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Old 04-30-2018, 07:35 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
There's something to be said about good old-fashioned copper-wire dialup!!!
Pay to receive [direct marketing] calls? I think not.

If I dropped back from 1.5Mbps DSL I could save ~$7 a month.
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It's the upload speed which always sucks, and which is never disclosed in ANY literature. I challenge any person to find out what the improved upload speeds will be.
I tried cell phones a wireless modem. When I asked about the ambiguous literature they invoked the sales manager who assured my down and up were the same speed. (LIES)
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