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Broadband Internet Options in Nashville

Although the options here in TN are not to the level of speed and
dependability of the fiber optic choices offered by verizon FIOS down in
Florida and in some other areas, or the free city-wide broadband wireless options in some
California cities - there are still many choices!

DSL, Cable, Satellite, U-verse, and Mobile broadband cards are all available options in the Middle Tennessee area. In this topic, I would like to explain some of the pros and cons of each of these choices and hopefully others can chime in with comments or edits to review their experiences with these various connection types.

Broadband Type	Advantages	Disadvantages
Bellsouth DSL	reliability high, works over pre-existing telephone lines	speeds are not as fast as cable options - especially with upload rates, house must be within a certain physical distance of Bellsouth Networking hardware, PPPoe setup is difficult for most people to setup with their own wifi router
Comcast Cable Internet	best bang for the buck (price/bandwidth), low latency (great for gaming), bundles with Digital TV,	There are many reports from users that some parts of the Comcast Highspeed Internet network around the city of Nashville are NOT as reliable others
ATT U-verse	VERY fast, can be bundled with a very impressive TV package	very limited availability so far
Sateillite Internet	Generally the best option outside of the city where the other services will not work	high latency, requires a landline, upload speed is only as good as dialup, must have a line of site shot to the satellite (trees and physical structures can be an issue, as can weather)
Mobile Broadband Cards	Offered by Cricket, ATT, Sprint, Verizon, T-mobile and can be bundled with cellphone package, can be used with a laptop anywhere in the country where broadband towers for the given network are present	broadband connection speed is not available everywhere, cell service is not as reliable as other options due to a myriad of reasons, although options are changing it is generally difficult to connect multiple computers to single broadband card for the average user

 

Please help me flesh this page out more. There is a lot more information I would like to cover here like pricing, hardware required, advertised speeds, and realistic speeds.

Personal Experience

I have been using Comcast Highspeed internet in one location for over 4 years.  I am using a Motorola Surfboard modem and have had very continuous connectivity for that time.  I have had very few slowdowns and only two service interruptions.