Looks like i'll be switching over to a cable modem asap. Prolly start with the 7Mbit with UNLIMITED downloads. Jordy should post a free bump in speed under "the hookups" thread. :devil:

GCI's new plans

http://www.gci.com/forhome/promos/xtreme/comparomatrixsmall822.gif

How about akwifi.com TelAlaska? How are they as an ISP? Their system looks similar to what AT&T tried to do a few years back.

I saw that unlimited GCI plan in last weekends paper. Looks like a good deal.

Winslow

Heheh, good luck getting anywhere near those reported speeds! :)

dont u have to go with the ultimate broadband package.. to get that deal..
so pay 79 dollars for ultimate broadband package.. and pay another 69 dollars for ulitmate extreme entertainment.???

Heheh, good luck getting anywhere near those reported speeds! :)

yeah... exactly lol. I've been on faster dial up then their promised upgrades speed my cable modem was getting from them.

i'm getting my speeds with my cable modem! :disco:

Im going from GCI to ACS.. 2nd month in a row I had to pay $158 for CABLE net alone..

I've done lots of testing to verify the speeds...you should get them and if anything, its for the unlimited downloads...and HD TV! ;p

Im going from GCI to ACS.. 2nd month in a row I had to pay $158 for CABLE net alone..

for that price u could get the ultimate package and have faster speeds and unlimited dl's!

went from GCI to ACS... so much faster, no looking back.

Thanks for the heads up I can update my biased opinion accordingly. Is there any way to see if there is any "fine print" regarding the unlimited downloads, normally it is throughput not just download that GCI advertises the caps at (5GB throughput, 10GB throughput etc). I would just not be too surprised if d/l unlimited but u/l may have a charge after cap still.

I now live in a location where I get d/l's at speeds quite a bit higher than I am supposed to using GCI, paying for 1MB tests show 1.5+ on average at late hours..first time ever even getting what I paid for though.

for that price u could get the ultimate package and have faster speeds and unlimited dl's!


I have some package.. the $89 package or whatever.. :(

Long distant phone.. fricken like 10 tv channels and the fastest net you can get.. no unlimited uploads tho :(

Bursting does exist...

I've done lots of testing to verify the speeds...you should get them and if anything, its for the unlimited downloads...and HD TV! ;p

Testing for the company? Because as a consumer I had it for 3 years and never hit close to reported speeds while "testing". Oh, and ACS offers the Dish Network package for the HD TV! :D

http://www.whiskeytangofoxtrot.net/hosted/bandwidth-2.jpg

So in other words.. I won't be getting owned by GCI anymore?... did I read this correct... I was going to ACS to switch this week.. but it this is true... I won't get owned on uploads... then I'll stay..

http://www.lownslowneon.com/upload/uploads/gci.jpg

33GB..impressive..most impressive.

Look closely at the print for the deal though...it looks like you have to sign up for "the Ultimate Package" (phone, cable, and internet starting at like $80), and then the $40 for unlimited bandwidth is tacked onto that price. In other news, Verizon is offering 15MB/sec with unlimited bandwidth (I'm pretty sure most other companies gave up on that idea in the last century) in some major cities in the lower 48 for $50/month. I love Alaska!

Well - i have the phone/cable/tv set up :P

went from GCI to ACS... so much faster, no looking back.
until the DSL modem went kaput. and hold on to your hats folks for one more month. we will have wireless broadband internet very very soon! ACS will be gone and we'll be jet setting w/ the latest in highspeed wireless technology. woot! :banana:

until the DSL modem went kaput. and hold on to your hats folks for one more month. we will have wireless broadband internet very very soon! ACS will be gone and we'll be jet setting w/ the latest in highspeed wireless technology. woot! :banana:
needs moar FIOS damnit my parents house has it :(

where? this isn't available here yet. and this technology has only been available since June 04 starting in Jacksonville, FL. i'm not talking wifi here or crappy ass telalaska... had that and already got rid of it after 2 months.

you should check out the new clearwire thats coming up here. It's high speed wireless internet that you can take where ever you go. and its pretty cheap. check it out.

that's what i'm talking about. i start on Tuesday. Been researching them since last few weeks.

It would be nice to get some fast wires up here though for the deals of the lower 48!

no wires. will be VOIP soon enough. this is gonna help keep costs down. glad we're getting a new alternative to the 2 money hogs! :( we need more competition for sure!