High Speed Internet Suppliers in Boston: advice needed please!

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I'm moving to from the UK to Boston (Massachusetts not Lincolnshire) shortly and the thing I'm most concerned about, of course, is getting a decent internet connection. I have a wonderul 24MB service here in London and I want as near to an equivalent as the general Boston metropolitan area offers. Download caps are no good to me, nor are crummy upload speeds.

Can anyone solve my conundrum or otherwise help me along my way? Your assistance is enormously appreciated, as ever.

― Lee F# (fsharp), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 16:10 (eighteen years ago) link

i have no real knowledge here, but we rented an apartment for 6 weeks in cambridge ma, and had comcast's service. it was very fast for both upload and download, certainly much faster than my 8mps london service. no idea about caps, as we didn't see a bill. oh and slsk/bittorrent were fine.

who are you with in london?!

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 17:00 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm with Be. I gather they're anew company and there were some teething troubles early on, but I've found it mostly reliable. I don't know how much it's possible to feel the benefit of 24 meg over the 16 that's becoming more available. And it's only 25 quid a month, too.

― Lee F# (fsharp), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 17:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't believe you have a 24MB connection dude unless you have something other than DSL or Cable. try this

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 17:12 (eighteen years ago) link

http://www.bethere.co.uk/

don't they have 50+ in Korea? Probably 100 now, for use with the PS3s they've already got.

thanks for the link.

― Lee F# (fsharp), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:12 (eighteen years ago) link

I have Be here with a 24Mb connection, it's ADSL2+, Jon.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:15 (eighteen years ago) link

I forgot that DSL is only crap here. Anyway.

1 MB = 8 Mb

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:26 (eighteen years ago) link

The best bit actually is the 1.3Mb upload speed.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:30 (eighteen years ago) link

yes!

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Although I had ~ 4Mb cable a while back.

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:50 (eighteen years ago) link

bidirectional

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Basically everyone I know in Boston uses Comcast. I think it runs about $50/month (cable TV may or may not be included). Sorry I don't have more info, I use my school's internet.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm switching from DSL to cable (5 Mb down, 3 Mb up) next month. Faster broadband + 185 channels (incl. all the premiums like HBO) for $70/month less than I'm paying for business line + DSL + DirecTV (with no premium channels).

― I will commence to drop a knowledge bomb. (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link

who is that with?

― Lee F# (fsharp), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 19:53 (eighteen years ago) link

A small local (northern MS) cable co., Vista III.

― I will commence to drop a knowledge bomb. (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 20:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Funny how Ted Stevens net neutrality thing was all "INTERNET'D BE $60 A MONTH WITH REGULATION STEAD OF THIRTY"

No one gets $30 broadband.

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 20:12 (eighteen years ago) link

I would go Comcast; Verizon DSL is sufficing for me but Comcast cable modem will likely be more what you want.

― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

i will check that out, thank you.

― Lee F# (fsharp), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link

I'll basically echo most of the comments and say Comcast is probably the fastest way to go for you.

Hope Boston treats you good!

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 23:26 (eighteen years ago) link

i get $30 broadband

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link

well, $29.99

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 23:28 (eighteen years ago) link

(as a long-time wireless freeloader)

http://www.bostonwag.org/projects/hotspots.php

― kephm (kephm), Thursday, 6 July 2006 00:24 (eighteen years ago) link

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