http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r17231632 en Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:50:14 EDT Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:50:14 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17237089 NormanS : They appear to be good for a year. I am not sure if they are "introductory" rates, or if you can rerate a long standing account. I believe that people have rerated long standing accounts, though.

The web site lists two packages per price tier, a "month-to-month", and a 12-month contract. I've seen it posted that you need to get the 12-month contract to get the $49.99 rebate for the CPE. The rebate is the same, regardless of the equipment. You either pay $49.99+Tax, S&H for the SS4100, or you pay $79.99 for the modem/wireless router combo unit. The rebate is the same for each: $49.99.

From what I can tell, though, the rebate is applied to both packages. Perhaps the deal is, if you rerate, you don't get the modem.

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Norman
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~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17237089 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:58:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17236902 stevem01 : Thanks for the replay. I appreciate it. I figured it must be something like that. But even at those current prices, I've been paying $27 per month for Express when I could have twice as much bandwidth (Pro) for a couple dollars less... or 4 times as much for just a few dollars more per month.

By the way, do know if those are the regular rates or if they are introductory prices that change after 6 months or a year, etc... I looked all over their site for that info and couldn't find it, so I was assuming that they are the standard rates.

Anyway, Thanks again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17236902 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:12:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17234805 NormanS : I think you may have missed the boat. That is an old contract price, but the old contracts are no more. The current price structure is:

Basic (384/384): $14.99
Express (1536/384): $19.99
Pro (3008/512): $24.99
Elite (6016/768): $34.99

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My contract was renewed at the end of July, 2006. The new contract prices went into effect October 3, 2006, or so.

I don't know what I will have available at the end of my contract. Assuming things stay as they are, I will consider whether to keep the Pro at $24.99, or drop back to Express at $19.99.
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Norman
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~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17234805 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:27:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17231632 stevem01 : $18 / month for Pro? I need to give them a call and upgrade. I've been on Express (1.5Mb) for just under three years at $27 per month with the yearly contract... From their site it looks like I could now get Elite for only $7 more. Thanks for the info.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17231632 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:15:49 EDT