RCN "upgrading" phones in Somerville to "Digital"..??.

[push-stars.livejournal.com]

   Anyone know anything about this? We received a letter stating we had to setup a time to have their technician come in and convert us.  I had been trying to talk my wife into dumping cable (and Phone) to do everything with an Internet connection and an antenna using a free phone like Ooma, (kind of like MagicJack).  She objected stating a solid land line phone is reliable and works even when the power goes out -- An important Safety issue. 

 Well they put our New Modem in about 2 weeks ago and it has already gone out twice taking the phone down along with the Internet. I can't call my house right now and there is no easy way to check for missed calls when the service comes back.  They want me to wait at home ALL DAY Saturday (no 3 hours slots available), their technicians have "hectic schedules" so they can't guarantee a call prior to showing up...  They can; however, guarantee a $49.95 Charge if I miss them...

 Has anyone tried that new Clear Internet 4g wireless service?  Is DSL still available? I need a fast connections and I see that Comcast charges 100 Plus for their fastest service.

If we don't win the Google Fiber, shouldn't Somerville start our own municipal fiber broadband service?

Comments

[ron_newman]

I still mosey along on DSL. Mine is from Galaxy, but Verizon frequently advertises its DSL service in Somerville too.

[push-stars.livejournal.com]

What price point and speed?

If I am going to start watching Hulu and netflix in lui of pricey HD Cable premium channels will it work with what you have?

[ron_newman]

Probably not -- I don't do those things.

[arcanology.livejournal.com]

mu verizon dsl gets sufficient bandwidth for hulu

[kelkyag]

I have dry-loop DSL from Verizon at whatever their slowest speed is, ~$30/month. It's borderline for low-quality streaming video, but fine for downloading big things to read or watch later, at least for my (limited) purposes.

[crschmidt.livejournal.com]

DSL will depend where you are. Almost any DSL will let you watch low quality (320p) streaming video; Verizon's slowest at my house would let me do 480p. The one I'm on now ($60 or so a month; don't remember exactly since it's rolled in with all the other verizon stuff) is significantly faster, and would let me watch full HD on a good day.

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

I have 1 megabit DSL from Galaxy. My rate is $19.99, though they actually charge about $24 including some supposed taxes (which I don't think actually exist).

http://gis.net/resdsl_only.html says they now charge $24.99, which would come to about $30 with the made-up taxes.

I've hardly ever had trouble watching streaming video.