Satire - MPAA Should BAN BROADBAND to stop Pirates!!!!

[jakol]

hi,
im planning of getting broadband myself, im not decided wat to get yet. dsl or cable? sbc dsl modem is not free probably they did a promo before, it cost 26.95 last time i check, + modem expense + filters for your phones, and comes with 1 year subscription (1.5 Mbps downstream) on the other hand cox cable monthly is 39.95 ( 3 Mbps downstream) + cable modem with no service contract....still not decided ......anyway i do most of my downloading here at work we have T1...the only downside we a have proxy server for internet connections and means no P2P.

[indolikaa]

Home - I have dial up as I am too cheap for broadband and dial up is free (RAS thru work)

Work - I have T3 line to internet .... so that, plus a few 256Meg Flash Drives, and I'm set... Nothing I can't wait till the next business day to get at work and bring home

Flash Whore!

[ViRaL1]

I'm on the 6Mbps plan and my speed test are right around 5Mbps.

This is the speed I am aiming for in the future and hopefully loading a webpage would be much faster and better.

BTW, my emails so slow too and I can't wait for improvements.

For emails you may see a difference depending on your provider. For web page loads you probably won't see a vast difference between the 3Mb pland and the 6Mb plan as many web sites can or will only upload so fast to any specific IP. Where it really comes in handy is downloading LARGE and / or multiple files. That's what makes it all worthwhile. Also, with SBC if you sign up for a 1yr contract, the modem is free. If you go month-to-month with no contract it's $99 (and your monthly rate is higher). I don't see much point in going month to month unless you're planning on moving in the next few months. If you factor in 4 months of service at the month-to-month rate of $46.95 AND the $99 modem (which again is FREE with a 1yr contract), you've practically paid for an entire year's worth of service at the contract rate.

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EDIT : I forgot about the $50 activation fee for month-to-month customers.

Looking at the math...

$26.95 x 12mos = $323.40 for the year (1yr contract)

-$99 for the modem
-$50 for the activation fee

=174.40
divided by $49.95 non-contract month-to-month rate

=~3.5 months.

[ViRaL1]

Home - I have dial up as I am too cheap for broadband and dial up is free (RAS thru work)

I don't think I'd be comfortable using my work RAS connection at home for personal use. Even if I wasn't violating their AUP, I'd still know that everything I did at home was logged somewhere at work.

[Ripper2860]

SSShhhhhh!

Don't tell anybody !

The latest rumor is they are making a play to purchase the Internet.