Aug 18 2004, 9:52 am
In response to Kujila
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ShakerDeath
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ehm... bump? XD
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Sounds to me more like you are the weird one, since you are of the minority of people with decent service. Plus, I have to say that when I used SBC DSL(Before Yahoo got involved.) it had happened to be the crappiest service ever. The DSL box went out at least twice a month for the first 2 months, then they finally gave us a decent one that lasted 6 months. Even though the box lasted much longer than before it was very inconsistent service at peak, and irregular times. It was the most frustrating internet service I had ever had, and we were even supposed to get a better warranted service contract since my mom had just retired after 25 years of work for SBC.
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I was going to check this out, then I read the fine print, and these guys are just as bad as a satlite company.
ou will also be charged a monthly FUSF cost recovery fee to help cover charges from our data transport supplier pursuant to state and federal telecom regulations. This fee is not a tax or government required charge. *Pricing available for new residential online orders or if purchased as a part of a qualifying services bundle. SBC local service and one year term required. The regular monthly price for the service and a separate activation fee of $50 will appear on the first bill along with any corresponding and offsetting credits. Offer is available for a limited period of time and is subject to change without notice. $200 early termination fee. At end of term, then-current rate applies. Pricing is based on customer self-installation on an existing line. $150-$200 additional charge if technician install is required or desired. Laptop users and some desktop users may need to purchase an Ethernet card. Billing begins on service activation date. Service not available in all areas. Actual downstream and upstream throughput speeds will vary. Acceptance of Terms of Service required. Other restrictions apply. Further details provided during enrollment and registration. ** See full details at enrollment. You are responsible for phone company charges to access SBC Yahoo! Dial. Also, premium service charges and supplemental access fees are not included in the Membership fee, even during your first 30 days of service. Global Service Provider charges included where applicable. After your first 30 days, a Membership fee of $15.95 will be automatically applied to your SBC Telephone Company bill or credit card each month. This offer includes a 6-month commitment. If you cancel your service during the first six months you will be charged a $25 early termination fee. Offer subject to change without notice. SBC Yahoo! DSL is an information service that combines DSL transport, Internet access, and applications from SBC Internet Services, with customized content, services, and applications from Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo!, the Yahoo! Logos, and other product and service names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. SBC, the SBC logo, and other product names are trademarks of SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P. All other brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. In the end, I would be paying close to what Id have to pay for Road Runner in my area, and since Time Warner is like 10 blocks away from where I live, Id rather go with that. My saying is, you get what you pay for, and appearntly Yahoo SBC is crap. What can you expect from Yahoo? =P Mod edit: Changed DM tags to TT tags to prevent board stretching. | |
"In the end, I would be paying close to what Id have to pay for Road Runner in my area, and since Time Warner is like 10 blocks away from where I live, Id rather go with that.
My saying is, you get what you pay for, and appearntly Yahoo SBC is crap. What can you expect from Yahoo? =P" (I couldn't reply to your other post, probably because of the table) Time Warner is a terrible service where I live. I have had no problems with SBCYahoo. It's not, crap. You just like Time Warner because they own everything... >=( ~Kujila | |
Ya, I've been using SBC Yahoo DSL for 4 years now(we started when it was still ameritech) and it's always been great. I mean, we used to have frequent problems with the DSL and windows ME(The DSL wouldn't work after a crash and that piece of crap comp crashed a whole lot). On the other hand, all I had to do to fix it was get behind the computer, take the cord out, and put the cord right back in. I didn't even have to restart the computer!
Last week, we installed my brothers late '02 Windows XP computer as the family computer since he got a laptop for college. Previously, the DSL wasn't hooked up on his computer, so I had to install the DSL. We put in the installation disk, but it would just turn on and give you a completely yellow window on the screen. I called their tech support and got a guy named "Kevin", which I think he might have chosen to be user-friendly since he had a middle-eastern accent. I could understand everything he said perfectly. At first, he said to close all windows on the screen and try the CD again. I did it(skepticly because it never works to close all the windows). Naturally, that didn't work, so the guy said he would put me on hold to check his resources, got back on in about a minute, and had the answer. Actually, the problem was that I didn't need the disc since I was using windows XP and it had the WAN miniport/PPPOE and could install the DSL itself. Also, the problem we had w/ the last computer was evidently a problem with the computer because it works fine now. The point of the above story is, the 24/7 tech support was helpful AND the DSL has about a speed of 250(Not as fast as it could be but still decently fast). | |