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Utica, MI | reply to ropeguru
Re: [Cable] That time again! Comcast to raise rate said by ropeguru:I would then send an itemized bill to your local Comacast office and demand payment for items used. If they cannot send out a tech that has the proper equipment, then something is really worng. And that bill will end up in the proper receptacle, the trash.
A contractor came out, Comcast can not force a subcontractor to have all tools required. They can however stop sending work to that contracting company until they get their subcontractors in line, but then that means they need the in-house staff to do it, if they aren't already overbooked, or hope that there is another contracting company able to pick it up quickly. But chances are nothing will happen. |
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Mechanicsville, VA | And that is very sad. Because the contractor works for Comcast and they very well CAN make them have the proper tools and inventory to do their job. And since Comcast is the person contracting, they ARE responsible for that contractor's actions and what he does or does not have.
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Utica, MI | said by ropeguru:Because the contractor works for Comcast and they very well CAN make them have the proper tools and inventory to do their job. And since Comcast is the person contracting, they ARE responsible for that contractor's actions and what he does or does not have. No, the person that come out to your house is a subcontractor, they work for a contractor. It is the responsibility of the contractor to make sure that their subcontractors have the tools. Comcast also will not order tools and various other things for the contractors, it is their responsibility and problem. |
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»www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2···news.txt
Comcast raising cable rates again on Jan. 1
By Steven Friederich - Daily World Writer
Saturday, November 26, 2005 1:28 AM PST
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Twin Harbor-area Comcast customers will pay more for cable services starting in January, said Walter Neary, the public relations manager for the state’s largest cable provider.
Comcast announced that rates for its most popular cable package will increase by $3 per month. For most Harborites, the cost of this package means the new rate will be between $45.10 and $45.99. The “basic” package includes 70 channels.
Comcast had increased the rate for this package by $3 in January 2005.
Neary said the increases are needed to help the company improve its continued expansion of services.
The company has been adding new optic cable throughout the Twin Harbors to increase the performance of its Broadband internet services and offer more in the way of better digital signals to its high-end digital cable customers.
“Comcast’s Washington market prices reflect increasing operating expenses as well as investments that Comcast is making to improve the value of the service,” Neary said.
Comcast’s most affordable package, priced at $11.75, which includes the region’s network affiliates, will not see an increase, Neary said. Though, he added, digital cable customers could expect higher bills, but he didn’t know the specifics. Digital cable customers pay for the “basic” package plus an $11.99 surcharge.
Comcast services both Grays Harbor and Pacific counties except for the North Beach/Ocean Shores area, which has its own cable company called Coast Communications.
Neary said Comcast has improved its service, programming and network reliability.
“During the last year, Comcast has invested nearly $100 million to maintain and enhance its fiber optic network in Washington,” Neary said.
The company has introduced a new programming guide to make it easier and faster for customers to find the shows they want to watch and added more than 1,000 new video on demand programs to give customers access to a growing library of more than 3,800 ON DEMAND programs.
“Comcast is notifying customers with mailers or notices included in cable bills, and legal notices in newspapers published in areas where prices are changing,” Neary said.
Steven Friederich, a Daily World writer, can be reached at (360) 532-4000 ext. 134 or by e-mail at sfriederich@thedailyworld.com
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Rohnert Park, CA | Whats really strange in all this is the fact that a Comcast Company on the east coast is saying the same thing as the west coast and the rate increase is the same?
Were is the 3 dollars coming from?
Oregon 3 dollars
Santa Rosa 3 Dollars
Illinois 3 Dollars
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If they are telling the truth you would see different increases in different parts of the country not the same.
It's just not right....
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Manassas, VA | reply to comcastnj15
said by comcastnj15:I'm just waiting for an article titled "comcast raises rates 7% in NJ" to come out. It usually comes sometime in December, so we're almost there  Rest assured, it's headed your way. I just got "the letter" here in Howard County, MD. $2.50 increase in Expanded Service, which corresponds to a 6.8% increase if you calculate it based on the cost of the Expanded Service alone, or 5% if you calculate based on Full Standard plus Expanded Service. Either way, they're still somewhat ahead of inflation.
That calculation also doesn't include the increased taxes resulting from the higher prices so the real out-of-pocket increase is even higher. YMMV depending on your local taxing structure.
It'll be interesting to see what happens next year when FiOS installs here really get cranked up.
