# How Much Does Your High Speed Internet Cost? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 21, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993 "2001-09-21T11:59:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/1 "2001-09-21T11:59:53Z")
How does your high speed internet cost? At home, Cox’s Roadrunner is a $29.99/month. (If you don’t have a modem, rental is a additional $15/month) Elsewise, Verizon’s DSL service is a $49.95/month. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/2 "2001-09-21T12:02:56Z")
My soul… no no no thats not right. I have Roadrunner which would normally cost $39.95 but since my fiancee is a student they only charge us $29.95. [sub]Don’t tell anyone but I work for Verizon DSL[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/3 "2001-09-21T12:07:33Z")
I have Comcast@home…$40.00/month. ---
**Author:** ![Sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Sasquatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/4 "2001-09-21T12:25:48Z")
Earthlink DSL - $40/month but it’s going to jump to $50 pretty soon. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/5 "2001-09-21T12:46:21Z")
About 30/month with Jasnetworks. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/6 "2001-09-21T12:47:18Z")
AT&T Broadband - around $45/mo… and we have TV and phone thru them - you’d think they’d have a package and cut us a deal… ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/7 "2001-09-21T12:47:26Z")
Verizon dsl 39.9x per month and a $5/month due to a calling package I have new subscribers are charged $49.xx/month but are still elegible for the $5 discount. Also I had to buy my dsl modem for $112 now it’s given w/ the service but you need to sign an anual contract ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/8 "2001-09-21T13:03:39Z")
Comcast @ Home: $42 a month. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/9 "2001-09-21T13:11:24Z")
I have Telergy DSL (1.28Mbps/384kbps up) for $34.99/mo. It’s very nice. 🙂 Jman ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/10 "2001-09-21T13:20:15Z")
Bellsouth sDSL for $50 ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/11 "2001-09-21T13:28:32Z")
Roadrunner cable, costs me $32/mo. with my company’s employee discount. Normally it’s $40/mo. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/12 "2001-09-21T13:41:50Z")
Telusplanet ADSL. 1.5MB. I think its $30 - Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/13 "2001-09-21T13:45:02Z")
Rogers@Home cable modem. $40/month Canadian, or about $26 US. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/14 "2001-09-21T16:01:13Z")
Cox@home in Phoenix … about $45/month, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/15 "2001-09-21T16:16:02Z")
Usen/Broadgate Fiber Optic line. 30-60Mbps. $50/month. –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/16 "2001-09-21T16:18:44Z")
Knology Cable - $29.99 a month. That’s a package price, including phone (basic service, LD billed separately) and TV. The whole bill is about $85 a month. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/17 "2001-09-21T16:56:24Z")
Adelphia cable modem = about $40 a month. Includes cable modem and ethernet card. ---
**Author:** ![Natural-J-Bankie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/59ef9b/32.png) [@Natural-J-Bankie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Natural-J-Bankie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/18 "2001-09-21T18:06:56Z")
$7.95/month for 768/128 Verizon DSL Beat that! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/19 "2001-09-21T18:29:42Z")
Speed wise, I think everyone has, my friend. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993/20 "2001-09-21T18:36:57Z")
$41.00 Canadian a month or around $27 US after conversion…not bad considering I live in a town of ten thousand people. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-your-high-speed-internet-cost/82993.md?page=2)