10-04-14 08:01 TOM WALKER wrote to ED VANCE about Cable Broadband Speed   
      
    TW> @MSGID: <54307039.13386.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
   -snip-   
    TW> Note that $14.99 is jsut a teaser rate to lock you in. Typicaly   
    TW> that lasts for 6 months and in sone cases 1 year.   
      
   IIRC, From my reading of the Fine Print on the postcard the price won't   
   change.   
   But I'd figure TWC would be sending Emails to their 2M Customers,   
   saying something like "Double or Triple the speed for a few $$$$$$$$'s   
   more", which would break the Fine Print on the original contract if the   
   customer decided they wanted a little bit more speed, or they have   
   heard from some friends how fast the higher Plans were.   
      
    TW> My Cox Cable Teaser Rate was $19.99 and then went to the   
    TW> standard rate of $39.99 and recently was raised to $46.99   
      
   SameO, SameO here on my AT&T DSL Plan, but I knew the price would go up   
   later, and so far I don't feel $28.00 USD is too bad of a price.   
      
   Plus   
      
   AFAIK there still isn't any Dial-Up BBS's, FIDONET or some other BBS   
   Network I can call locally.   
   -snip-   
    TW> I have the 5 Mbps Cox plan and consintly get 5700 Kbps, As   
    TW> measured by "Net Speed Monitor" that I have instaled in the   
    TW> tool bar so I can monitor what its going on.   
   Thank   
      
    EV>I have read Cable has Rate Plans up to 50M, but not interested in   
    EV>having the TWC folks install their gear here at any speed, I'm just   
    EV>interested (Nosey) What Rate of Downloads You (Or Anyone) get at the   
    EV>Speed Plan You/They use.   
      
    TW> Those speeds are typically only avilable with a Fiber   
    TW> connection   
      
   Well I don't have to worry about Fiber getting in my area very soon.   
   Many Years ago the telephone company ran Fiber down the State Highway   
   to where a Gambling Riverboat was located in the next County, and as   
   far as I can tell the cable companies still are using Coaxial wire on   
   the telephone poles.   
      
   ... "Daddy, what does 'FORMATTING DRIVE C' mean??"   
   --- MultiMail/MS-DOS v0.49   
   --- SBBSecho 2.12-Linux   
    * Origin: telnet & http://cco.ath.cx - Dial-Up: 502-875-8938 (1:2320/105.1)