GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH | Hmm
2011... I think Verizon will have most of their fiber out by then. I could be wrong though. I probably will be wrong. |
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
Premium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| Perhaps they will, I doubt they will have more then 50-60%ish range, but most of the people who can get it will probally switch to FIOS soI bet there will be a price war around that time to grab customers, and hey I could use a lower cable bill  |
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GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH
| Comcast likes to be cute sometimes. I don't have cable and they come by asking if I like the service (their service). Then I point to the antenna and tell them I love the price. I'd love a lower cable bill or atleast be able to choose which channels I get. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| When Comcast was in my area, 'basic' analog (no cheap cable here) started at $50.10/month, and digital was $60.40/month for 1 tuner, and both required onsite installation (fees).
They didn't want to compete, so I went to DirecTv $45.95/month for 1 tuner + free install and free equipment and no extra hidden franchise fees.
Note: both Comcast and DirecTv would require $5/month extra for each extra tuner. |
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Varlik
Without Honor You Will Never Be Free
Premium
join:2002-01-06
Anderson, SC
| reply to GunnarDanne
said by GunnarDanne  :2011... I think Verizon will have most of their fiber out by then. I could be wrong though. I probably will be wrong. Verizon isn't everyone's telephone company though. So for those of us in SBC AT&T BellSouth territories you will need to roll the date out a little say to about 2020ish.
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"Sir SIR! We don't use DHCP servers. We only use IBM & Microsoft servers." From there my call to tech support went steadily downhill.
--Who is Benjamin Breeg? Where is Benjamin Breeg? |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
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said by GunnarDanne :Comcast likes to be cute sometimes. I don't have cable and they come by asking if I like the service (their service). Then I point to the antenna and tell them I love the price. I'd love a lower cable bill or atleast be able to choose which channels I get. I haven't watch network TV( ABC, NBC, CBS ) in years because most of what's on is crap. Yeah attentena gets you free TV, it SHOULD be considering what little value it has. |
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scantor
join:2004-08-11
Columbus, OH | reply to Varlik
Exactly. The idea that there's competition for a lot of the country is laughable. I live in the middle of a metro area with over a million people. I can't get DSL. Literally.
That's all I need to know about my options. Cable it is. |
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GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH | reply to BF69
Mmm... during the days its soaps... at night its basically just better quality soaps |
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Toadman
How do you like these Apples
join:2001-11-28
Medina, OH
| reply to GunnarDanne
said by GunnarDanne :2011... I think Verizon will have most of their fiber out by then. I could be wrong though. I probably will be wrong. I am hoping by 2011 that Verizon wakes up and realizes that they have systems in Ohio as well! |
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hurfy
Premium
join:2002-08-06
Spokane, WA
| reply to Varlik
...and 2030 for those of us in Qwest territory
hehe, like i care i still have the same DSL from last century...on the other hand i was able to get it in 1997 so that was good 
Of course that means comcast knows they have little competition here so they suck too price wise at least  |
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matrix3D
join:2006-09-27
Deep River, CT
| How about living in an area that had NO form of broadband until late 2002? I live over five miles from my town's central office, which SNET->SBC->AT&T deployed there in the mid to late 90's. They said they would "eventually" get around to installing the DSL equipment on the remote terminal in my area. Simply put, I waited for over five or six years for them to install the equipment.
To make a long story short, I languished on 56k speeds for years waiting for AT&T. Comcast FINALLY brought HSI to the area in late 2002... I even remember the exact day they turned it on: December 21st, 2002. What a great early Christmas present that was.
Oh, and by the way, it's now late 2006 and I still don't have the option of DSL where I live. I guess AT&T simply doesn't want to compete. |
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