Broadband Internet Service

As I noted on other pages, I now have DSL broadband service. I have used many services in the past years and much prefer Cable and DSL when they are available for the best for consistent speed & reliablity. These were not available here in Pahrump, so I was stuck with less than desirable services with Keyon and WiMax. In November 2008, AT&T brought DSL to my location and dropped WiMax. I now have super fast service for the same price ($30/Mo).

AT&T offers 4 different speeds but only 3 are available here. You can see the offers here. The fastest is not in Pahrump, so I chose the Pro service with stated speeds of Downstream Speed: Up to 3.0 Mbps Upstream Speed: Up to 512 Kbps and I am getting 2.5 Mbps consistently.

It's now Jan 3rd, 2009 & I'm still enthralled with the DSL. I can now watch videos without them burping & jumping. I can listen to music or radio with no breaks. My downloads happen almost instantly. I have downloaded updates for my Nero & some printer files that are over 300MB. In the past that would have been a nightmare. Now it happens in a matter of minutes.

My work location still has no DSL access & I'm stuck with a local antenna service with speeds of 256 to 800 and the music & video still are jumpy. At 2500+, the DSL beats it hands down. Can't wait for it to be available at work.