snipped-for-privacy@Queensbridge.us wrote:
>> There is DSL at various speeds from Verizon.
>> There is RoadRunner and Earthlink cable broadband via Time Warner.
>> Apparently you can get 5mbps for $19.99 x 6 month followed by
>> $44.95 x six months from Earthlink via Time Warner. This averages
>> to $32.48 a month for a year of 5mbps.
>> Anyone have opinions on the Earthlink broadband in NYC?
> Earthlink broadband is a resale of an incumbents last mile. So if the
> last mile with DSL or cable is ok, it comes down to would you rather
> do business with Earthlink, your cable company, or your phone company
> as a broadband provider. I've dealt with Earthlink, TimeWarner, and
> Bellsouth here in Raleigh NC and would take EL any day of the week and
> pay a premium to do so compared to the other choices.
I would go for speed for the buck. Cable wins over DSL handsdown. Cox now offers a higher tier residential broadband for $55 a month; 12 megabits down, 1 megabit up.
Find that with your friendly (read: predatory LEC that wants now to own the Internet and charge by "message" units) and their lousy DSL.