My family pays for very fast internet, but it goes very slowly and we were told that new phone lines need to be installed. I'm wondering how much it could cost.
2007-08-06 05:42:29 · 3 answers · asked by Toby 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
We currently have SBC Ameritech DSL, and my maximum download speed is around 40k. I'm pretty sure that's not what we pay for. Our house has very old phone lines, and I was under the impression that they were slowing our internet.
2007-08-06 07:03:29 · update #1
this is just for a guide, as i do not live near you...
Verizon charges over $100 per wire/jack installation, about $90 for a repair (90 min, addl 1/2 hr about $45)
The company i work for charges $65 per jack/wire install, and $45 for repair...
independently i charge $50 per jack/wire for repair, or install....
check craigslist.org for someone in your area who will do the work at your house closer to prices that i charge, and not what verizon charges...
I use only CAT5 wire for all my voice wire runs.. CAT3 is standard voice grade, CAT5 is data cable, much better quality... try to get the tech to install CAT 5 if possible.....
your inside wiring should not be affecting your speed too much.. there may be problems with your line quality, before spending money for inside wiring, call your DSL provider and do some troubleshooting/testing with them...
go to speakeasy.net and run a speed test from there, i do not ever trust a speed test from the internet provider... they only want to say good things about there services, and not so good things about other service providers..
if you need to run new wires, or feel better running new wires, you should only have to run a new wire from the NID directly to the DSL modem... unless the rest of the inside wire has a ground, or short on them, they should not need to be replaced...
running a new inside wire may improve your speed if there is a defect on your inside wiring, but the age of the wire should not have anything do do with it, there is some old wiring on the lines outside....
if you really want the fastest internet at a reasonable rate, then check with your cable company...
DSL is only about 128K or something like that... you could get a 1.5 or 3.0 mb package, but cable offers upto 30mb (so does FiOS)
2007-08-06 15:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by joe r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I install Hughes internet.The download speed has nothing to do with your phone lines. If your phone company does not have DSL replacing the phone lines in your home will not help you. I am curious who told you this- the phone company or your internet service- or customer support from India? LOL. Also, your download speed has to do with your computer., e.g. how many intiviruses are installed, have you emptied cookies lately and how many programs are running in the background. Thought I would try and save you some money. You can go to Lowes and buy a box of phone cable, the special fittings, and the crimpers and save a fortune by doing it yourself. Do you have insurance for your inside lines? The phone company will charge a small fortune if not, especially if there's nothing wrong with them.
2007-08-06 05:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by Gary C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The wires are very important for DSL speed. If you need to have them all replaced, hire an independent person to do it. There are often ads in newspapers. Or you can do it yourself, if you are into that. DON'T have the fone company do it - it would cost a FORTUNE! An independent guy is the answer! :)
Also, it wouldn't cost anything to TRY to talk your fone company into doing it free -- they might, if you threaten to leave...?
~Cindy! :)
2007-08-08 19:46:49 · answer #3 · answered by ♛ CindyBradyTooh ♛ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