Ok, my apartment is doing away with their wireless service. Who do yall recommend for internet? I know bellsouth and Time Warner cover Avent Ferry Road. Is there others?

Looking to not spend a whole lot, I know Time Warner has a 6 month deal for 29.99, then jacks it up to 45 after that. I never used Time Warner, but I heard some pretty shitty things about them. Do you think it would be feasible to keep them for 6 months and then drop them? Some companies are pretty crazy about canceled service fees.

Bellsouth has:

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"FastAccess DSL Direct 1.5M: $37.95 per month FastAccess DSL Direct 3.0M: $42.95 per month"

10/15/2008 11:47:31 AM

time warner's pretty much the best you're going to do around here

10/15/2008 11:48:54 AM

I have the DSL 1.5 and it is plenty fast for me. but then again, I live in a neighborhood full of old peope so not a lot of people were sharing the pipe. being in a apartment complex with a bunch of college kids, no matter what service you chose will probably lag at times.

^ is correct

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10/15/2008 11:49:22 AM

YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT SHARING ANAL PIPES DON'T YOU SON?

10/15/2008 11:50:08 AM

BECAUSE I AM SO METRO SON

10/15/2008 11:52:12 AM

the time warner deal comes with free installation and all that etc right? --6 month deal for 29.99--

i am lookin to get new internet service also...

10/15/2008 1:05:54 PM

TWC fucking sucks ass. But you're stuck with it if you want at least a half decent service.

I've heard clearwire isn't bad, but the reception is somewhat shakey? anyone else know?

10/15/2008 1:08:27 PM

^^ yes, that's the one. But after 6months the fine print says it will be $45

10/15/2008 1:31:17 PM

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10/15/2008 1:32:10 PM

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"Ok, my apartment is doing away with their wireless service."

are they reducing your monthly bill?

10/15/2008 1:33:06 PM

^ I don't think so. why? It is not like I've been paying for the current service or anything, when I first moved in I thought it costs like $10/month, but have yet to pay for it. So its been like a bonus I guess.

10/15/2008 3:53:07 PM

AT&T U-Verse should be good to go within a year or two in Raleigh from what I've heard...

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10/15/2008 3:58:17 PM

TWC is really shitty

We've had outages galore

And I have to reset the router up to three times a day

10/15/2008 4:14:08 PM

airimba sucks balls

doesn't it?

you might as go ahead and get dial-up, it won't be any different...

10/15/2008 4:19:06 PM

in 6 straight years of service from TWC, i've had only minor problems with RR. you guys must be doing it wrong

10/15/2008 4:19:26 PM

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"I've heard clearwire isn't bad, but the reception is somewhat shakey? anyone else know?"

Clearwire is garbage. Saying the reception is somewhat shakey is a drastic understatement. And even if you are fortunate to live in an area with badass reception, their customer service blows. You can find tons of stories of people who had great signal for a few months in their house then all of a sudden nothing. Called to get out of their contracts........ well, you can probably figure out the rest.

Honestly, if you are considering Clearwire, you are better off just getting a wireless card from your cell phone provider.

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10/15/2008 4:21:44 PM

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"airimba sucks balls doesn't it? you might as go ahead and get dial-up, it won't be any different..."

It did at first, but I've since gotten used to it.

10/15/2008 4:30:23 PM

if I pissed in your cornflakes every morning you would eventually get use to that to

10/15/2008 4:31:40 PM

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"in 6 straight years of service from TWC, i've had only minor problems with RR. you guys must be doing it wrong "

Same here. I had TWC for a good 5 years and never had problems. I had tons of problems with the TV side, but the internet never went down and was always plenty fast. I had AT&T for 3 months when I moved into my house and it was nothing but problems from day 1. Every time it so much as drizzled, my internet would go down. I canceled it and went back to TWC.

10/15/2008 4:35:25 PM

^^ I don't eat cornflakes

10/15/2008 4:39:56 PM