upgrading dsl, to higher speed

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upgrading dsl, to higher speed

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Ok have a quick question for you guys and girls, I have earthlink dsl, 512 down and 128 up. I put in request to upgrade, 1.5 down and 256 up. now will i see an improvement with the speed.
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Post by mnosteele52 »

If you don't you need to complain :p . You will be capped higher so of course you will have more speed. ;) :)
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I just upgraded to sprints 8m download speed and 1m upload . You should give them a call 1-800-298-5536. My speeds are amazing.
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Originally posted by freeflying
I just upgraded to sprints 8m download speed and 1m upload . You should give them a call 1-800-298-5536. My speeds are amazing.
how much u paying?
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how much ???????????????????????????????????????????
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right now for the 512 down and 128 up,i am paying 49.00 a month.to go the 1.5 down and 256 up,it will be 59.00 a month.i live in a small town just outside of dallas, so this is my only option as far as broadband is concerned. the cable company here sucks
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8M DOWNLOAD and 1m upload. I am paying 159.99$ every month. Free router and activation. Installation is only 199$ and you get a real tech not someone playing like one.
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Originally posted by freeflying
8M DOWNLOAD and 1m upload. I am paying 159.99$ every month. Free router and activation. Installation is only 199$ and you get a real tech not someone playing like one.
man.. that's quite a lump sum... what do u do at home? business person?
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I own a business// this service is worth it. because it never goes down . And if it does go down they pay you for a full day even if it only goes down for a min. My speeds Also dont move up and down all over the board. It's is pretty consistent. And some people are paying like 50 $ for not even a 1m up or down . So this product should be well worth over 500$
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That not bad for that kind of speed $159. Bellsouth wants about $800 for half that speed.I looked into it after I saw your post. I pay $39.95 for 2mb/s down384 up . but I can blow by there cap like it not there.I would pay that if i coud get it
4.418 Mbps ( 565.51 KBps
3.805 Mbps ( 487.02 KBp
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That not bad for that kind of speed $159. Bellsouth wants about $800 for half that speed.I looked into it after I saw your post. I pay $39.95 for 2mb/s down384 up . but I can blow by there cap like it not there.I would pay that if i coud get it >

Why couldn't you get it. You should try calling one of the consultants and see if it is avail. 1-800-298-5536
It might be..
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I just signed up for the ameritech.net DSL upgrade.
I have had the 768/128 service for about 3 years. Fortuntely I was still locked in at 39.95. I have been inquriing about a 1.5/256 for home users for some time. All they had before was buisness for like 169 a month.
Well the lady said the finally have it for 59.95 for the 1.5/256. Oh and its only a 10 upgrade. Well I said I still at 39.95 . "Oh you were not informed of the price increase?" Nope
... But I still jumped at the 1.5/256.
They said takes 7 buisness days...We'll see
I know thats standard for most cable users 39/49 a month but seems they have been getting bogged down lately.
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