Internet, because i'm an idiot Options

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

Okay, so I have dialup. And it's slow and VERY annoying. Whenever I've found out about getting faster internet I'm always told that I will need to get a ton of stuff for it to work because I live kinda out of town (although I can see the high school from my window) and my house is old.

Is there way for me to get Broadband or something faster than old dialup by myself? I've tired to search through some things on the internet before but I don't really know where to start

Could someone point me in a reliable direction?

[multifaceted]

DSL or cable.

I have Verizon DSL. Before we tried to get some other DSL, but we couldn't because of our location. (We have our own telephone and electricity pole and they had to put a new wire in and all that stuff) My dad didn't like it so he went and got Verizon.

I use to have dial-up. It is a pain in the butt.

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

Yeah, dialup sucks. It's just that my mom wants to keep AOL, which shouldn't really be a problem I guess. But we also don't want to have to deal with someone coming in an installing stuff... All my friends get it through their tv provider and we can't do that.

[viugiufgjhfhjfhg...]

It shouldn't be much of a problem to get DSL. All I had to do to get a 1mb DSL connection was call the company and wait from 3 to 5 days (turned out to be 16 days, in the end xP) to receive the USB modem by mail with the rest of the required information and software.

[lovefooled]

Why can't you get cable? I have it and all I did was call the cable company and they sent me the modem and cables and I set it up myself. And it seems you can do that with DSL as well. And also, DSL seems to be pretty cheap now. I've seen a commercial where it's only $15. I forget what company it is, though.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

^ Verizon.
Just get Verizon or something. A lot of telephone service providers have broadband access now, so if you have Verizon, you can just get DSL with it.

But I heard somewhere that AOL is coming out with broadband now.. Don't know if it's available yet though.

And if your mom wants to keep AOL, you can use AOL along with a broadband connection.
And check out this website.

[kimmytree]

I'm pretty sure you can get AOL dsl/broadband anywhere, because it uses a regular phone line, well sorta. I live out in the middle of nowhere, and thats whe used to have when no one else offered service in our area.

But recently we switched to Verizon dsl... I guess it just recently became availible. But its waaaay faster than AOL, and like half the price. And then theres roadrunner... that might just be in my area though.... but only people in newer neighborhoods can get it, since it has something to do with newer phone lines.

I'm pretty sure you can go to Verizon's website and put in your phone number or address and they'll immediately tell you if its availible in your area or not. I think that's what we did.

Yeah, dialup sucks. It's just that my mom wants to keep AOL, which shouldn't really be a problem I guess. But we also don't want to have to deal with someone coming in an installing stuff... All my friends get it through their tv provider and we can't do that.

Well now with AOL, you can keep your email addresses... so its still almost like having AOL. You just have to go to aol.com to check your email.

With Verizon, they just mail you the stuff to do it yourself (the modem, the msn software, and directions). It's really simple. And I think we're only paying $25 a month, for PREMIUM. That's cheaper than dial up from AOL.

But I heard somewhere that AOL is coming out with broadband now.. Don't know if it's available yet though.

It's already availible... I had it for over two years. But once you pay for the broadband, and the basic AOL service, its like $50 a month!

And AOL is known to put unnecessary crap on your computer... stuff that'll slow you down and run in the background. Spyware I guess? lol. AOL is just icky though.

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

And AOL is known to put unnecessary crap on your computer... stuff that'll slow you down and run in the background. Spyware I guess? lol. AOL is just icky though.

Nah, if AOL put spyware in peoples' computers, they could get sued. They just install a bunch of crappy software, which is why you should do a custom install.

If you're worried about virus protection, many broadband companies also offer free Norton Antivirus or McAfee.

[michellerrific]

I think it would be a good idea to search up different DSL/Cable providers to see which one can give you service for you area.
http://dsl-providers.nettop20.com/
There's a lot to choose from, and i live in a small area too, so there's a chance someone might be able to provide for you. Otherwise if you still want to stick with AOL then you could try contacting them.

We just upgraded DSL not too long ago because it wasn't available here but now it is. I have Verizon right now, and it's a pretty good service/speed.