Specifications

Broadband providers promise fast
downloads and always-on connections.
Do they deliver? We asked our readers
and signed up ourselves to find out.
Broadband
BY CADE METZ
PC MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 www.pcmag.com
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104 AOL for Broadband (C-)
105 Charter Pipeline (C)
106 Comcast (D)
107 Cox (A+)
107 EarthLink (A-)
108 Optimum Online (B)
109 Road Runner (A)
111 SBC Yahoo! (D+)
111 Verizon (C)
105 Reader Survey Results
105 Readers’ Choice
106 Summary of Features
107 Where’s the Butterfly?
109 Switching ISPs: Easing the Pain
110 Cheap Dial-Up
ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE STREETER
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