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imrf
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Utica, MI
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Re: Better than FIOS? LOL
said by Farley  : I called in to see why my internet bill keeps rising, Comcast hasn't changed the price of their internet service in over 5 years. You either came off a promo or are flat out lying to just post something here. | |
Farley
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join:2002-01-23
Croswell, MI
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March 9th, @06:20PM
| Trust me i wish i was lying...
If your so big on comcast imrf maybe you can give me some hints on what i can do to get a better price than almost 60 bucks a month just for the internet portion. The next best alternative she could give me was dropping my High Definition TV to Standard to save on the bill.
gee thanks
very helpfull...
And if it Helps, We use the internet Casual, I need my on Demand, High Definition, and the Networks in HD, i could care less about the Premiums
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| Comcast has two tiers, a 6Mbps/384Kbps tier for $42.95 and a 8Mbps/758Kbps tier for $52.95, both without the $3 modem rental charge and both require tv service. That is the pricing tiers for the same state you live in, they do not vary from area to area.
If you don't want to pay almost $60 a month, then drop down the the 6Mbps tier. | |
Farley
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join:2002-01-23
Croswell, MI
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March 9th, @08:39PM
| Man i swear to god they told me i couldnt Drop down, I went to the website and seen the 6 meger and called for it and they straight our denied me. This was twice now, once by me and once by my angry girlfriend who pays the cable lol.
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| Either try again, or get on over to the cancellation people (retention) and tell them your issue. I'm sure they can "find" a way to get you a lower price. See if they can get you on the $33 per service package, where you could get internet(6Mbps) for $33 a month and tv service for $33 a month. They also have another promo right now with digital plus and HBO for $39.99 a month for 12 months. | |
Farley
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Croswell, MI
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March 9th, @06:30PM
| Rentention here we come, thanks
I hope they dont call my bluff or else ill be screwed | |
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said by Farley :Trust me i wish i was lying... If your so big on comcast imrf maybe you can give me some hints on what i can do to get a better price than almost 60 bucks a month just for the internet portion. The next best alternative she could give me was dropping my High Definition TV to Standard to save on the bill. gee thanks very helpfull... First of all, Comcast High Speed Internet is $42.95 + $3.00 if you choose to rent the modem, but ONLY IF you have cable TV. They offer a "speed tier" for $10 more a month. On the $42.95 price, 5 years ago it was 1.5 meg down, 128 kbps up, no "speed tier" option, 4 years ago, it was 4 meg down, 256 kbps up, no "speed tier" option, 3 years ago it was 6 megs down, 384 kbps up, no "speed tier" option, then 2 years ago, it was the same, with "speed tier" option of 8 meg down, 768 kbps up. Now it's advertised as 6 meg down, but with powerboost, I average 9 meg down, and 384 kbps up, for standard speed, "speed tier" is advertised as 8 meg down, but I know with powerboost it averages 12 to 16 meg down, and 768 kbps up. Comcast is the first ISP to offer powerboost technology, to give customers better value IMO. I honestly think fiber is a great thing, but I also think that current prices to service, maintain, repair, install, and deploy fiber is too expensive to deploy everywhere. For years, cable has been way ahead of the game with speed on the internet, and television service that is ACTUALLY BROADCASTED by the owner, not 3rd party, like dish. Until fiber cost comes down, it's worth it more to simply invest in more ways to milk your equipment. With switched digital video coming, and DOCSIS 3.0, it won't be hard for cable to compete without having to deploy fiber. You all keep forgetting that the only reason fiber is being laid by the telco is because they can't expand copper enough to handle the practical applications for today. Cable still can, and they will, and when they day comes to goto fiber, they can do that too, and they can do it with ease, as they already have fiber to the neighborhood near you. Multiplexing that fiber and splicing it into a fiber node instead of a HFC would allow the same service. It's just not "necessary", because the internet, as it stands in America, just can't handle EVERYBODY that has broadband, to be able to cruse the web at anywhere near the 50 meg tier Verizon offers. Sure you will find some here and there, but consistently, for now, not everyone can hang. Imaging your connection if everyone had it... Anyway, argue all you want, I agree with Mr. Roberts, only on the premise that cable has been able to accomplish amazing feats in the past, so as current trend will show, they feel confident they can do it again, so I believe them.
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said by Farley :Rentention here we come, thanks I hope they dont call my bluff or else ill be screwed Funny, I looked up the zipcode for your location listed in your profile, 48422, looked up the area, tried a few VALID addresses, and kept being told it's not available in your area. Hmmm.. 
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Farley
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Croswell, MI
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March 9th, @07:20PM
| My zipcode is 48060, i moved almost 2 years ago to port huron and didnt update my address on this website smartass..
Croswell is a small town of 1500 people where i used to live and oddly enough in this 1 stoplight town dsl was avl.
Maybe there wasnt enough populus in croswell for comcast to care.
Do you want me to get you a pair of Kneepads so your not so sore after playing comcast's skin flute on these fourms?
My complaint is a valid one
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March 10th, @11:07AM
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said by imrf :said by Farley : I called in to see why my internet bill keeps rising, Comcast hasn't changed the price of their internet service in over 5 years. You either came off a promo or are flat out lying to just post something here. That's not true. In 2005 they revamped their pricing adding additional bunding penalties to those like me who didn't have CATV. Those who had expanded basic or higher didn't see the price increases. Those like me who didn't saw the increases and were passed over for some of the speed increases (I was stuck at 4Mb while the standard plan was 6Mb).
Here each tier had 3 price levels, those with expanded basic or higher, those with broadcast basic and those with only HSI.
At least that is what happened in my SoCal franchise.
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