[Cultural Jihad]

Anyone know a good eal on DSL? $50 a month is too much.

Check if Verizon is available in your area. I hear they will be offering DSL for $34.00, and for $29 if you also order long distance and cellular from them, too.

[LibertyThug]

I want to switch from earthlink dsl to verizon but they are saying I'm going to have to get disconnected first and have a period of downtime, up to 2 weeks. Is there any way to get around that?

[StopGlobalWhining]

Verizon DSL just became available in my neighborhood, and I signed up for a 30 day free trial that started today. The price is $34.95/month which includes no installation cost or DSL modem charges.

I'll try it tomorrow on my XP test laptop, and if that works will try to see if I can make it work on my old reliable Debian 2.1 Linux system, along with a Mac 8 and Mac 9 OS.

I also have a Redhat 8.0 system along with an old reliable Windows 98. My Debian Linux (circa 1999) has long been the workhorse of the bunch, so that is my main priority. Kids and wife do the Mac and Windows XP stuff.

If after 30 days I can't make it work the way I want, I'll cancel it.

I don't want it for speed purposes as much as I want "always on" capability.

I'll report back after getting some experience with it.

[JustAmy]

I live in a rural area and am unable to get either DSL or cable. I am looking at the satellite option. It is very pricey ....... $580 to start-up and then $60 per month. This is the Direcway price. Earthlink's price is $800 plus $70 per month.

Has anyone had any experience with satellite internet? I need to make a decision soon; my dial up connection is getting worse every day.