BellSouth Fast Access DSL - Xtreme

[Major SONAR]

I don't know how many of you guys use Bellsouth DSL, but I just signed up for their Fast Access Xtreme.

http://www.fastaccess.com/content/consumer/products.jsp

I had their normal Fast Access 1.5 Mb down, 256k up.

DSL Xtreme is 3 Mb down, 384k up!

The upgrade is only going to cost me $5/month! That's a bargain if you ask me.


Thought some of you might be interested. Apparently they started offering this last service month. Also comes with free modem (after rebate), a static IP address, and several 25 Mb email boxes.

[FarginMofo]

I've had this for about 2 months now. My test speeds (http://www.dslreports.com) come in at around 2 to 2.5 download and around 300 upload.

However, I have not noticed any difference in gameplay (bf1942). Time to retire the AMD 1700.

[Evan]

Hmm.

I'll take my 10mbit down, 1mbit up thank you very much.

[Jeffro]

Originally posted by Evan
Hmm.

I'll take my 10mbit down, 1mbit up thank you very much.

And pay hundreds of dollars a month?

I have adelphia cab;e. 3Mb down and I've gotten 600Kbps up before. Haven't reached that high recently though. (I think I was able to get that fast before they put the 3Mbps downstream cap on)
ANyways it's super expensive $55 a month.

[Evan]

Originally posted by Jeffro
And pay hundreds of dollars a month?

$60/month.

Hey evan where do you get your 10Mbps from? If I could get that for nearly the same price per month I would definatly go for it.

[Evan]

Originally posted by LordShard
Hey evan where do you get your 10Mbps from? If I could get that for nearly the same price per month I would definatly go for it.

Move to NJ or NYC. Optimum Online (owned by Cablevision). It's only a regional provider at this time.

Darn. I live in north VA. I live to far out for DSL from any providers in the area so my only option is adelphia.

>.<

[Major SONAR]

I'm was paying $35.. now $40. Not bad.

FarginMofo: Once I have the upgrade installed, I'll check the speed and let you know the speed I finally end up with.

I agree... it's time to upgrade. I saw an increase in download speed when I upgraded from a 700 mhz Duron to 1.4 Athlon. I didn't think CPU upgrade would affect download speed, but it sure seemed to make a difference. (That was several years ago.)

[Jeffro]

I pay 50.00 bucks a month for less than half of that speed

What a bunch of shit!


SBC can eat my ass!

[Evan]

Originally posted by Jeffro
I pay 50.00 bucks a month for less than half of that speed

What a bunch of shit!


SBC can eat my ass!

lol

[Camel toe joe]

heh i pay 80/month for 512/256, and i'm sure have seen the many kicks i've had for high ping only problem is this is the only provider in my area i have be fighting with them and looks like they are going to be fixing the problem shortly

[Lt. Mass]

Originally posted by LordShard
I have adelphia cab;e. 3Mb down and I've gotten 600Kbps up before. Haven't reached that high recently though. (I think I was able to get that fast before they put the 3Mbps downstream cap on)
ANyways it's super expensive $55 a month.

Yes, a bit pricy! But it's only $10 a month if you work for them. I also have 3 digital cable boxes (1 is High-Def, but only like 6 channels are broadcast in HD) with all the premium channels, and the total bill for me is less than $30 a month. And to top if off, PPV is half price, too. So I can't complain, but thanks for supporting the company that pays me

[Horsepower]

Originally posted by Major SONAR
I'm was paying $35.. now $40. Not bad.

what? i am paying $55 for the same service. are you getting some sort of discount such as for having bundled services?