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My options are Comcast, Century Link, satellite, and some kind of mobile tethering or just using my phone. Comcast is going to be the source of all of my probl
by toxican 9y ago
My options are Comcast, Century Link, satellite, and some kind of mobile tethering or just using my phone.
Comcast is going to be the source of all of my problems if NN crumbles, so let's look at Century Link. I could be same amount of money to them, but I'd get like a 1/10 the speed if I was super lucky. As far as I'm concerned it's not a practical alternative at all given how we use the internet in my house and our financial limitations.
So then there's satellite, which is not a practical solution either. I'd probably end up paying more and have worse internet speeds than I would with DSL. AND I'd completely have to give up any sort of online gaming that I do. A great way to finally kick that WoW habit, but not really a practical alternative to Comcast.
Okay so what about mobile tethering? I already pay as much as I currently pay for Comcast each month for my cell phone and I've got like 3GBs of data total to use. Last month, with Comcast, I used close to half a TB. I'm not going to do the math for what it would cost me to do that with my mobile carrier, but it's more than I spend on all my other utilities combined, I'm sure. And that's, of course, assuming a carrier available to me is able to provide decent speeds or even allows tethering at all. So that's not a practical alternative.
So sorry I do not buy it. It's like saying "you don't need a water supplier! You've got Coke, beer, and coffee available to 100% of everyone!". Yes, technically those are liquids that consist of some water, but the price is going to be ridiculous, you're going to have kidney stones, and you're going to be fat.