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Spanky68 8092 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-03-05, 11:53 PM (EST) "Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " We've got dialup here at the house at the moment, which means we can only get on the net at times we are sure that nobody will be calling us. And it is SO slow, even at 50K. I live in a small town in Central Texas, so my options on high speed internet service are pretty limited. The best deal on DSL by a company that does business here is the $14.95 for Yahoo/SBC DSL. Anyone have any experiences with it? Give me the good, the bad and the ugly here. I know I can count on this community of diverse experts to have some expertise that can help me decide what to do. Thanks in advance.   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? dabo 10-04-05 1    RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? wandacal 10-04-05 3        RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? Spanky68 10-04-05 8  RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? flipxcyd 10-04-05 2  RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? lvoetulips 10-04-05 4    RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? brvnkrz 10-04-05 5        RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? dragonflies 10-04-05 6    RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? HobbsofMI 10-04-05 7        Pro vs standard SBC/DSL Spanky68 10-04-05 9  RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? Sunny_Bunny 10-04-05 10  I'm envious! RudyRules 10-04-05 11  RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? blacknwhitedog 10-04-05 12

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dabo 26942 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 02:17 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " I feel for ya, Spanky! If it is the best you can get, I say go for it. I had a Yahoo dealio many years ago, which turned into a penny-pinching time-eating nightmare, but that was many years ago, and their upgrades eventually killed it entirely. Hopefully they have their act together much better by now. Just remember: There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't. SMILES ARE FREE   Top

wandacal 4018 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest" 10-04-05, 02:40 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " Just remember: There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't. I just found out. Apparently, it's a "LOST" thing that went over my head. Just wanted to *SMOOCH* Spanky! I've missed you!   Top

Spanky68 8092 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 12:13 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " The feeling is completely mutual, Wanda. Keep the faith, doll!   Top

flipxcyd 1060 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 10-04-05, 02:22 AM (EST) 2. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " HI. I've only been with SBC/Yahoo for only 1 month, so I really can't say much other than that my connection is fast! I can watch videos and download music in less than a minute. I can listen to live streaming music and surf the internet quicker. The deal I'm on is at $14.95 a month for 12 months. My upfront costs were for the modem package (about $50) and shipping (about $13). I also get a $50 rebate that can be used after using the service for 60 days making the modem package free. Installation was very easy. It gives you a CD-rom that gives you step by step (animated too) instructions. The one problem I had was concerning the DSL modem itself. When I had a power outage and tried to re-connect, it kept giving me error messages. I followed the directions, and it still didn't work. Finally, I tried switching connections with the filters, and it finally worked. I'm guessing it finally worked because I made a guess at it. Sorry, but I don't remember what I did! LOL Anyway, it works now. Other than that, I did ask around about SBC Yahoo. I have 3 coworkers and a friend who are happy with their service.   Top

lvoetulips 1025 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 10-04-05, 08:07 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " This is my 2nd year contract w/ SBC DSL. I really have had minimal problems! I just upgraded and got the spyware/antivirus/pop up stuff too, and it's soooo much easier to deal with then buying seperate programs every year.... Go for it! The only surprise I had is that it is only 14.95 for the first year, then it goes to 24.95 (but you get the upgrade free.). blog, blog, blog   Top

brvnkrz 20491 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 08:26 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " I've been with SBC for about two years too and have had very little problems with it. I am paying the $24.95/month too.   Top

dragonflies 8051 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 09:22 AM (EST) 6. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " not much to add, since SBC is not available in my area, I had to get cable. It is nice and fast. Just wanted to tell Knockers her siggie totally creeps me out.   Top

HobbsofMI 16065 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 09:59 AM (EST) 7. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " I too have SBC/Yahoo at home and have had very little problems. Paid $16.95 for the first year and then they were offering 1.5/764 for $12.95 or Pro 3K/1.5K for $14.95 when my contract was up in July for new customer only but I called and said I was going to Comcast. They gave me Pro for a year at the $14.95 price. Pro has lost the connection about once a week....turn the modem on then off if it happens when I'm there...wait a min....back up....or it fixes itself if I'm not there at times. Always call....right now I've got Direct TV and Dish Network battling to my TV service.....I'm waiting on my HDTV before I settle on one or the other but DTV, which I have, is winning. sig by PM and bouncy by IceCat   Top

Spanky68 8092 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 12:17 PM (EST) 9. "Pro vs standard SBC/DSL" so did you have the standard service before the pro? and if so, was there a great difference in the speed and/or reliabilty? Some of their voluminous and confusing literature hinted that without pro, there would be no space for webhosting. Any expertise there? Thanks again for all the help, Hobbes and everyone else.   Top

Sunny_Bunny 5597 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 12:21 PM (EST) 10. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " Hey Spanky- The other alternative is to look into a cable connection through your cable company. We got into a good deal/promotion that was good for about 6 months. After that, if you dont want to pony up the regular cost, try yahoo. Good Luck!   Top

RudyRules 8360 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 01:54 PM (EST) 11. "I'm envious!" We've got dialup here at the house at the moment, which means we can only get on the net at times we are sure that nobody will be calling us. And it is SO slow, even at 50K. 50K? Wow, I never get more than 38.6 TOPS! I live in a small town in Central Texas, so my options on high speed internet service are pretty limited. The best deal on DSL by a company that does business here is the $14.95 for Yahoo/SBC DSL. Cable, dsl, any kind of broadband except satellite are not available to me. GO for it! I so wish I had it available. Satellite is VERY expensive and, with its .7 secod delay, makes on-line gaming (which I enjoy) even worse than the miserable experience that is dial up. Your defending two time college football pool champion   Top

blacknwhitedog 6532 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 10-04-05, 02:10 PM (EST) 12. "RE: Yahoo/SBC DSL? Thoughts? " We like the SBC/Yahoo DSL quite a bit- even though it was $26.95 when we signed up. Some of our neighbors have cable DSL and it is out a lot. One thing about DSL speed. It all depends on how far you live from the central phone switch. If you are more than about 5 miles away you will have slower connection speeds. We live about 8 miles from the switch and we didn't notice any improvement between the regular DSL and the high speed DSL. But it's WAY better than dial up.   Top

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