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Fearless_Hyena · 06-04-2004, 06:24 AM

Verizon made my day yesterday by upgrading my residential DSL service from 768/128 to 1544/384 for FREE!!

Ok not free as in really "FREE" but at the same charge of $35/month that I have been paying for my slower service, they more than doubled my connection speed just for the asking.

So I'll tell you how this happened, it's worth a try if you have DSL from VZ, but your mileage may vary.

I've been a VZ home DSL subscriber for a few years, Area Code 301. Yesterday I called 800-567-6789 to ask the residential DSL sales rep about costs for the next-highest service plan for my line, and he said that he could do it for free if I qualify. I think he said that to qualify your DSL has to ride on an ATM or Frame Relay backbone at the Central Office, and you have to be close enough to the CO. So he did some checking, and I did indeed qualify, and my faster service will be provisioned within 5 days at no extra charge!

Apparently the story behind this is that they're upgrading service on a regional basis, and eventually since broadband is getting cheaper and cheaper, the 1.5/384 service is going to be their base service. But they can't advertise that until they're able to give it to everyone, and not every area is upgraded yet. But if your area has been upgraded, you can call and they'll provision your line for the new service.

Your mileage may vary of course, but it's worth a shot to call VZ if you already have the slower service and see if this is available for you!

Polyphobic · 06-04-2004, 08:00 AM

Comcast BB Internet cable is doing the same. We will be upgrading from 1.8mbs to 3.0 with no extra charge. Sometime before the end of the year.

tropple · 06-04-2004, 08:54 AM

Comcast, though, has a cap of 2GB per month for USENET downloads. They've farmed USENET out to AIRNEWS, who, IMHO, stink.

I tried them both and ended up keeping Verizon. Verizon is moving home broadband up in a big way. They've started making service as fast as 30Mbps available to home users in Texas.

Now all they need to do is give me a static IP address ;-)

<a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040519/nyw060_1.html">Verizon's fiber rollout in Keller, TX</a>

Polyphobic · 06-04-2004, 09:23 AM

30 Mbps?
They need to get into the Denver market. Damn it!

Wyodiver33 · 06-04-2004, 04:52 PM

I switched from 1.5 Mbps Bellsouth DSL to Comcast 3.0 Mbps cable a few months ago. Love it. I'm actually saving $5 a month by using Comcast. Now Bellsouth offers 3.0 Mbps, but it is a few bucks more a month than Comcast.

tropple · 06-05-2004, 06:21 AM

I suppose if you aren't into gather massive amounts of USENET binaries of one type or another, and you can deal with airhead cable service peopel, then comcast is for you.

When I had comcast, I had three TVs connected by them, as well as the cable split ahead of the TV splitter. Comcast made all of the conenctions, did all of the wiring.

Then one fine afternoon, after calling about a funky HBO problem where the on-the-pole filter failed, the installer checked the wiring, looked at his paperwork, decided that since I had three TVs and four cable running into the premises, that I was stealing cable from them and disconnected the coax that ran into the house for the network. He even tagged it with one of those red theft is punishable... warning tags.

It took four days to get that straightened out. This included much phone time, three technicaian visits (they came out the first two times and disconected one TV and connected that line to the TV - THREE TIMES, all because of the red tag) before they finally got itr re-connected and all three TVs operating again.

Not to mentioned the code red hell of the average comcast network node.

3.0Mbps is a third of what they should be providing. One hundred yards down my street, Optimum Online is giving their internet clients 10Mbps. There is somethingf wrong with that picture.

Personally, I am very content with Verizon's service, price and speed.

I just wish they provided static IP adresses.

<Patiently awaiting my 30Mbps connection.... ;-)

cj2112 · 06-05-2004, 07:19 AM

Charter upgraded me from 2Mb/s to 3Mb/s w/o even telling me for a month, no extra charge, they just did it. I noticed long before they told me, but I wasn't about to call them and complain...lol

Holo · 06-05-2004, 01:01 PM

my RR 3mbps is a bit slow for me

BRING ON THE 10MBPS lines!

Booboo · 06-06-2004, 06:10 PM

I love being at college... =P I can regularly d/l stuff between 1-3mps, regardless of of many people are online.. upload is the same. I really dont know what kind of cennection it is.. on dsl reports speedtest it read as 12up/12down.. and had records or others from the same school at 35up/down...Going home to my cable seems like going from cable to dial-up now.

Edit- any this was while d/ling some stuff with bit-torrent.

