to DSL service went well late yesterday afternoon. Here's the back-story:
I had become increasingly frustrated with the so-called high speed HughesNet satellite service during the last year, noticing a significant decrease in connection speeds well below that which was promised in my package (1 Mbps download, 128 Kbps upload). After attempting to troubleshoot potential technical issues with the hardware with a technical support staff that seemed intent on being non-responsive, I pulled the plug.
DSL service to my rural address was not available three years ago, but it is now. So, I've switched to a faster DSL service (1.5 Mbps) that's $30 per month less expensive. Plus, there are no 'fair access policy' limitations, nor is there a several second-long latency between clicking on a link and receiving content, as there was with satellite. The local phone company provided the wireless modem/router, installation and configuration took about 30 minutes, and things are humming along quite nicely at my digital cottage in the forest.
Zoom zoom. Speed is good. Happy now.
[Side note: the Bu bro switched from HughesNet to WildBlue (another satellite provider) earlier last year because of similar customer service difficulties. He seems pretty pleased so far.]
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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It's nice to see such a speed of internet surfing and that all in such cheap cost is really amazing. I think i should also opt for it.
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