS. It's faster than cable and may be cheaper right now. Verizon's FIOS is not available in Western Mass, and it is unlikely that it ever will be anytime soon. > > Stefan > > At 09:42 AM 3/11/2010, you wrote: > > > >I wouldn't trust DSL. I've been testing U/D speeds on our DSL line > >at the office and recently got <Mbit up. If you ever intend on > >sharing files of even moderate size, go with Comcast, it is just not > >worth $10/mo to throttle your bandwidth like that. > > > > > >On Mar 10, 2010, at 1:59 PM, Val Nelson wrote: > > > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > >> ** If you did, we all thank you. > >> > >> > >>Hi HT friends, > >>Sorry to ask this age-old question but I feel overwhelmed by the > >>tech talk when talking to Comcast and Verizon. Can you help give me > >>some perspective on these options? > >> > >>I need to set up Internet access in my office and these are the two > >>choices in my price range: > >> > >>Comcast cable internet $59.95/month > >> * Downloads 6-12 mb, uploads 1-2 mb > >> * "Internet speeds up to 15 times faster than DSL" > >> > >>Verizon DSL $49.99/month > >> * "Up to 5.0M" > >>It will mostly be for one user at a time, but occasionally up to 5 > >>users at a time. I'm in a building that probably has no Comcast > >>users yet because they just installed it here, but eventually might have more. > >> > >>Will I notice a difference in speed between these two options? I'm > >>not doing any major downloading or uploading but I give my browser > >>a run for its money. > >> > >>Which option would you do? > >> > >>Thank you!! > >> > >>Val > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: > >><http://www.hidden-tech.net>http://www.hidden-tech.net > >><mailto:Hidden-discuss at lists.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 > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > ===================================================== > Database WebWorks: Dynamic web sites through database integration > http://www.DatabaseWebWorks.com > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/