anybody know of the best deals on dsl or cable?

i am thinking that dsl is the only option in the business complex because there are no cable inputs anywhere.

any help is appreciated. thanks
depends on your area. Cable co’s will often offer fibre if you want 5mbit/sec or more (just an approx).
yeah….basically all we need is just the cheapest internet that will go as fast as a home dsl or cable connection. we are not running any servers or anything.

All we have is one computer hooked directly to it. Nothing special.

then call your local telco and cable co and ask for a quote. Basic dsl/cable lines are easy for them to quote. Depending on where your office is, the building may already have a POP and they can run a drop fairly easily and install a jack. However, if they don’t have a POP then they may not be an option.

either way, no one in this forum can help you. Pick up your phone and call them.

yeah…i did that. I am waiting on a response. I figured that I would jump on OT and ask here. I called cox (cable co out here) and qwest (dsl), and qwest does not offer service in the area and I am waiting on a response from cox.

either way, I was just wondering your opinions but it sounds like a specific question that can’t be answered generically.
cox is a no go in our building. qwest did not have anything either. phoenix people….any ideas?
have you talked to building management? They should know options. You may have to go fractional T1 (spendy).

I don’t talk to building management since I do not own the business, yet, . I might end up going to the other stores and asking what they use for a quick solution to this issue.

how much bandwidth do you need? Are you going to be hosting anything, or just local internet browsing? T1 prices are getting really cheap out here, but I worry that if qwest can’t give you service that you might be in an area that is bad for copper.

You could also look into microwave based internet service. I don’t know anything about this company, but it’s the first one i found on google:

What area are you in?
this is in the ahwatukee area. the internet needs to be nothing special. no hosting, no network, nothing except for accessing websites and doing registration forms online.
How many people are going to be using the net?

How about a wireless card from Verizon, Sprint, etc…. It will probably run you $60-$70/month unlimited. I’ve also seen routers that you can plug the PC cards into to share the connection.
yeah that phoenix internet thing is $85 month for 512 download……no thanks. I will look around for some smaller providers out here though.

I had thought about doing the wireless card thing. We are only running one computer right now, possibly 2-3 in the future. There is no excessive need for speed or bandwidth.

I’m not sure what we were looking to spend, but probably the cheapest that offers relatively fast internet that can download files and upload a small webpage.

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When I bought my new computer just recently I installed the wireless card from my old computer into but the internet/connection was extremely slow as compared to when it was wired.

My question is if I spend the money and get a decent wireless card, (the one I had before was a TrendNet that I got for $10.00 online) will I see a drastic improvement in my connection more comparable to being wired?

I would just wire it since it is the next room over, but my attic is extremely small and it will be pretty difficult to run the cables up there but it can be done.

Thanks for any input

Edit: I cant move the router since I have an xbox in my downstairs entertainment room and it connects wirelessly. Moving it would decrease its connection.
What’s the signal strength/speed with the wireless card? Check it a few times because they tend to change a bit.

For web browsing, your wireless network shouldn’t be the bottleneck. So a wireless setup should get you the same speeds as wired. The only case where this isn’t true is file transfers from one computer to another on your network

Assuming you can find a brand name card that can get a better signal, you should see an improvement. You could also try a better antenna on the same wireless card. You could also put new firmware on your router and increase the transmission power of your signal.

Before I buy anything, if I were you, I would bring the computer into the same room as the wireless router and see if that improved your web browsing. If it did, you mightt be able to get away with buying a high-gain antenna for either the router or the wireless card. Otherwise, you could try a new wireless card, and if that doesn’t work (it should, unless there’s some other issue) then you’d have to wire it.
wired is definitely a better choice, especially if you’re gaming. if you’re just browsing the web wireless should be fine.
Probably won’t see much of a difference unless you’re going from B to G (or N) or something.
thanks for the help…

i bought a matching linksys card which had an antenna twice the size as the trendnet one and the signal is great and my bandwidth speeds are nearly similar with my wired speeds
Wired is always faster and more stable, even if "more stable" means it never drops out whereas a really good wireless setup drops out a couple of times a year.

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if this is true, that is fast enough for me.

what about reliability? will this work in a building well?

they charge $60 per month. anybody else know of better providers with a better product and possibly less $$ per month?

thanks OT.
my brother in law had it, he was getting roughly double the speed of dialup

maybe they have upgraded speeds since last year or he was in a crappy service area

I used it for a while when traveling around my area, Kansas and the general midwest region, it was horridly slow and unreliable. The best speeds I ever got were probably around 100k, most of the time and especially during the night it was much slower. The connection also frequently turned into a zombie and I would have to reconnect, sometimes taking a minute or two to authenticate and get back on. The only reason I had it is a friend worked at a local Verizon store and got me a hookup, I decided to pay full price for AT&T after just a dozen times using it while traveling.

Of course in this area Verizon has far less of a network than in their prime areas, it’s probably better in their better markets.
Yeah, I thinks omethin glike this would REALLY depend on Verizon’s service in the area. You *should* be able to do a 30 day trial or something, like you can with their phones. It might be a hassle cancelling it, but you can look into it.

yeah, they said that there is a 30 day trial but you know how that goes. I wanted to see what the reviews were for it before I even went that far. Ughh, I got to figure this thing out soon.

Thanks OT. I’ll do a little more research on it and let you know what I find.

what phone do you have? use pdanet if you have a treo/centro.

Get Wireless Internet on your laptop through the Treo or Centro phone – The PdaNet software allows your computer to go online by connecting to your phone through the Hotsync USB cable or Bluetooth. If you own a Treo or Centro phone with a data plan subscription from any carriers, PdaNet will make it your wireless Internet Connection for your laptop/desktop computer instantly – no extra hardware or setup necessary.

one time fee of like $34, or of course there are illegal ways of obtaining it.

thanks and good idea, but I don’t have any phone like that or data plans.

This is really going to be for a stationary desktop computer that I cannot find a provider for in the area. I’m not sure what to do except this. I made a thread about it a few weeks ago and now I was considering the wireless thing.

I’ve still got some debating to do.
My father has a Verizon wireless card and it’s pretty good. Obviously not quite cable speeds, but much faster than dialup.
sprint seems to have some pretty kickass speeds with their cards
Make sure your area is serviced by EVDO Rev A for the fastest speeds. Even then, it’s dependent on how good of a cellular signal you receive inside the house. Keep in mind that your cell phone may not be a good judge of cellular reception either. My Verizon USB card picked up a good 1-2 bars fewer (~10dB less) signal than my cell phone did in the same spot.
well….thanks for all of your responses. I actually viewed the USB internet thing active in the location I want to use it and it is fast enough (not cable, but much better than dial-up). A customer of mine came in and had one and I asked to hook it up. Thing worked pretty good and I am actually a little impressed with it.

Thanks for all of your input, I’m gonna stick with verizon since I already have an account set up with them.

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