We can't get DSL in my area of Bloomington because the phone infrastructure is too old. Comcast has a monopoly on broadband service, and residential service starts at $60 per month. Of course this is not all Comcast's fault, the city council could take a little leadership on broadband access for Bloomington. But I suspect the city is in cahoots with Comcast because they get their community-access cable services and infrastructure from Comcast. I wonder what other benefits the council gets from Comcast that they make us continue to pay Comcast $60 per month for their marginal internet services, but that's the state of affairs right now.<br>
<br>Curtis<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Justin Krejci <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jus@krytosvirus.com">jus@krytosvirus.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">> I believe that they lie to customers about their policies. They offer a<br>
> service that they do not provide. They also increased my monthly fees<br>
> quite massively in the past few years. Maybe the service got faster, but<br>
> I didn't care. I'd rather have it slower and pay less, but they didnt'<br>
> ask. So of course I am seeking other providers.<br>
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</div>DSL - slower but cheaper plus you have a wider choice of ISP in most areas.<br>
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