 dslwanterIt's comingPremium
join:2002-12-16
Niles, OH
 ·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | Losing money? You figure this, just about 4 years ago DSL was going for $45-50 a month for basic service. You make that up if you get 3 or 4 new subscribers on the $15 plan. Also keep in mind how many more people are able to get DSL now compared to just a few years ago. I can't tell you how many people have switched from Cable to DSL for the price as well and plus these people are locked into 1 year contracts. I think SBC made a wise choice and they are ahead of the game.
Just my $0.02 either you agree or don't.
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| Because of this price ($15) I am now seriously considering moving to it and saving myself $30 a month for a year. And I am one of the serious geek types that spends a lot of time on the computer and downloading stuff. |
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 techjoePremium
join:2004-02-20
Warrenville, IL
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·MegaPath
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 ·Comcast
| I've heard from a lot of people they are getting this for a backup line..Something to run the downloads on while gaming on their main, etc. These folks wouldn't keep it at $30/month, and will drop after the first year I bet. SBC gains a $180 that year, and the user gets a lotta bandwidth (potential) for that little cost..That can't possibly turn any profit at all for SBC.....Sure, some folks may switch to SBC for the promo, and keep it after the first year, but I haven't heard anyone myself with plans to keep it past the end of the $15/month rate.
Looking at that yearly total for this, I think I'll go cry now. I pay more than that over two months for 144kbit still. 
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| Reading in the SBC forum they say call up at around 10 months of the contract and they will renew another year for the $14.99.
If not.. back to something else for their special price for awhile.
Competition is good. |
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dslwanterIt's comingPremium
join:2002-12-16
Niles, OH Reviews:
·AT&T Midwest
| said by cool_coda:Reading in the SBC forum they say call up at around 10 months of the contract and they will renew another year for the $14.99. You can call just about anytime and in most cases, no matter how far in the contract you are, as long as you agree to another year, they will agree you to 12 more months.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to dslwanter
said by dslwanter:I can't tell you how many people have switched from Cable to DSL for the price as well and plus these people are locked into 1 year contracts. And yet the cable industry is still pulling ahead of DSL overall subscribers (source, FCC)
So this just shows that DBS will have it's place for those that want the service on price while others still move to cable for other reasons like speed and availablity.
However, to the masses here, most people want faster speeds, so the 14.95, UP TO 1.5mb speed is really converging to what the 56k modem was a few years ago.
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I was actually considering giving DSL a try,especially with the 14.95/mo. deal right now.
So first, I called the current accounts line and asked,what the monthly charges will be after the year promo is over.
The sales gal said,$39.99 THEREAFTER.
My reply was,so you hook people like a fish with the 14.95 deal for a year, then you raise the charges over double?
I asked if there was a trial period. She replied, No.
I asked her if there was a early termination fee. She replied,Yes.
I asked her,what if I move and DSL is not offered at my new address?
She replied,you will still be responsible for the full year charges, even if you can't use service.
I asked her,do I have to be a SBC land line customer to use SBC DSL? She replied, Yes.
Well folks, all in all:
1.Comcast is offering first 3 months at $19.99.
2.$42.95 thereafter w/your own modem.
3.You don't have to be a TV customer to get braodband.
4.No year contract.
5.No termination fee.
6.Fastest connections,
4.2-5.8Mps.depending on time of day.
7.You don't have to change your land line provider.
8.If you move your much more likely able to use Broadband
anywhere cable is.
Probably many more reasons why comcast is better but, you get the picture.
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There is no savings and you will comitted to a contract. |
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