DSL Providers

[danaeris]

So, our household's DSL provider is transitioning to either SBC, Verizon, or Bell South.

Anyone have opinions on which one we should use, or if there is another one we should choose instead?

I dunno if we'll get the same deal, but we WERE paying $60/month for a basic DSL connection.

Comments

[wurmfood.livejournal.com]

I think I'm one of the few people, but I've actually been really happy with SBC. I get several static IPs, decent bandwidth, few problems, and it's under $60. I have noticed 2 serious problems while I've had DSL with them, both times were networking issues on their end that were fixed in an hour.

When the guy came to do the install I had everything on my end ready. He showed up, hooked stuff up, did a test, we connected my computer and it worked. In and out in less than an hour.

[hansandersen.livejournal.com]

SBC's a big faceless company, but I've had *very* good customer service and tech support from them at two separate residences.

At my family's house, we paid $60/month (pre-tax) for 5 static IP's. Right now, I'm paying $50/month for one dynamic IP, to which I hooked up a router.

[cr0wgrrl.livejournal.com]

We've been really happy with Speakeasy.net, personally.

[earthdragon.livejournal.com]

I have not had service with any of them. However, I tried earthlink, and when I switched to cable, I got scrod by them.

Check terms of service, I've been told that verizon(at least in boston) is monthly, with no annual contract bits.
Given the frequency of life happening, that is nice.

Read all of the fine prints, and see what you like.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

We've had excellent response and service from Speakeasy; I've heard bad reports from SBC/Pac Bell and Earthlink from folks.

My girlfriend who works with big telecom/DSL providers says Verizon is kind of evil as a corporation and SBC is only a little better.

[digitalsidhe.livejournal.com]

Speakeasy (http://www.speakeasy.net) all the way. They simply rock. How, you may ask?

Okay, not only do they give you good, solid, reliable service, including static IPs if you want 'em, but also, their policies are totally ass-kicking. For example, check out their standard ToS agreement (http://www.speakeasy.net/tos#moderation), which, unlike nearly any other provider, explicitly permits you to run your own servers. If you're feeling all geeky and want to run your own web/mail/DNS/you-name-it (like I do), you can go right ahead -- you don't have to rely on them for hosting, name service, POP boxes, or anything.

Or look at their policy on wireless network sharing (http://www.speakeasy.net/main.php?page=hzpolicy), which, once again, explicitly permits you to do so. They are just completely, totally, cool. Unlike so many other providers, they aren't trying to make you their slave; they're selling a service, and they freely admit that what you do with that service is up to you