| Are you shopping around for high speed
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| | you break it. You also need to call
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| internet and getting totally confused?
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| | before your term is up to get decent
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| $12.95 for 6 months, or $14.95 for 3
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| | rates for the next 12 months. (for the
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| months? Upload speeds of 128 kbps or
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| | second offer you can stay at
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| download speeds of 768 kbps? What does
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| | $29.95.)Summary of Verizon prices:
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| kbps stand for anyway? Hopefully this
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| | Lower speed: $14.95
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| article will help you make some sense of
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| | Faster speed: $21.95-$29.95
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| all the promotions out there.I compared
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| | Other fees: $19.95 shipping and
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| the promotions (as of May 2006) being
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| | activation fee.
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| offered by most of the primary DSL and
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| | $79 early termination fee.AOL:AOL
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| cable modem providers in Southern
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| | doesn't have its own high speed
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| California. It's hard to fit a giant
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| | infrastructure per say. It provides AOL
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| Excel spreadsheet into a text article,
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| | service but uses AT&T or Verizon to
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| but see if you can use the information I
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| | deliver it in the Southland.The price is
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| provide to at least try to compare apples
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| | $25.90 per month for a one-year term.
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| to apples. The two main criteria I
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| | After that year, Verizon customers are
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| focused on are price and speed.A few
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| | still charged $25.90 per month, while the
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| points to clear up first so you can be
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| | service with AT&T goes up to $29.99 per
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| more educated in your
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| | month. The speeds are generally 768 kbps
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| choices:kbps: kilobits per secondmbps:
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| | for download and 128 kbps for upload.
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| stands for megabits per second. A megabit
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| | With Verizon there is a shipping and
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| is 1,000 times faster than a kilobit. So
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| | handling fee of $19.95 and a $79 early
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| 1.5 megabits is equal to 1,500
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| | termination fee, just as if you'd went
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| kilobits.download speed: The download
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| | with them without AOL. AT&T (as shown
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| speed is for downloading web pages,
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| | above) asks for a $99 early termination
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| software, etc. and is what you probably
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| | fee.Summary of AOL fees:
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| use most of the time.upload speed: The
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| | $25.90 for 768 kbps download speed
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| upload speed is used, for example, when
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| | ( for other fees see AT&T or Verizon
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| you might upload photos to the internet
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| | fees.)Earthlink:Earthlink: This company
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| (for instance to Snapfish or sending an
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| | is offering a promotion of $12.95 for the
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| attachment to an email), or if you have
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| | first six months in certain regions of
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| your own website and upload your own
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| | the country, with a price of $29.95 after
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| pages.Since you are only downloading most
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| | that. This promotion is for decent
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| of the time, high speed internet
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| | speeds: 1.5mbps for download speeds and
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| companies focus primarily on download
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| | 128 kbps for upload speeds. They also
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| speeds, which are invariably faster than
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| | charge a $19.95 shipping fee, and $149.95
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| upload speeds. You might want to focus
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| | if you break your 1-year contract. (So
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| primarily on download speeds as well,
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| | I'd guess you'd better be sure you want
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| depending on your type of usage of
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| | to stay with them!)Summary of Earthlink
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| course.Also, the general consensus is
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| | prices:
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| that the typical download speed for home
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| | Faster speed: $12.95-$29.95
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| DSL (before all these promotions started
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| | Other fees: $19.95 shipping fee,
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| coming out recently) is about 1.5 kbps.
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| | $149.95 early termination fee.DSL
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| So it is worth a word of caution that the
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| | Extreme:DSL Extreme offers a promotion of
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| cheapest promotions may or may not be the
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| | $12.95 per month for customers with SBC
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| best for you.Several companies are
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| | phone service. That promotion offers
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| offering very good prices for 768 kbps of
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| | speeds ranging from 384 kbps - 1.5 mbps
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| download speed. I have been told that
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| | for download, and 128 - 384 kbps for
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| this speed is adequate for people who
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| | upload. Those with Verizon can expect to
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| mainly use email and do light web
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| | pay a little more, $14.95 per month.
