SBC is offering 6000/512 for $99/month

howardy2k · Jun 23, 2003

Is it worth it for a scalper?

I currently paying $35 bucks and getting about 1000/248.

Should I switch?

nitro · Jun 23, 2003

Quote from howardy2k:

Is it worth it for a scalper?

I currently paying $35 bucks and getting about 1000/248.

Should I switch?

Link to the offer?

nitro

SlickRick · Jun 23, 2003

Does that include coffee?

howardy2k · Jun 23, 2003

http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/dsl/ click on pricing for details

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7153925~root=ilec,swbell~mode=flat

actually its 1.5-6.0/384

from those test results people are actually getting around 5.0/ 384 in my area

test results : http://www.dslreports.com/archive/swbell.net?1=1&p=1

howardy2k · Jun 23, 2003

i can get close to 2Mb in my area with cable for $50 but its very unrealiable

Kicking · Jun 23, 2003

I have used several connections in the past 3 years: Cox in SoCal (3Mbps/128Kbps), cable and dsl in Belgium (1Mbps/128 for cable and 750/128 for dsl). Now I am in the UK, my provider offers 150/56K, 600K/128 and1Mbps/250 I chose the 150K connection as I can't see much of a difference in speed whether I surf or ping a website and it costs less than $30 per month. I would not choose that speed if I was scalping minis but I think the issue of speed for trading is largely overdone. Reliability is much more important.

CoolTrader · Jun 23, 2003

Quote from howardy2k:

i can get close to 2Mb in my area with cable for $50 but its very unrealiable

what kind of unreliability with cable have you experienced? I am going to move to SBC service area, need to choose between SBC ADSL and Roadrunner cable, which one would you recommend? Thanks.

howardy2k · Jun 23, 2003

Quote from CoolTrader:

what kind of unreliability with cable have you experienced? I am going to move to SBC service area, need to choose between SBC ADSL and Roadrunner cable, which one would you recommend? Thanks.

Their reliability depends on the area ur in. I would suggest you ask other traders within that area for their opinion. Dont be so quick to sign any long term contract unless ur sure of its reliabilty. Right now i think both sbcyahoodsl/ roadrunner have a month by month thing going

waggie945 · Jun 23, 2003

that even though they may "offer" that kind of bracketed service, you may not have the infra-structure in your area to handle the speed.

Remember, we are talking COPPER WIRE here which has a lot of resistance.

Unless they have put in a REMOTE TERMINAL ( RT ) in your area, I doubt that a regular copper wired phone line can give you 6,000 on the download.

Also, you are gonna have to be within 12,000 feet of the Telco switching office too, which I assume that you are if in fact you already are getting SBC DSL Service.