internet service?

[xmasfruitcake.livejournal.com]

I am just curious what my options are for high speed internet in the area. I need wireless and we currently pay $90/mo for rcn (with no home line or cable tv). Verizon doesn't seem to be available. Are there any others? Thanks for any input!

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Verizon is a pain in the ass to get set up with, but I finally got it for our apartment (near Powederhouse) and we are paying $20/month for their basic DSL. It is a one-year contract, but that was so much cheaper than what I had paid before ($60/month for Comcast) that it seemed worth it.

I think the deal was $20 set-up fee, $20/month for 12 months, with the first month free (so it worked out to be $20/month, no set-up fee).

The speed is not what I was getting with Comcast (I would say it is about 50-75% of Comcast), but Verizon does have a faster plan if you want it. Reliability has been acceptable, about the same number of problems as Comcast. Most of the problems seem to be based in the actual DSL modem they sent us, not with the service (unlike Comcast, where the problems tended to be on their end). For us, resetting the modem actually solves our problems 99% of the times.

One thing I can say in favor of Comcast is that the one time they had to send someone out, that person actually knew how to work on Macintosh computers (I work with them exclusively now, so it was nice to see Comcast supporting them, at least with this one tech). We have not had to have anyone from Verizon come out, so I cannot speak to the knowledge of their techs.

The contract does suck in the Davis area (I have lived in this apartment for less than six months, and I am moving in two weeks, and the bill is in my name) since they do charge an early disconnect fee. So I am going to have to work it out with the roommates for one of them to be responsible for it after I leave.