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| surfing. So you have to think about how
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| | Speeds with Verizon are 768 kbps for
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| much you use the internet. Do you
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| | download and 128 kbps for upload. These
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| download music? Are you a web surfing
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| | prices don't include $15.43 for the
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| addict?One thing I'll tell you is that if
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| | shipping and handling of the modem.As
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| I, as a computer consultant, had an
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| | with the others, you're in for a 1-year
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| internet speed of 768 kbps, I'd probably
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| | contract. But if you renew before it
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| be rather unhappy. But if you're a light
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| | expires, you can lock in the price DSL
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| user, you'd probably be fine.
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| | Extreme is offering returning customers
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| OK, now you can read about the different
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| | at the time. That price is not yet
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| offers and see for yourself:AT& T
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| | determined:Watch out, though. The early
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| (formerly SBC):Their lowest promotion
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| | termination fee if you decide to end the
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| prices are $12.99 per month and $17.99
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| | 1-year contract is a whopping
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| per month. You also have to pay a $12.95
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| | $250!Summary of DSL Extreme prices:
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| shipping and handling fee. (And you have
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| | Lower Speeds: $12.95-$1495
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| to pay $49.99 up front for a modem, but
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| | Other fees: $15.43 for shipping and
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| you get a mail-in rebate of $49.99 as
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| | handling of modem,
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| well.)
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| | $250.00 early termination fee.I also
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| The $12.99 price is for download speeds
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| | talked to a couple of companies that
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| of 384 kbps - 1.5 mbps. The $17.99 price
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| | offer cable modem:Comcast:The prices for
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| is for download speeds of 1.5 - 3.0
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| | cable modem tend to be a bit higher, but
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| mbps.Those prices are good for a 1-year
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| | the two cable companies I called offered
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| contract, but beware. If you don't call
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| | faster speeds than the DSL promotions I
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| AT&T before the year is up (I believe
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| | looked at.Comcast is offering a promotion
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| they send you a letter to remind you),
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| | of $26.95 for the first three months with
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| the price goes up to $50/month. Once you
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| | download speeds of 4mbps and upload
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| call, though, AT&T will offer you
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| | speeds of about 386 mbps. But after your
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| whatever promotion they have at the time.
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| | honeymoon the price goes up to $45.95 if
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| There is a $99 termination fee if you
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| | you have cable TV with them or $56.95 if
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| break your 1-year contract.Summary of
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| | you don't. One good thing - there is no
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| AT&T prices:
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| | contract, so that means there's no early
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| Lower speeds: $12.99
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| | termination fee.You also have to either
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| Faster speeds: $17.99
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| | buy a cable modem at an electronics store
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| Other fees: $12.95 shipping and
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| | (Comcast doesn't sell them) or rent one
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| handling,
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| | for $3 a month. So be sure to include
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| $99 termination fee.Verizon:This company
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| | that fee in your calculations!Adelphia:To
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| is offering a base price of $14.95 for
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| | begin with, Adelphia offers a basic
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| download speeds of up to 768 kbps and
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| | package which happens to be very basic.
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| upload speeds of 128kbps. The first month
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| | Both its upload and download speeds are
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| is free, however there is a $19.95
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| | 256 kbps (kinda slow if you ask me). This
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| shipping and activation fee. This $14.95
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| | package's price is $24.95 per month.The
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| offer is good only if you order via the
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| | company also offers a more reasonable
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| internet though (a little Catch 22
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| | package that costs $24.95 for the first
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| there). If you call and speak to a live
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| | three months, then goes up to $43.95. The
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| person instead, it'll cost you $17.99 a
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| | speeds with this package are pretty fast
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| month. Ha!For heavier internet users,
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| | - 4 mbps for download speeds and an
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| Verizon has another, slightly more
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| | upload speed of 384 mbps.
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| complicated promotion. For download
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| | As with Comcast, Adelphia's packages are
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| speeds of up to 1.5 mbps, you get the
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| | month-to-month, with no contract and no
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| first month free. Butttttt, for the
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| | termination fee. But, also like Comcast,
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| second and third months it will cost you
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| | you have to either purchase your own
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| $21.95, and $29.95 for months 4-12.
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| | modem or rent one for $3. Also, you don't
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| (Where'd they come up with that plan?)
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| | need to have Adelphia TV cable service to
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| Upload speeds are about 384 kbps.These
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| | get those prices. The prices are the same
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| Verizon promotions come with one-year
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| | for both cable TV and non-cable TV
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| contracts and a $79 termination fee if
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| | customers alike.
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