$59 of mikey's (listed) cost is a one-time startup fee, his monthly is $39.95 (just for internet, not phone, but he could pick up the same Vonage deal you have there). That leaves COX about $10/month cheaper than your DSL.
BTW, COX official rates are $54.95 for 9Mbps/1Mbps, $39.95 for 4Mbps/512kbps, or $24.95 for 256kbps/256kbps. I have the feeling Mikey might find the $24.95 plan a bit more palatable.
To answer Mikey's original question, Netzero 3G is Windows-only, Internet Explorer-only software that applies losless data compression to the dial-up connection. It's mostly marketing, and doesn't affect the browsing experience nearly as much as they imply (and it doesn't affect file downloads at all).
Michael Garfias wrote:
> Cox is a cable provider. They happen to supply phone lines, but not DSL.
>
> I'm paying ~ $50/mo for 1.5Mbps/640Kbps standalone dsl (no telephone
> connected to qwest) with the internet provided by convergent.
>
> Then another $27/mo (w/tax) for an unlimited vonage line.
>
> So about $10/mo less than you're paying, and I can call anyone in the
> US anytime for as long as I like.
>
> On Jun 27, 2005, at 5:44 PM, Major.Mikey wrote:
>
>> On Monday 27 June 2005 04:02 pm, Michael Garfias wrote:
>>
>>> http://cisaz.com/
>>>
>>> On Jun 27, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Major.Mikey wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey buddy, could you give me the website for this ISP? I need a new
>>>> one.
>>>>
>>
>> Oops. A little much for me. Does anyone know how to get netzero's G3
>> to work
>> on a debian box? Or is it Q3? Whichever! Doesn't DSL run over phone
>> lines?
>> Any suggestions for that? If I do COX DSL the cost is a $59 modem +
>> $34.95/mo. I don't like the sounds of that. Otherwise it is back to
>> dialup
>> for me!
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