How do you connect to the Internet from home?

Comcast, Yes

I got sucked into a reasonably priced package deal with basic cable TV and internet. Then they changed the cable lineup so I had to buy the premium cable service in order to get the news channels I wanted. It's no longer a good deal and I'm considering switching to Satellite TV and a DSL line. That will be much better TV but slower internet, but at a considerably lower price.

Dear People:
I'm connected to the internet by a dail - up connection. The ISP SERVER is peoplepc.com . Do I like it? The answer today is NO, it's to slow at times when traffic is high and I have no tech. support, unless I want to pay around $2.75/min. That is crazy, right. So I work around that, when I have a tech. problem. Also, overall the service is to slow and when I'm on the internet noone can call me. That is a big negative! I hope this helps your survey and forum. Please let me know if anyone has a way to get more speed without changing to say DSL sevice. BYE!

Verizon DSL at home

Very happy with connection, etc.
Wish it were cheaper

Advice- DON'T sign on for Verizon-Yahoo upgrade. The mail client SUCKS!

Comcast is my supplier. The one thing I can count on is rate increases. While phone companies continue to compete for my service, when it comes to cable you can only get service from the guys who currently own the lines. And each time the company is sold, the rates are raised to pay the cost. Then there are the rate increases each time they re-shuffle the packages. Then there are the rate increases... You get the picture.

I am currently in south Sudan (internship). and we use a Vsat, and our ISP is Intersat Africa Ltd..

Dial up modem using earthlink.net. I am not happy with it but I can't get cable, etc. I live in a fairly remote area so this is all I can do other than satellite. We travel a lot so we can't afford to invest in satellite and not be home more that two weeks at a time. I think earthlink would be fine if I could get a better connection.

I have recently upgraded from dial-up to DSL a month ago. I really didn't want to, but my dial up connection with the same company kept terminating the connection almost 3 to 4 times daily. Sometimes I couldn't reconnect. So at the urging of my brother who already had Bellsouth Fast Access, I went for it.

Honestly, I think dial-up services are being tampered with in order to force folks to high speed. I mean look at AOL pricing their dial-up at the same price of their high speed service. You're better off upgrading to the high speed service because it is the same price.

I would have preferred to have kept my dial-up because at $4.95(discounted because I have Area Calling Plus), I couldn't beat the price. With so many people moving to high-speed internet, the price should be no more than $24.95 instead of different tiers of pricing.

It's easy to set up, just follow the Flash-powered interactive setup prompts, and you're through. I set it up in about 10 minutes. The speeds are fairly high at 1.5 Mpbs downstream and 128 Kbps upstream. The rate, though is the clincher. It is $12.99/mo for a year. Then, after that year, should you want to continue using it is $29.99. The contract length is 1 year. I live in San Antonio, Texas, where at&t is located.

I connect using Cable modem. I'm in Australia and use Optus Cable Internet which I'm quite happy with. The price is reasonable and they seem to keep updating what you get for your money to stay competitive.

I have the DSL from QWest. with wireless for the loatop. Love the dual concetions and free phone line. But it is costly!

I have had fios (fiber optic) internet from verizon for about 1 month. WOW it is lightning fast, 15mb down / 2mb up. I actually had to replace my wife's wireless card (11mb) to see any speed increase. On speakeasy.net's speed test it says between 12-15mb down and 1.5 to 2 mb down. Some sites aer still slow, but downloading an itunes song or video is almost instant!!! I love my fios.

I connect with Cox Cable through an SMC Router at home. Six computers, some hard wired and some WiFi. I have all my grandkids PS2 and 360 boxes listed on the SMC Mac filter. Add 6 TV's all on Digital Cable and my Bandwidth never shows a glitch.(Yes I know the TV has no effect on the Data Bandwidth), but it does all come through that little cable) Service is great and cable rarely goes out, average a couple times a year.
Bob
OKC

I currently use a cable modem, and have satellite tv which I rarely use. Can I merge them together in some way so that I can have internet through satellite, and what are the costs and transfer rates? thanks

I had used Comcast back to when it was Roadrunner then AT&T and eventually Comcast. Last november they rebuilt their home page. I had all kinds of problems

When it came up there were several blank spots where pictures obviously should be, and several links were non functional. I contacted one of their live chat support technicians. He explained to me that the problem was not their end. He told me that I must have a firewall or Anti-Virus program installed He went on to say that the problem was only experienced by people who had that kind of programs, and I should uninstall them.

I ended the chat session and ordered DSL

Rogers Communications Hi-Speed Extreme.

Computer > Ethernet to Router.

but as soon as verizon gets service to our house, I may well shift. The lines have been in place along the street but not to the houses yet.

Modem - Router - Repeater

Repeater if I get low signals far in my home.