06-04-2004, 06:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fearless_Hyena Hello, good evening, and bollocks. Location: near DC	Verizon upgraded my DSL for free!! Verizon made my day yesterday by upgrading my residential DSL service from 768/128 to 1544/384 for FREE!! Ok not free as in really "FREE" but at the same charge of $35/month that I have been paying for my slower service, they more than doubled my connection speed just for the asking. So I'll tell you how this happened, it's worth a try if you have DSL from VZ, but your mileage may vary. I've been a VZ home DSL subscriber for a few years, Area Code 301. Yesterday I called 800-567-6789 to ask the residential DSL sales rep about costs for the next-highest service plan for my line, and he said that he could do it for free if I qualify. I think he said that to qualify your DSL has to ride on an ATM or Frame Relay backbone at the Central Office, and you have to be close enough to the CO. So he did some checking, and I did indeed qualify, and my faster service will be provisioned within 5 days at no extra charge! Apparently the story behind this is that they're upgrading service on a regional basis, and eventually since broadband is getting cheaper and cheaper, the 1.5/384 service is going to be their base service. But they can't advertise that until they're able to give it to everyone, and not every area is upgraded yet. But if your area has been upgraded, you can call and they'll provision your line for the new service. Your mileage may vary of course, but it's worth a shot to call VZ if you already have the slower service and see if this is available for you!

06-04-2004, 08:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Polyphobic Runt Location: Denver	Comcast BB Internet cable is doing the same. We will be upgrading from 1.8mbs to 3.0 with no extra charge. Sometime before the end of the year. __________________ <--The great infidel-->

06-04-2004, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
tropple Junkie	Comcast, though, has a cap of 2GB per month for USENET downloads. They've farmed USENET out to AIRNEWS, who, IMHO, stink. I tried them both and ended up keeping Verizon. Verizon is moving home broadband up in a big way. They've started making service as fast as 30Mbps available to home users in Texas. Now all they need to do is give me a static IP address ;-) <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040519/nyw060_1.html">Verizon's fiber rollout in Keller, TX</a> __________________ +++++++++++Boom!

06-04-2004, 09:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Polyphobic Runt Location: Denver	30 Mbps? They need to get into the Denver market. Damn it! __________________ <--The great infidel-->

06-04-2004, 04:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	I switched from 1.5 Mbps Bellsouth DSL to Comcast 3.0 Mbps cable a few months ago. Love it. I'm actually saving $5 a month by using Comcast. Now Bellsouth offers 3.0 Mbps, but it is a few bucks more a month than Comcast. __________________ I like stuff.

06-05-2004, 06:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
tropple Junkie	I suppose if you aren't into gather massive amounts of USENET binaries of one type or another, and you can deal with airhead cable service peopel, then comcast is for you. When I had comcast, I had three TVs connected by them, as well as the cable split ahead of the TV splitter. Comcast made all of the conenctions, did all of the wiring. Then one fine afternoon, after calling about a funky HBO problem where the on-the-pole filter failed, the installer checked the wiring, looked at his paperwork, decided that since I had three TVs and four cable running into the premises, that I was stealing cable from them and disconnected the coax that ran into the house for the network. He even tagged it with one of those red theft is punishable... warning tags. It took four days to get that straightened out. This included much phone time, three technicaian visits (they came out the first two times and disconected one TV and connected that line to the TV - THREE TIMES, all because of the red tag) before they finally got itr re-connected and all three TVs operating again. Not to mentioned the code red hell of the average comcast network node. 3.0Mbps is a third of what they should be providing. One hundred yards down my street, Optimum Online is giving their internet clients 10Mbps. There is somethingf wrong with that picture. Personally, I am very content with Verizon's service, price and speed. I just wish they provided static IP adresses. <Patiently awaiting my 30Mbps connection.... ;-) __________________ +++++++++++Boom!

06-05-2004, 07:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
cj2112 Unbelievable Location: Grants Pass OR	Charter upgraded me from 2Mb/s to 3Mb/s w/o even telling me for a month, no extra charge, they just did it. I noticed long before they told me, but I wasn't about to call them and complain...lol

06-05-2004, 01:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	my RR 3mbps is a bit slow for me BRING ON THE 10MBPS lines! __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

06-06-2004, 06:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Booboo Insane	I love being at college... =P I can regularly d/l stuff between 1-3mps, regardless of of many people are online.. upload is the same. I really dont know what kind of cennection it is.. on dsl reports speedtest it read as 12up/12down.. and had records or others from the same school at 35up/down...Going home to my cable seems like going from cable to dial-up now. Edit- any this was while d/ling some stuff with bit-torrent. __________________ "Your life is yours to live, go out and live it" - Richard Rahl Last edited by Booboo; 06-06-2004 at 06:12 PM..