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Re: no contract

#518
From: Eric
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:21
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barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> wrote in
news:alpine.DEB.2.00.1110030716590.19644@sghcrg.sghcrg.pbz: 

> 
> 
> On Sat, 1 Oct 2011, Eric wrote:
> 
>> Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> wrote in
>> news:j66t45$5o7$2@remote5bge0.ripco.com:
>>
>>> Cydrome Leader <presence@mungepanix.com> wrote:
>>>> barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> US Cellular for the cell phone and AT&T DSL for internet even keeps
>>>> me pretty happy.
>>>
>>>> At least I can call AT&T on a phone that really works if the DSL is
>>>> acts weird.
>>>
>>> Yeah but she said she wanted to kill off the DSL and go to wifi
>>> wireless.
>>>
>>> Besides like Cricket and Clearwire, there isn't much choice for
>>> that, is there?
>>>
>>> Pretty sure both of those along with trying to tether to a cell
>>> phone isn't going to be without a contract.
>>>
>>> I'd keep the DSL too, maybe go dry, get rid of the voice service but
>>> I don't see it'll be anything in savings worth mentioning.
>>
>> She won't be happy with wifi wireless, and she'll be locked in a
>> contract when she realizes it. I don't know anyone that thinks wifi
>> wireless is better than wired DSL.
> 
> why?
> too slow? too spotty?

Just from reading here people that have had it report that it's either 
slow or spotty. Read back and see what others have said. 

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