Comments on: AT&T boosts DSL speeds, adds new services

Strikes deals with partners to offer new features, such as video downloads and voice calling, to put extra bandwidth to use.

[ScullyB]

One deal that they've struck, that wasn't mentioned..............

To route all of your internet and voice traffic through the governments databases!

[davidvh2]

Speed----What is it?

All this talk & offers made by Providers of various speeds. Is it all ********? Are the primary providers provinding a service & then both they & their re-sellers just restricting the speed to various levels in order to be able to offer various speeds as part of various promotional packages?

[tanis143]

no brainer

Well, duh! Its called tiered service. For instance, most cable companies offer 2 to 3 speeds. Cox in Oklahoma offers 2 mainstream packages, 4 Mb/s down/512k up for 39.99 and 9 Mb/s down/1 Mb/s up for 54.95. They have a smaller package but I'm not sure on the details of it (never looked into it). ALL ISP's that offer broadband do this. What I dont get is what is your arguement?? That there should be 1 speed and thats it? Where is the choice in that?

[alek_nedic]

just restricting the speed

http://www.analogstereo.com/mazda_3_owners_manual.htm

[dragonbite]

Availability

All this and they still can't provide any broadband in my location ... about 5 minutes from a small city in the middle of the Northeast in the middle of the state!

I don't want features.. I want ACCESS!

[NickCB]

Frist Proof of Network Neutrality Issue

I have been using the Vongo service since Feb06 and it has
worked great with 500-600kb/sec speeds and I have enjoyed it
until I ran out of movies I wanted to watch. Now I am
downloading a movie from Vongo at 159kb/sec. What has
changed??? My contract has not changed but the quality of the
service appears to have declined since the introduction of the
higher or premium service for video. Should I be getting a
service that is not as good as it used to be just because AT&T
wants to make more money? I think they should make more
money if they introduce a new service with new equipment and
not a new service with the same equipment to the disadvantage
of those who had previous service! I will be up to you to decide
and determine but I am not happy of this change. NickB