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  • Location: Snohomish, Snohomish, WA, USA
  • Cost: $65 per month
reliable service, regular speed upgrades.
communication from inside CC are improved, still need work
This is the best choice here, have recommended to many others
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self install and rebates worked well.
service faster and more reliable than DSL or satellite.
billing and tech support vary, from very good to average.
Little info is easily available about service changes and future plans
Price could be lower for light users (12/2 plan, 35-40GB per month)
overall fairly satisfactory, but I will consider FIOS when it arrives here.

Generally still very statisfied with the service.
Very happy that ComCast is taking the lead in pushing IPv6, security, and open DHCP opt-in.
According to clients (i haven't needed it) CSR support is weak/very inconsisent.
Recent recommendations were met with "comcast sucks" by a wide array of newbie broadband users, so PR needs to step up and offer/PROVE comcast CAN work for many/most .
The weak links are limiting this company.

Performance plan is now $45.95 ($3 over 7.5 years is good) currently 16/2 (20/2 is supposed to be coming) was $42.95 for 3/1 when I started, so it remains a good value.
still very reliable, CSR knowledge much improved, but upgrades/downgrades/service changes still have too many glitches.
Advertising of available upgrades, deals and new services are gimmicky and not always informative as to what you are buying/if it applies to you.

9 years of comcast HSI and tv service. currently on a Blast!+ promo
blast now =50/10 with actual speeds averaging 67/11.5 for $60 a month, after promo prices seem to be rising some on the tv side, so I'll likely drop back to performance tier at 25/5 with limited basic for $75-ish, the limit of our cable budget.

ComCast continues to be the only company serving true High speed internet here. and for the most part offers excellent service, tech support can be spotty and sales seem even more confused than customers over the constantly shifting array of promos and price changes.

Still the only high-speed choice, still fairly reasonable priced, very reliable, very consistant speeds, currently uncapped, "Power Boost" recently removed (the beginning of a national trend) which is ok at these speeds and may make streaming more stable.
$70 includes 1 HD STB, with Digital Economy TV and streampix and 50/10 internet.

Still on Blast! plus promo over now $96 total $65 is HSI portion but removing TV would end up at $77 for blast! so considering that now, performance would be $65 stand alone.
service still works well with few Netflix or amazon streaming problems. speeds are very consistent 24/7.

$$89 for BLAST! plus, tv is a step above basic/standard and has full ondemand and HBO/HBOgo included (105/10 tests upto 125/13, with 114/12.5 typical realworld 24/7, VERY reliable, fairly low and consistent ping, no current cap.
Still the best deal here, frontier fios (not here but nearby) often tests worse and cost more for a similar package.


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political_i
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political_i

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Price

Wait, you are able to get $70 a month with Digital Economy and 50/10? I am paying $160 for Digital Starter and 12/2! You aren't in an area served by fiber are you?

tshirt
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join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA

tshirt

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Re: Price

Fios is in the area but doesn't reach my house (ex Verizon now Frontier, little hope of expansion)
price was a promo