Magic501
join:2004-05-24
Lilburn, GA
| reply to Ummmyea
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try
said by Ummmyea :
You sure its "taking"? You mean they come and forcefully take that money each month? Or did you mean the money you willingly give them?
Hm...funny you should mention this, as I canceled my account in Jan, lady gave me a confirmation number and said I would recieve a check for 14.61 for the remainder of the time I had left for the the month.
Today, 10-14 days later, no check in the mail, but a debit for another full months charge taken from my bank account.
Call them, get some story about how my service was just disconnected yesterday, blah, blah, blah.
I will now recieve a check for 81.61 in 10-14 days. Apparently they can only take money from debit accounts, not credit them.
Also, if any of you comcast employees are here, Im giving the video of the tech smashing my dish to the cops.  |
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GilbertMark
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ
 ·Cox HSI
| reply to fonzbear2000
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try this!
said by fonzbear2000  :after u've used up ur 2gb limit, just make another email account at comcast.net and make it the primary email account-then sign into ur newsreader with ur new user and pass and u will have another 2gb even if the month isnt over! do this as many times as u want! i contacted comcast and asked if it was against the rules and they said even though they would rather people dont do it, its not against the rules I think the ability to do this is gone. I see no way to change the primary email address to another address you create after opening your account with Comcast. Oh well.
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fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
| Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try
said by GilbertMark :said by fonzbear2000 :after u've used up ur 2gb limit, just make another email account at comcast.net and make it the primary email account-then sign into ur newsreader with ur new user and pass and u will have another 2gb even if the month isnt over! do this as many times as u want! i contacted comcast and asked if it was against the rules and they said even though they would rather people dont do it, its not against the rules I think the ability to do this is gone. I see no way to change the primary email address to another address you create after opening your account with Comcast. Oh well. look at what i have circled |
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GilbertMark
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ | reply to fonzbear2000
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try this!
Fonzbear thank you for the idiot proof graphic !!! Wooo hooo. |
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fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
| Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try
said by GilbertMark :Fonzbear thank you for the idiot proof graphic !!! Wooo hooo. ok now im the idiot lol-im not sure what u mean by that-is it good or bad? |
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GilbertMark
Premium
join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ | reply to fonzbear2000
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try this!
I'm the idiot. Your graphic is idiot proof, so I figured it out now. |
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fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN | Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try
well then, ur very welcome and happy newsgrouping! lol:p:) |
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johnson3535
@earthlink.net | reply to fonzbear2000
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try
nice loophole! |
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fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN | reply to fonzbear2000
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try this!
well, this trick still works so i guess comcast really doesnt care :P |
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Eye4got
join:2004-06-02
Lancaster, PA
| reply to b1gdr3
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try
Define "user". I believe that Comcast could likely spend very little energy on scripting that sets up a 2GB GigaNews account for only the primary account holder, but 2GB more per month isn't going to make or break any network. Hell, I probably get that much ARP traffic in one month. Better to let people think they're getting a little extra, especially when it won't add up to a hill of beans in the end. I ponied up for a newshosting.com unlimited account, and I couldn't be happier. I do D/L a lot, but I have the speed toned down so I don't trash the node for my neighbors, and I watch the general condition of the network with ping.
I pay for and receive excellent service from both Comcast and newshosting.com. Years ago, free unlimited NNTP service was standard. When multiple terabytes became the norm, I knew that third party NNTP providers would fill in the holes. To Verizon's credit, they still provide unlimited NNTP with their service. Newshosting.com has better NNTP service IMHO, but I expect that. Until I start maintaining my own NNTP farm, I won't complain about any ISP not providing unlimited news service. |
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CO_Chris
Premium
join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO
·Comcast
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
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| reply to fonzbear2000
said by fonzbear2000 :said by GilbertMark :said by fonzbear2000 :after u've used up ur 2gb limit, just make another email account at comcast.net and make it the primary email account-then sign into ur newsreader with ur new user and pass and u will have another 2gb even if the month isnt over! do this as many times as u want! i contacted comcast and asked if it was against the rules and they said even though they would rather people dont do it, its not against the rules I think the ability to do this is gone. I see no way to change the primary email address to another address you create after opening your account with Comcast. Oh well. look at what i have circled Priceless |
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isobuster
join:2005-03-21 | reply to fonzbear2000
Re: [Newsgroups] use up ur monthly 2gb limit? try this!
any side-effects when changing the primary account?
like billing? |
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fonzbear2000
Premium
join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
| said by isobuster :any side-effects when changing the primary account? like billing? nope-doesnt affect anything |
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b1gdr3
I Blame Your Mother
join:2001-07-28
Pittsburgh, PA
| said by fonzbear2000 :said by isobuster :any side-effects when changing the primary account? like billing? nope-doesnt affect anything nice to know this hole will be closing up soon
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TOPDAWG
Premium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON | Why do you seem to care so much? |
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b1gdr3
I Blame Your Mother
join:2001-07-28
Pittsburgh, PA
| said by TOPDAWG :Why do you seem to care so much? The question shouldn't be why do I care so much, the question should be why do you care so little?
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