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said by inciter:Whats really strange in all this is the fact that a Comcast Company on the east coast is saying the same thing as the west coast and the rate increase is the same? Were is the 3 dollars coming from? Oregon 3 dollars Santa Rosa 3 Dollars Illinois 3 Dollars etc etc etc If they are telling the truth you would see different increases in different parts of the country not the same. It's just not right.... You only seeing rate increases in cities that Comcast is the soul cable provider. Here in my city, normaly we would be seeing a $3 increase this time of year, but that all change when Verizon FIOS moved in 10 month ago. So on that note, Comcast didnt raise our rates for the first time in 30 yrs. Lets hear it for Verizon FIOS for killing Comcast's anual rate increase. Yeah baby! The rate increase for Comcast is power by one thing only. GREED!!! |
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| Not really trying to defend comcast here, but I think half the reason my rates have gone up a ton are b/c of all the darn local RSNs we have on expanded basic cable. Here in my town we currently have 4 RSNS soon to be 5 and at least three of them charge around $2 if not more per subscriber. Why we need all these RSNs, I'll never know (maybe they just hate Cablevision & MSG  ) but one thing for sure is coupled with the cost of networks like ESPN, the RSNs of YES Network, MSG Network, Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia, Fox Sports Net New York and soon Sportsnet NY will bring up my bill a lot.
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said by hambone42:said by comcastnj15:I'm just waiting for an article titled "comcast raises rates 7% in NJ" to come out. It usually comes sometime in December, so we're almost there Rest assured, it's headed your way. I just got "the letter" here in Howard County, MD. $2.50 increase in Expanded Service, which corresponds to a 6.8% increase if you calculate it based on the cost of the Expanded Service alone, or 5% if you calculate based on Full Standard plus Expanded Service. Either way, they're still somewhat ahead of inflation. That calculation also doesn't include the increased taxes resulting from the higher prices so the real out-of-pocket increase is even higher. YMMV depending on your local taxing structure. It'll be interesting to see what happens next year when FiOS installs here really get cranked up. Oh so you want to know what is going to happen when Verizon FIOS comes to your city ? Good thing you ask, because that's whats going on now in my city. Comcast been the only cable provider here for the last 30 yrs. And we always seeing never ending price increases from them. All that came to a end this year!!! Verizon FIOS started back in April this year burying fiber optic cable all around our city. They just completed my area and its up and ready for service. I have Verizon FIOS coming tomorrow morning to install their 15MB down load and 2MB upload high speed internet for $44 per month. Verizon FIOS does offer another package for $34 per month for 5MB down load and 1MB up load. But I choice to go with the $44 per month plan. More then doubles Comcast's current speed and 4 times faster then their up load speed. And plus its $15 cheaper what i am paying Comcast right now. But anyway, you ask what would happen? You wont see any more price increases from Comcast. Just like we didn't for the first time in 30 yrs. You will then see Comcast start lowering their prices instead of increase them. |
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| If Verizon can come in and effectively compete against comcast and keep my cable rates lower than I'm all for it. I just really think that comcast if they are going to increase rates in my area, has to be really careful in terms of how much, currently Comcast Preferred Cable is $53.75 here, and has caused many to switch to a satellite service. Not in droves, but its higher than I've ever seen it and I've lived here for over 10 years.
If I was comcast I would try as much as possible to keep rates from going up more than $1.
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said by topgun68: You only seeing rate increases in cities that Comcast is the soul cable provider. You are sadly mistaken if you think that is the truth. Notice how one of the states, Illinois, is getting rate increases? They have a second cable provider in the whole Chicago area. FiOS didn't kill any rate increase. Since you don't have Comcast tv service you didn't get the notice for the increase. |
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| said by imrf:said by topgun68: You only seeing rate increases in cities that Comcast is the soul cable provider. You are sadly mistaken if you think that is the truth. Notice how one of the states, Illinois, is getting rate increases? Wow, when did Illinois become a city ?? I always thought they were a state. Someone needs to study their states. LOL |
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Re: [Cable] That time again! Comcast to raise rates 7% Jan. 1 All you cable bashers that think Comcast is too greedy, tomorrow morning, go into your bosses' office and tell him/her that you have been a greedy bastard and want to take a voluntary 7% pay cut. Explain that you want to provide the corp with the best deal possible. Offer to work an additional 2 hours per day for free. And don't be afraid to throw in an occasional free weekend too.
