Pffftt! in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r11710712 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:43:00 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:43:00 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11717172 ib50MbSoon :
said by MackMarvel See Profile:

... but I would really love to have cable so I can finally ditch my POTS line.
I've heard that Motorola and Nextel are developing a cell phone that will route calls through a wireless cable modem while in range and through the Nextel cellular network when away from home. I suspect that will pretty much be the final blow to POTS.
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The telcos make promises, Comcast delivers!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11717172 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:42:32 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11715273 MackMarvel :
said by ib50MbSoon See Profile:

$49 (all distance) + $20 ( 1.5/384 dsl ) + $10 (misc taxes and universal slush fund ) = ~$79

or

$52 ( 4/384 Comcast HSI ) + $20 (Packet8) = ~$72

So Comcast delivers over 3 times faster downloads and Packet8 offers more calling features for $7 less per month than SBC.

And Comcast is actually available in too rural for DSL Coloma township.
You can get cable Comcast internet in Coloma. I wish they just buy out greene county cause they are taking forever to roll out cable internet. I've been on SBC DSL for about 4 years now but I would really love to have cable so I can finally ditch my POTS line.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11715273 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:23:00 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11714293 BosstonesOwn : ahh no if you don't have cable tv from them look at the price of $63.95 or at least that is what my cable cost.
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said by alfnoid See Profile:

he is also rounding down for his quote and up for telco's
peace

That's because the telcos round up when they advertise their DSL product's connection speed. :D Yah, I know, it's the PPoE overhead thing but with Comcast I actually get the advertised speeds, even during the Internet rush hour.
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The telcos make promises, Comcast delivers!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713090 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:29:01 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712105 sivran : A land-line's only 20 bucks too...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712105 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:26:03 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712101 alfnoid : that is WITH cable TV and that is not the normal package...normal is 3000/256 for $42 IF you own your cable modem.

he is also rounding down for his quote and up for telco's

peace]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712101 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:25:41 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11711159 brandon : That $52 for Comcast HSI...is that with or without CableTV service?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11711159 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:27:39 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710944 Denjin : He included Packet8. I'm not sure what their $20 plan is, but other VOIP providers at least do unlimited domestic calling at that rate.
said by fenrir903 See Profile:

said by ib50MbSoon See Profile:



$49 (all distance) + $20 ( 1.5/384 dsl ) + $10 (misc taxes and universal slush fund ) = ~$79

or

$52 ( 4/384 Comcast HSI ) + $20 (Packet8) = ~$72

So Comcast delivers over 3 times faster downloads and Packet8 offers more calling features for $7 less per month than SBC.

And Comcast is actually available in too rural for DSL Coloma township.
I would take a hard line phone line anyday over VOIP (if that is what Packet8 is) at this point. VOIP just isn't quite there for me.

Matt

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said by Omega See Profile:

Um, where are you getting the $49 from?
Ok, $48.95 to be exact.
Anyway, from the tmcnet article:
"The All Distance bundle delivers unlimited local and nationwide direct-dial long distance calling, Caller ID, voicemail and the choice of two SBC calling features for just $48.95 a month. SBC Yahoo! DSL Express is one of the fastest-growing high speed Internet services in the United States, offering download speeds of 384 Kbps - 1.5 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 384 Kbps, virtually unlimited e- mail account storage, industry-leading safety and security features, and award-winning parental controls package.
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The telcos make promises, Comcast delivers!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710927 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:59:34 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710913 fenrir903 :
said by ib50MbSoon See Profile:


$49 (all distance) + $20 ( 1.5/384 dsl ) + $10 (misc taxes and universal slush fund ) = ~$79

or

$52 ( 4/384 Comcast HSI ) + $20 (Packet8) = ~$72

So Comcast delivers over 3 times faster downloads and Packet8 offers more calling features for $7 less per month than SBC.

And Comcast is actually available in too rural for DSL Coloma township.
I would take a hard line phone line anyday over VOIP (if that is what Packet8 is) at this point. VOIP just isn't quite there for me.

Matt]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710913 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:56:39 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710775 icp1 :
said by ib50MbSoon See Profile:

$49 (all distance) + $20 ( 1.5/384 dsl ) + $10 (misc taxes and universal slush fund ) = ~$79

or

$52 ( 4/384 Comcast HSI ) + $20 (Packet8) = ~$72

So Comcast delivers over 3 times faster downloads and Packet8 offers more calling features for $7 less per month than SBC.

And Comcast is actually available in too rural for DSL Coloma township.
Sure looks like a good deal either way to me. This is called COMPETITION. Some people will be scared off from VOIP because of poor uptime/911 issues, and others hate cable or phone so much they will go to the other no matter what. Either way looks like a win to consumers to me.

And of course, neither the comcast deal or SBCs deal will be available for everyone/everywhere, but it's a start.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710775 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:34:33 EDT Re: Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710766 Omega : Um, where are you getting the $49 from?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710766 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:32:43 EDT Pffftt! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710712 ib50MbSoon : $49 (all distance) + $20 ( 1.5/384 dsl ) + $10 (misc taxes and universal slush fund ) = ~$79

or

$52 ( 4/384 Comcast HSI ) + $20 (Packet8) = ~$72

So Comcast delivers over 3 times faster downloads and Packet8 offers more calling features for $7 less per month than SBC.

And Comcast is actually available in too rural for DSL Coloma township.
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