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Date:	Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:52:33 PST7
From:	"Gary Wong" <wonggd@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Pac Bell DSL

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Well, for now I use ATTGLOBAL.NET over either a 56K US Robotics or a 33.6
Thinkpad built-in modem.

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:36:41 PST7, J. R. Fox wrote:

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>Gary Wong wrote:
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>> I'm considering signing up for Pac Bell DSL. Would you recommend it or not, given
the
>> alternative in my area (Fullerton) is Adelphia?
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>As the comments coming in suggest, I guess you have to ask the question
"Compared to what ?" Once you've experienced broadband -- probably any
broadband -- the
>prospect of returning to dial-up service becomes too painful to comtemplate. (Still, I
always recommend keeping one's 56K modem connected, as a fallback for
>emergencies. Believe me, you will need to use it once in awhile.)
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>I don't know if Adelphia is the same everywhere, though I have my suspicions.
Having received their cable-TV service for the last few years, and having consulted
>their support people a number of times, I had no interest in sampling their cable
modem service. Pac Bell, as disappointing as it can be, at least is a known
>quantity. It's a shame there are no other real choices. But, if they push me far enough,
I might start reconsidering that move over to EarthLink DSL.
>
>Jordan
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