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Liver

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In the near future I'll be moving to the country and will lose my cable internet.

The only providers that are available to me at that location are DSL with a max speed of 3mbps and satellite. That DSL will cost me about $30 a month (before taxes and all).

I don't want satellite. I will get satellite for TV though.

What else can I do? Can I bond 2 or 3 lines? What questions should I ask? It's Century Link in east Texas.

So right now I pay about $150 for Internet and tv. So I don't mind paying that or more (my other costs will plummet).
 
Also interested. Fibre across the street to me, ADSL only for my street.
 
I think you're screwed, but check with the ISP to see if they allow bonding.
 
Ocellaris said:
I think you're screwed, but check with the ISP to see if they allow bonding.
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I think I am too.

As an aside, Cox cable has data limits in Phoenix, but no real consequence on going over. We have used 700 gigs over our 250 gig cap this month. It's going to be eye opening.
 
Usually bonded DSL is a "business" option, and fairly disgustingly expensive.
 
Chas said:
Usually bonded DSL is a "business" option, and fairly disgustingly expensive.
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I have not found anything on bonding any lines in the last few years. Most of the stuff I found was from 2010.

How expensive?
 
You can talk with your telco provider about it.

But you may have to do a search for business internet providers in your new area. As they are usually the ones who'll set that sort of thing up.

And you're probably talking 2-300/month.
 
Centurylink is not expanding their bonded ADSL2+ service, and it is only available in very few areas. When they say 3mbps is what you've got, that's pretty much it. Sucks. I'm lucky enough to be able to see the 'box' that holds their fiber from my house and have access to their 25/1.5 bonded service, but that is the absolute maximum speed I'll have ever have with that ISP as they're also not expanding their fiber network except where there is any form of competition, which excludes where I live.
 
My other costs will plummet. Example I pay about $6000-6500 in property taxes right now. I expect that to drop by $5000. Among a whole slew of related costs.

Point is im not opposed to paying substantially more for a stable, high speed internet service.

I would even consider paying for them to run a line to me. Of course that depends on the cost. I'd have to run the numbers. This is a house that I plan on retiring in. And I'm young (ish).

From this thread, seems like it's not going to be an option.
 
I called Century Link Business and they are able to offer 8mbps and can run 2 lines to the property. Total cost is $110 before taxes.

Looks like I need to do serious research on bonding dsl. I think I'll need commercial grade gear, which is NOT a problem.
 
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Liver said:
I called Century Link Business and they are able to offer 8mbps and can run 2 lines to the property. Total cost is $110 before taxes.

Looks like I need to do serious research on bonding dsl. I think I'll need commercial grade gear, which is NOT a problem.
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If it's truly bonded DSL you won't need any special hardware other than the modem they provide. You plug your router into that. You aren't getting two IP addresses or anything. Bonded just means it uses two pairs of wires to get to your house instead of one pair. To provide the increased bandwidth. Now if it's two separate DSL lines then you need some kind of box that can handle multi wan connections.
 
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