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Re: new dsl test results

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From: dye
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:31
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In article <j04ro4$hh4$1@dont-email.me>,
Matt Ferrari <invalid@noSpamORharvest.com> wrote:
>Called AT&T and asked them if  I could get a contract to get the promotional 
>rates they are baiting new customers with.
>They bumped me to $30 a month. They said no but offered to give me the next 
>higher speed for $30.
>
>so i checked things out today. Yep things are a little faster than the 
>1.5/768 package. Well the download portion.
>
>
>1881down/439up
>
>1908/424
>
>2227/417
>
>2471/465
>
>the last test being the closest to their advertised 3.00 down 512 up.
>
>why does the upload speed lower when the download claim increases? hmm
>
>If they are gonna eventually start charging me $38 for this speed tier I 
>might as well make the jump
>to comcast for $50 a month. 
>
>

I am paying 24.99 for the AT&T HSI ELITE 6 Meg down 768K up.
They keep on trying to change the price to $39.99 but 1/2 hour
on the phone fixes that.

--Ken


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Ken R. Dye                               an optimist is a guy             |
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From: dye@ppp-69-216-242-214.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net (dye)
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Subject: Re: new dsl test results
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:31:14 +0000 (UTC)
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