Comments on: Verizon hikes DSL prices

Increases price of its lowest-tier DSL service 20 percent from $14.95 per month to $17.99 per month.

[Dachi]

Only $6 cheaper than AOL dial up?

Who would get DSL for $18 when AOL dialup is only $6 more?

Does their DSL come with AOL's stellar browser?
Does it come with an @aol.com email address to woo your friends with?

Nope, I think people are going to start flocking to AOL dialup like never seen before.

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Disclaimer for the _really_ challenged: Yes, I am kidding

[baswwe]

all my friends are on AOL

aren't yours?

non dialup is too fast for me. i can only read a webpage so fast while it is loading and stuff

even the p0rn is too quick, it is just the right speed on dial up

[Mike Maloney]

AT&T/SBC faster and cheaper

AT&T/SBC Yahoo's basic DSL service is faster (1.5Mbps) and cheaper ($12.99/mo.). Good job Verizon, once again showing your inferiority to the competition.

[freemarket--2008]

Competition?

Is Verizon even available in your area? How does your local cable company compare? They're the real pirates.

In any event, it's just an introductory offer. It's the long term rates that matter unless you want to keep changing your e-mail address.

[BlinkMM182]

Meh

While I pay 40 bucks for cable, I get 15/2. They could lower it to 5 bucks, I dont care. they could keep their 768k which is 19 times slower then what i get. Good Luck VZ in raising prices.

[Chevaliermusic]

Who do I have to kill...

... to get DSL in my area. Without competition Comcast is charging an arm and a leg each month and I only have so many dumb friends with "superfluous appendages". (Kidding)

[JohnnyL]

Liars....

"Henson said the decision to increase the price of the 768kbps service had nothing to do with increased demand."This is a business decision that prices the service more in line with its value."

Who does he think he's kidding? Pricing in line with its value? The value IS determined by the demand. Notice how he didn't say anything about increased costs. Their costs didn't go up. Demand did. Ergo, the price is being raised due to increased demand.