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join:2002-11-21
USA
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Re: This isn't breaking news.
said by Derch  :It's not surprising me that DSL is on the rise. Cable has some unattractive traits that turn some users off: caps, shared bandwidth/over-crowed nodes, crappy tech support (non yet from Cox). Provided you have the option for DSL. Most Comcast subscribers only have 1 choice for broadband. Until the other TELCO's get on the stick and install more CO's in those markets of Comcast, Comcast will always have the upper hand.
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA | With the excellent service and reliability that Comcast have given me over the years they deserve two upper hands.
I had qwest dsl 2 years ago before comcast built out to my new home. qwest never approached 50% of claimed speeds. |
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ebiebi
join:2003-08-13
Albuquerque, NM
| said by gpancner :With the excellent service and reliability that Comcast have given me over the years they deserve two upper hands. I had qwest dsl 2 years ago before comcast built out to my new home. qwest never approached 50% of claimed speeds. I think Qwest is probably the worst DSL value anyways. In my area, their 1.5/1 service cost nearly as much as CC standard 4 megabit service. And for those that qualify for higher speeds with Qwest, they charge another 10 dollars. Thus they blew an opportunity to rapidly gain some market share by remaining non competitive price wise.
CC policy to charge a penalty for HSI to those who cancell CC TV services has always been a sore spot for me. I wonder just how many TV customers they retain by doing that? Or if they lose more to satelite and DSL because of the predatory price policy. I think that policy probably helps DSL more then anything does. But it also keeps some people locked into a crummy overpriced tv service. In the end, I am left with compromise either way I go. Currently I sub to Dish and use CC HSI with the bare basic CC TV which saves me a couple of bucks off the predatory HSI pricing. That has always upset me and if Qwest would only provide me with a competing DSL package I would luv to dump all my comcast once and for all. |
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gpancner
join:2001-09-27
Nine Mile Falls, WA
| How is CC any more predatory than a DSL provider? If you don't take the landline phone, the bells charge you more for their DSL. CC HSI barebones for $10/more and getting almost 3 times the DSL download speed seems fair to me. And that $10 is cheaper than taking their basic cable.
Comcast's cable package here saves me money over Dish & Directv(I have 8 tv's) with no service problems ever.
With the claim that Qwest is the worst DSL value anyway, how could they ever offer a competitive package? |
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