SONIC DSL SALE
Sonic is passing along reduced prices on DSL to match SBC’s recent promotions. Basic DSL service is $34.95/month from Sonic – similar to SBC’s price, but with none of the hassles of SBC’s service. Here’s the details of Sonic’s...DSL DISCOUNTS
There’s a bit of a price war going on among the larger DSL providers. SBC has extended its $29.95/month fee until August 31. Verizon discounted its DSL price last month, Earthlink will match telco prices if pushed, even AOL has lowered its DSL price in some cases....THE WIRELESS WORLD
The rollout of wireless is going faster than I would have thought possible. Prices have kept dropping – a Linksys wireless access point/router costs only $79 now. And I’m finding them in the oddest places – a small hotel in Mendocino, a quiet community in San Carlos....DOWNLOAD CAPS ON CABLE BROADBAND
Time Warner has begun tiered pricing for cable Internet access in a few areas. The idea is that a cable subscriber chooses a monthly download limit – 40Gb, for example. If you go over that amount, you’re charged a fee for “excessive downloading.” Higher-priced plans...FIBER TO YOUR HOME, AND OTHER PIPE DREAMS
The phone companies – Baby Bells and Verizon – got a lot of press today for their announcement that they’ve agreed on a “standard” for rolling out fiber to your homes, enabling ultra-fast Internet connections. It’s meaningless. Don’t get your hopes up. The...