Need Internet!

**Lemur** · 05-12-2009, 05:04

Time Warner Cable wasn't a bad deal when I was living in Brooklyn, but if you don't also buy their TV package, it ain't worth it. Also, they did that weird "we're gonna meter your bandwidth" thing less than a month ago.

**ULC** · 05-12-2009, 05:07

I don't need TV, just books and the internet

Also, they cap their speeds at 5mbps, and everyone and their second cousins aunts uncle brothers mother (have no idea where that puts them in the family tree, if it's a tree at that point) is subscribed to TWC - that kills in my book the ability to have decent speeds for gaming.

I think.

**Lemur** · 05-12-2009, 05:11

Dunno. When I was living in Brooklyn I got good speeds at all times, probably because I was the neighborhood bandwidth hog. I think everybody else was just glad to discover email.

If everybody in your 'hood has TWC, why not get one of them to let you run a speed test?

**ULC** · 05-12-2009, 05:17

Sadly, don't know any of my neighbors - just moved in

And I'm not the sociable type either

I am thinking of going with AT&T DSL, maybe U-verse I think it's called?

**Lemur** · 05-12-2009, 05:25

U-verse is fiber optic, right? If that's what I'm thinking of, it's slick stuff. You can check availability here.

**ULC** · 05-12-2009, 05:34

Not available in my area yet

Now I am not sure at all

EDIT - although Verizon is in my area and is around 20-40 US with exceptional Upload speeds...hmmm...

**Husar** · 05-12-2009, 09:15

I know a certain other orgah switched to Verizon fios and seems to have gotten some good results.
How good they really are I don't know, you'd have to ask Proletariat yourself.

Otherwise I can't help, being german and all, ya know...