# High Speed Internet in New Jersey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-in-new-jersey/125625>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 26, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-in-new-jersey/125625 "2002-08-26T14:20:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-in-new-jersey/125625/1 "2002-08-26T14:20:58Z")

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I live in northern New Jersey and am finally ready to get high speed internet at home. Any recommendations on who provides the best service? How about the cheapest? I know that Cablevision is now offering Optimum Online for nothing down and $39.99 a month with a free cable modem. Is this a good deal?

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**Author:** ![Itsy\_Bitsy\_Spider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c57346/32.png) [@Itsy\_Bitsy\_Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Itsy_Bitsy_Spider)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-in-new-jersey/125625/2 "2002-08-26T18:42:52Z")

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Very!! Opt is an extreamly fast provider and it’s users rarely have problems. Consider yourself lucky, as I live in one of the states that can get Opt, yet can’t. \>.\<

Anyway, you may want to, if for some odd reason you don’t want insanely good servace and speed for a low price, check [dslreports.com](http://www.dslreports.com). They have tools there to help you find whatelse is in your area, and they usualy have several reports on servace, so you may want to read them first.

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**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-internet-in-new-jersey/125625/3 "2002-08-26T19:35:32Z")

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Optonline is by far and away the way to go on LI if you can. I have DSL and it’s good but nowhere the speed of optonline. The reason I stay w/ DSL is  
1 - they provide free dialup backup - new customers have to pay for this though  
2 - they are $5/month cheaper - for new customers they are $10/month more expensive though.  
If they take away 1 and 2 (maybe just 1 or 2) I would switch tomorrow.