How to save on internet service?

[Seeker]

Originally Posted by tabbycat31

I wish I had an alternative for internet service. I am paying Cablevision $90/month for cable and internet that dosent work all the time.

I have no landline, and have no desire for one.

How about Satellite TV & Internet?

New Jersey Satellite Internet Access

Newark Satellite Internet Service Providers

$90/month for intermittant service does not sound like a good plan.

[Broken Arrow]

There is a small service here called Clearwire. Last I checked, it was $40 a month, and the first 3 months is $10. As far as I can tell (and it's not far ), it uses broadband cellphone technology. So, speeds are faster than dial-up, but slower than normal DSL or cable. If the reception is reliable, I'd seriously consider it. For now, I'm getting reliable DSL for a little bit more (after negotiating with my provider's customer service rep.)

[tabbycat31]

Seeker, to be fair it includes cable and my TV works fine.

Off to check out hte links. I keep hearing about Clearwire, wishing it would come to NJ.

[tabbycat31]

Skyway sounds interesting, and they have local numbers, however it sounds like a dialup service. I could not find any FAQs on their page.

[Seeker]

Originally Posted by tabbycat31

Skyway sounds interesting, and they have local numbers, however it sounds like a dialup service. I could not find any FAQs on their page.

The page there describing fees include speeds.

They describe a dial-up process to "connect" then satellite speeds of 1.5 Mbps down to 256 Kbps (those speeds are comperable to DSL/Cable speeds).

You'd have to talk with them about specifics on how'd it work without a phone line (if it could in their case).

Satellite ISP |Satellite Internet Access Plans

[Seeker]

There's also a couple of articles about Clearwire and Jersey here (unfortunately I cannot access the articles and am not sure if it's the firewall at work here preventing my access or something on their side). But you might be able to view these....

NJ.com Search: clearwire

[KatieNK]

I signed up for Verizon's lowest DSL service and it was $13/month for the 1st 6 months and then goes up to $18/month. I needed phone service at my house for a WAH job so I thought I would switch my cable to DSL. With the cost of the phone, it isn't that much cheaper than my $40 cable bill but like I said, I needed the phone anyway.