[Cialug] Fine Print - Broadband suggestions?

[Tim Perdue]

Brandon Griffis wrote:
> I'll look around for that.  Can anyone recommend a good ISP compare 
> site?  broadband reports doesn't seem to work terribly well for Des Moines.
> 
> I just realized I should have specified in my first email that my house 
> is on the near east side of Des Moines.  Very close to University and E. 
> 14th.
> 
> Mediacom isn't out of the running.  They just don't have the killer deal 
> I thought they did.  Also, I kind of take issue with paying an "install 
> fee".  I'm not trying to be snotty, I just figure if I'm signing up to 
> do business with a company they should cover that cost.  (I've been with 
> many ISPs and Mediacom is the first that's charged me an install fee).

At least mediacom told you they would jack it up after 6 months. I 
installed it and it went from $40 to $60 after 2 months. I was just 
using it for torrents anyway, and my dsl was my primary connection so I 
just got rid of it.