Posted by Rome on September 14, 1999 at 00:48:31:
In Reply to: Re: ISP Help posted by Victimboy on September 14, 1999 at 00:38:40:
> I live in Baltimore as well. I primarily used Erols and my old college account since I graduated. When I moved into my new place I got something called a cable modem. The speed is comparable to a LAN connection(T1 or something) The cost is actually comparable to a modem. Its $40/month if you already have comcast cable and $50 if you don't. When you compare that to a phone line its no contest. A phone line is an extra $15 and the ISP is $10-20. Thats $25-35 and that is comparable to the price of the cable modem. The cable modem absolutely blows away the phone line in speed and definitely is worth a few extra dollars. I would agree with you, except for the fact that I move every 6 months, making a nice national modem ISP very convenient. Further, I only have about 4 months left here now, and after that I move.. not having cabal this would make getting a cabal modem fairly expensive (I would guess there is a set up fee). After this next move I'll be stuck where ever go for at least a year and a half, so I'll look into a cabal modem at that point.. ..but for now, any ideas about my problem? ...Rome... ps. Thanks Victimboy.