BellSouth FastAccess ADSL

Pros: Fast. Easy. Can use phone while online.
Cons: Pop ups.

I was tired of the slow load on my local dial-up Internet service. After I paid more money for fast access with the local which was no faster than the standard service, it was time to try something different. I looked at a national service (AOL), cable ...

Pros: DSL Speeds, Snap to Install, Not a single problem
Cons: No tech support for Win2k or WinME

There wasn't a category specifically for the modem itself, but since Fast Access through BellSouth uses this modem I figured I'd let you all know what you're in for when you get the service. You do have the option to pay for installation professionally,...

Pros: None that I can think of.
Cons: Too numerous to mention here.

After moving down here to sunny Florida I
immediately ran into problems with AT&T,
my dial-up ISP.

I've used AT&T for over three years and
spanning three states. (New York, Minnesota
and now Florida). I've never had a...

Pros: Fast, Easy to install, Reliable, NOT Cable
Cons: none

When I first started looking for a high speed ISP the first place I looked was towards DSL. BellSouth, being the monopoly that it is in this area, was my only real choice. Low and behold, BellSouth cannot service me. Oh well I say, and go to cable modem...

Pros: Faster, always-on connection. Downloads are easier.
Cons: Sales technique was, shall we say, rather off-putting. Security add-ons are charged.

For more than six years, I've been using conventional dial-up services such as Juno Web and AOL to get connected to the Internet, and, despite having to live with limits on daytime use and changing my sleep cycle to use the Net at night, I was fairly ...

Pros: Easy installation, great download and good upload speeds
Cons: Terrible Usenet service, inadequate and unfriendly technical support

About DSL
DSL is short for Digital Subscriber Line, a method in which data can be transferred digitally via ordinary phone lines at speeds greatly exceeding that of analog transfers (such as dial-up access).
Most common for residential...

Pros: Competitive price for a reasonable speed, easy ordering process, easy installation.
Cons: Slower than cable, long term contract, rebates, no anti virus software provided for free

After using Road Runner cable service for over two years, I had started to become increasingly frustrated with its reliability. I admit the cable in my home was split between 3 TVs and the cable modem, so it’s partially my fault that the connection was ...

Pros: Fast, dependable connection at price that compares to dialup. Excellent customer service.
Cons: Only available in states that BellSouth covers.

Recently, BellSouth Fast Access DSL (BSFADSL) lowered their pricing for “naked” Lite, Ultra and Xtreme DSL. Although I have been totally satisfied for the past several years with my dialup ISP, the difference in price between it and BSFADSL had become ...

Pros: Customer service have SOME sense, easy to install, no disconnects
Cons: Speed capping and limitations

I'm a power user in every sense of the word. I demand 100% of every piece of hardware and software in my computer, and I require even more when it comes to bandwith and reliable internet access. Broad bandwith has got to be the greatest thing to happen...

Pros: I can be online AND talk on the phone!!!
Cons: Internal Modem

I am currently working from home and recently decided that a cable or DSL connection would make my life a lot easier. After talking it over, I decided that DSL, if it was available in my area, is the quicker and better way to go.

So I...

Pros: Great reliable and fast service, wouldn't go without DSL
Cons: Drop phone line, tax is too high, adds more cost $20-25. get cell phone

I've used BellSouth's FastAccess DSL service since August of 2000. As I write this its now December 2003. I used the service in Boca Raton Florida from Aug 00 thru Aug 02 when I moved to the Atlanta area where I picked up FastAccess and have continued ...

Pros: easy to install, fairly decent speeds
Cons: modem locks up, useless tech support, terrible customer service

Okay, feel free to take this review with a grain of salt. I'm usually the first person to hang up on a telemarketer, but in this case I made an exception to that rule that cost me pretty big. I had been researching fast internet access, but was waitin ...

Pros: Fast Downloads if you can get the service
Cons: Takes a long time to activate - approx. one month

Update 7/10/01
I've been using the service now for 6 months or so, and it works very well. It's rare that I get a disconnect. The connect speed I have is never higher than 288,000. That's pretty slow when compared to the potential top speed...

Pros: Fast speeds when you are connected
Cons: Expect to be disconnected ALOT!

I have had Bellsouth FastAccess DSL since 2004. I had the DSL Ultra which cost $38 /month with taxes and extras and has a best effort Downstream/Upstream speed of 1.5 Mbps/256 Kbps. I think the key phrase here is BEST EFFORT. I have never had a ...

Pros: Nice Speed, Easy Enough Installation, Available area coverage.
Cons: Expense, Tricky Rebate offers, Software package might contain spyware software.

I was surprised to find out that DSL finally was in my area. I live in a very small town and only d ...