don't get ripped off by cable modem ISPs
 

i was paying 45 dollars a month in so cal for att/comcast cable modem.

then 4 months ago they started charging me 10$ more a month because i refuse to get cable tv.

so the other day SBC offered DSL for 29.99 a month for a year. ordinarily i don't like DSL, but saving 300$ a year is nothing to laugh at.

Before i switched i decided to call comcast and give them a chance to give me a better deal, because i knew they would start callling a week after i canceled, but i would be locked into SBC for a year.

After 10 minutes on hold Comcast said they would give me a rate of 19.99$ a month for 6 months.

i was so angry i could spit. first at them for being an ISP mafia and then at myself for not calling earlier.

Give them a call.

Ah nothing like a bit of competition. Unfortunately where I am it’s NTL or nothing, so I have to pay lots for cable. £25 a month or $40 to you yanks.

Comcast is a total fucking monopoly scam. Thank god I have Cox Cable where I live. $30 a month and 2mbps speeds.

You have Cox, and you're paying that?!?
Where are you? In Rhode Island, for not having all three of their services, it'd cost me 50-60 bucks. Talk about a rip off, I can get DSL for about $35 from Verizon.

I just got 3mb dowload/500k Upload service...Wide Open West RULEZ....

Not to mention they just gave me the cable modem, no charge...

I get digital cable through them as well, and all this for EXACTLY the same amount I was paying for the EXACT same package with COMCAST....

Except the speed differences, of course...

Ps-I hear that if you live in Denver, they offer a 10MB service...DAMN!!

10mb????? that's possible over cable?

apparently....

check it out...

Go here for more info...

Here is Wide Open West's Official home Page

They just started offering 3MB service in my area...it is not even on the website yet...

...and let me also add that I have used their support a few times and they are VERY knowledgeable and helpful...I haven't had to wait on the phone for support longer than about 3 mins...

These guy just totally ROCK!!

I hate Comcast. I get shitty service with them. For no reason, my Internet connection will be lost. Sometimes it just lags really bad for a few minutes, but that's enough for me to lose connection to an IRC server or a game server.

The only other alternative is Verizon DSL and I hear they aren't too good.

At a garage sale I bought an old dish receiver for 10 bucks . Took it over to my cable company ( roadrunner ) and they gave me 3 months free for not hooking it up and staying with their service . I gladly gave them the 10 buck Sat receiver in exchange . Will try the SBC trick next ! Thanks ! ;)

WHAT?? you mean for the service right?? if you're paying 45 bucks a month to rent the modem, you're gettin ripped beyond words.

anyway, my parents have cox cable for 40 bucks/month.

and i have resnet for 20 bucks a month (5mb+ bandwidth)

yeah 45 for the service not the modem. i bought the modem for 50$ about a year ago. i wasn't about to let them charge me 10$ a month to rent the modem.

It pains me to hear about all the bad Comcast experiences. I've had their internet for over 5 years now and it's been totally solid the whole time. I believe we pay about $60 for internet w/2 IP's and basic cable TV (which backs up our DirectTV). I could bring that price down if I bought my own modem and got a router but just haven't wanted to mess with it.

I switched from cable altogether to Directv for TV and SBC DSL for internet. I love it pay a bunch less. Plus now I don't get calls every other day telling me I am downloading too much.

Well, Yes, the real practical limit for cable internet is about 30mb. but that kind of equiptment is difficult to maintain.