# Cable and Internet options **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 30, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538 "2006-01-30T20:48:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/21 "2006-02-01T20:13:01Z")
> [@Carbonfiberhooded](#): > > HD over satellite companies is better then Adelphia too. The HD Adelphia/Time Warner receivers give you the choice of 1080i in the settings but are closer to 480i. Only the Direct and Dish HD receivers give you true 1080i. > > And as far as local HD channels go, off air antenna is the ONLY way to go. Adelphia does a “favor” for its customers. It has a big antenna that it brings the local HD channels into and then pipes them all across WNY through thousands of miles of cable. That does wonders for picture quality. im not even gonna completly going to comment on any of that because it is just sooo wrong its not even funny… please do some real research before you mislead people like this ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/22 "2006-02-01T21:14:29Z")
> [@Rx3](#): > > There’s a new sattelite option, I just started seeing commercials for. Apparently it is sattelite upload and download (i.e. no dialup upload) Only requirement is clear view of Southern sky. Forgot the name of the company, I wanted to do some research on them. :shrug: That’s not new, that’s been out for a while And think about this : You send the request out, it has to travel to the satellite. Then from the satellite back to the ISP, through howevermany hops to the site, back to the ISP, back up to the satellite, back down to you. I hope you NEVER, EVER try to play a game on it. MHill gets a nasty nasty 1500ms + ping on WoW lol ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/23 "2006-02-01T21:15:55Z")
> [@Twizted](#): > > what about verizions service @ 60$ a month that they have? plugs right into the laptop and you can go anywhere. couldent you just plug that into you home computer That’s EVDO, and that’s not avail in Buffalo and that’s like… 600kilobits max not exactly super fast. and signal strength matters too… ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/24 "2006-02-02T06:32:42Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > That’s EVDO, and that’s not avail in Buffalo > > and that’s like… 600kilobits max > > not exactly super fast. > > and signal strength matters too… its faster than dial up. nice for people out my way that dont have ANY options other than that. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/25 "2006-02-02T06:44:59Z")
why are cable bills jumpin so high. ours jumped like so much. that my dad is forcing to ditch interenet and my digital box. i guessed it went from like 150 to like 350 or something. this is rediculous. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/26 "2006-02-02T06:51:59Z")
because adelphia sucks ass ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/27 "2006-02-02T07:32:03Z")
Well, I just got off the phone with Adelphia and found that my year long promotion ended and that was the reason for the jump in price. I told them that’s a lot of money to be paying for average cable stations and poor HD service…so I got a 3 month extension on the promotion…this will give me some time to look at other options or to call back in 3 months and see if I can get an extension on the extension. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/28 "2006-02-02T07:55:23Z")
\*call back and get an extension On the extension if it comes down to it, just say you’re gonna switch to verizon and they’ll jump all over you. they don’t wanna lose customers before the sale. > [@Fetter](#): > > I have Verizon DSL… couldn’t really be happier. > > (Running it wirelessly too BTW) :tup: one of my former teammates switched over to verizon, gets 5mb down all the time for cheaper than i’m paying now for half that during peak hours. if i were staying here longer than may, i’d switch over too - and i work for adelphia ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/29 "2006-02-02T13:39:18Z")
> [@ghettostyleTA](#): > > \*call back and get an extension On the extension > > if it comes down to it, just say you’re gonna switch to verizon and they’ll jump all over you. they don’t wanna lose customers before the sale. > > one of my former teammates switched over to verizon, gets 5mb down all the time for cheaper than i’m paying now for half that during peak hours. if i were staying here longer than may, i’d switch over too - and i work for adelphia Just checked [verizon.com](http://verizon.com)…looks like they don’t offer dsl at my house…☹ ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538/30 "2006-02-02T20:07:42Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > im not even gonna completly going to comment on any of that because it is just sooo wrong its not even funny… > > please do some real research before you mislead people like this Well, here we go… What does EVERY home stereo and TV place use to show off the best picture quality on their HD TVs aside from popping in a DVD? I can tell you one thing. Its not Adelphia HD. Why? Because Adelphia’s 1080i equates to Dish Network or Direct’s 480. 720 at best. And what I said about the local HD channels is untrue??? Please explain how Adelphia HD can be better then either of the Dish companies? Its not even the Dish company’s signal. With an off air UHF antenna, you are getting as close to a raw and unmolested signal that you can get. It goes from the local station antenna to yours. Not from the local station, to Adelphia where it is sandwiched into miles of cable along with internet, basic, and other cable services. So how is that wrong of me to write? I understand how you may believe I was wrong on the first thing. Lots of people think Adelphia is king around here. And for charging as much as they do and getting away with it, I guess they are. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cable-and-internet-options/7538.md?page=1)