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The information on this table was
current in March 2006, for the St Paul and East Metro area. Actual prices
may be different, due to competition and promotions, and are offered here as a
general point of comparison.
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|
Provider/Plan |
Monthly
Cost |
Equipment |
Install |
Speed Up |
Speed Down |
|
Dial-Up |
NetZero Dial-up1 |
$9.95 |
Modem |
None |
<56K |
<56K |
|
AOL Dial-Up1 |
$25.90 |
Modem
|
None |
<56K |
<56K |
|
US Family.net
Dial-up1 |
$8.25 o
|
Modem |
None |
<56K |
<56K |
|
US Family.net
Accellerated2 |
$11.25 |
Modem |
None |
<56K2 |
<56K2 |
|
DSL |
AOL Broadband3 |
$25.90 |
$59.95 or
$5.00/mo |
$99.99 +
$9.95 S&H |
896K |
1544K
(1.5 MBPS) |
|
US Family.net DSL3 |
$26.99 |
79.95 or
$5.00/mo |
$19.95 or
$79.99 |
256K |
256K |
|
US Family.net
DSL Deluxe3 |
$36.99 |
79.95 or
$5.00/mo |
$19.95 or
$79.99 |
896K |
1544K
(1.5 MBPS) |
|
Qwest Choice
DSL
|
$31.99 |
$99.99 or
$8.99/mo
$14.99 S&H |
$99.00 or
self install |
256 K |
256K |
|
Qwest Choice
DSL Deluxe |
$44.99 |
$99.99 or
$8.99/mo
$14.99 S&H |
$99.00 or
self install |
896K |
1544K
(1.5 MBPS) |
|
Cable |
Comcast High
Speed Internet
only |
$57.95 |
$79.99 or
$3.00/mo |
$59.95 or
self install |
384K |
6144K
(6 MBPS) |
|
Comcast 6Meg
With TV or Phone Pkg. |
$42.95 |
$79.99 or
$3.00/mo |
$59.95 or
self install |
384K |
6144K
(6 MBPS) |
|
Comcast 8Meg
With TV or Phone Pkg. |
$52.95 |
$79.99 or
$3.00/mo |
$59.95 or
self install |
768K |
8192K
(8 MBPS) |
|
Wireless |
River-Net
(Wireless) |
$45.00 |
N/A |
$350.00 |
256K |
256K |
|
Cellular |
T-Mobile
(GPRS/Edge)
|
$49.00 |
$199.00 |
N/A |
<512K |
<512K |
|
Verizon Wireless
Broadband Access
(EV-DO) |
$79.99 |
$99.00 |
N/A |
<144K |
<700K |
|
Verizon Wireless
National Access
(GPRS) |
$59.99 |
$49.00 |
N/A |
40-80K |
144K |
|
Sprint
(EV-DO) |
$79.99 |
$99.00 |
$36.00 |
<144K |
<700K |
|
Satellite |
SkyCasters
Satellite4 |
$99.00 |
$1499.00 |
$500.00 |
64K |
1024K
(1 MBPS) |
|
Wild Blue Satellite
Value Package |
$49.95 |
N/A |
$299.00 |
64K |
512K |
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Wild Blue Satellite
Select Package |
$69.95 |
N/A |
$299.00 |
64K |
1024K
(1 MBPS) |
1Dial-up
ISP’s provided for comparison of speed and price to broadband.
2This
service, and others like it, uses compression and caching technologies with
dial-up to accelerate download times, and appears faster that standard dial-up.
3
These DSL service providers use Qwest lines to provision DSL services.
4
SkyCasters has many other plans, all of which are more expensive.
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