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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
All I know is we still have 3MB/s DSL, and honestly I don't care much. With the new caps, my DSL speed is almost self-regulating. It's enough for what I do, and surprisingly it's also enough to get really good quality from Netflix, and I only do that a couple hours a week (if that). My roommate watches videos and listens to podcasts, but it's mostly lower-bitrate stuff, and he doesn't do it often. His Hulu habits have decreased as their ads increased.
One thing I have to say, though, is that while some people I know (IRL) scoff at my speed, my DSL has been rock-solid. I've been back in Nashville since Feb 2010, and there has only been one internet outage in that time, and it lasted about 2-3 hours. The speed is consistent; I can test it at any time of day and get about the same results. My friends who brag about their superfast Comcast (cable) internet also gripe about frequent slow-downs and "rush hour" issues.
And I don't have a plethora of ISPs to choose from. The only other truly viable line-based candidate would be Comcast. There are a couple of 3G "home hotspot" options but I wouldn't call those preferable at all, especially considering their cost.
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While it sux that you have few choices and are getting stuck w/a cap, as you say the cap is really a non-issue because your class of service is a de facto limit on on your data transmission anyway. Fortunately for you, the class of service is consistent and you don't get the double whammy that Harry is getting.
However, I say again, if there were real competition, there wouldn't be any caps or other nonsense going on.