 Review by en102 
UPDATED: 214 days ago
member for 7.9 years, 1705 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Valencia,Los Angeles,CA
 $26 per month
 AT&T
 "Reliable, competitively priced, local tech support"
 "AT&T runs the lines"
 "Good value... just wish that it didn't require POTS service"
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Works well - no frills service, with great tech support... that's what an ISP should be, and DSL-Extreme is.
+ Upgraded email storage
+ Upgraded usetnet service (for those that use it)
+ No filters/caps or other big ISP junk (hint Comcast, AT&T, TimeWarner)
- Requires AT&T phone service (local)
- AT&T still runs the show
On a 'good' note, I'm at ~10.4k ft. according to DSL-Extreme and AT&T. I'm running the 3008/512kbps profile at full speed. AT&T's service only allows me to be at 1.5Mbps/384kbps.
I've thought about switching to either TWC or AT&T Uverse, however the difference for what I need is marginal at best:
DSL-Ex + POTS: $26.88 + $57 = $84/month (unlimited phone service, including all taxes/fees)
TWC HSI + VoIP 'discounted' = $ 70/month + fees/tax, rates increase after promo, installation fees apply
Uverse dry loop (w/o TV) + Call Vantage = $ 45/month + $25/month = $70 + fees/taxes and a lot of hoop jumping to keep my phone number and service.
DSL-Extreme + POTS = very stable as long as AT&T's lines are good. Since Uverse is around, AT&T has to keep the lines clean.
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