Then, and only then, do you have the right to beach about Comcast being greedy. |
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Seattle, WA | reply to J D McDorce
Re: [Cable] That time again! Comcast to raise rate Excellent point, customer service is not customer service if you have to pay increasing fees for it. Comcast needs to get their head out of their ass. |
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said by topgun68:Someone needs to study their states. LOL Someone needs to learn how to read. Where did I say that IL is a city? IL has two cable providers covering different areas of the state, Chicago being the largest area. Some areas with Comcast and WOW, and other with Comcast and RCN.
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Seattle, WA | reply to ninjaturtle1
Re: [Cable] That time again! Comcast to raise rates 7% Jan. 1 I have to agree. I had Comcast DC and VOD for a short time. I didn't like it. There was way more shows I didn't want to watch then shows I actually thought would be interesting. I also had an issue with the PPV section that you would pay 3 or more bucks to see movies such as Karate Kid 2. Movies like that are so dam old, why in the hell should VOD be charging only a dollar less than new releases to see those movies? Give me a break. VOD is not nearly what it is all cracked up to be.......it does suck. I switched to DirecTV and my DVRs kick ass. I barely watch Live TV. I spend most of my TV viewing time watching shows I recorded. That's VOD for me. |
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I want to post something that is somewhat a continuation from my last post. When I had Comcast Expanded Basic service, it was costing me $42.99 a month plus the usual taxes. I got the approx. 60-70 channels, most of which were the dam local government channels that no one watches and such. If I wanted a DVR, I would've had to get Digital Cable which would've cost me around 20 or more bucks a month plus DVR fees and the fee for extra DVR box. I decided to move to DirecTV. I pay $41.99 for the lowest package and I get A LOT more channels than I did with the package I had from Comcast. I have two DVRs and only pay $5.99 a month as a DVR fee that covers both boxes. I have other fees on there that are from services subscribed to. In short, I pay DirecTV $51 for all the stuff I have. I should also mention that I am lucky to not have any taxes on my satellite service. Now compare. For around 3 or 4 dollars more a month I get a lot more channels with DirecTV that I would have to have Digital Cable for (I don't even have to put up with the local gov channels that I did with cable since DirecTV doesn't have to have them), two DVR boxes with TiVo software and all my channels are digital and not analog. That's one hell of a bargain and I am happy with my switch from Comcast to DirecTV. |
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Re: [Cable] That time again! Comcast to raise rate I think only people who will switch should have the right to bitch about it.
You don't want to switch?
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Quakertown, PA | reply to inciter
Re: [Cable] That time again! Comcast to raise rates 7% Jan. 1 for the person that suppled the cable. if you had messenger rg6 quad shield laying around it was probably cable company property anyway. as for the rate incrase, i would expect it anyway given the higher costs this year. you like dish go to dish. |
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said by topgun68:said by JeepMatt:said by topgun68:said by THE MANN:why don't you just go back 3 years and see how much direct tv's prices has changed and how much comcast's has changed? you will see comcast is charging lots more. Very good point THE MANN. My mother has DISH satilite and she said they only had one price increase within the last 5 yrs. And that wasnt until beginning of this year. Now on the other hand with Comcast, let me go back 5 yrs and start from there. Ok they have a history of raising rates every 6 month here. So that would be twice a year for 5 yrs, equal 10 times. So Comcast has raise the prices here 10 times within the last 5 yrs. Lets see DISH raised it 1 time compare to 10 times for Comcast. Hmm looks like a no brainer to me. Comcast clearly the winner with the most price increase. Bull Topgun. Comcast has not raised rates 10 times in 5 years. Don't make such a generalization. You get your annual increase every Feb/Mar/April - and that's that. In regards to internet, the price has only gone up once, by $3, since 2001. Hate to break the news to you JEEPMATT, when comcast raises the rates, they dont do the whole United States at once. Every city is different. If you have more then 1 cable provider in your city, then you wouldn't have to worry about Comcast raising rates up twice a year. But here in my city, they been the only cable provider in my city the past 30 yrs. So on that note, yes our rate has gone up 10 times the last 5 yrs. Sorry Topgun, wait, the last time I checked, I had hmmmm..1 choice for cable where I live. Oops, there goes another 1 of your theories! Go back to that drawing board.
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