kgeier82
join:2004-04-05
Westminster, MD | reply to JosephStalin
Re: The new "economy" tier
we just switched from economy. unless it has changed in the last week, it was 256/256 for 24.95 |
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Mr Plow
@hemotorenwerke.com
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I think they would get a lot more people if they competed a little better with the lowend dsl deals that are out right now. Even 1.5 mb/384 would be a better deal than 384 both ways.
I dont see it happening, but it would still be nice  |
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silute
join:2004-09-29
Derby, CT
| I didn’t check my speed lately, but from “adelphia times” still using economy tier with 256/256. I don’t get their TV service – just internet. It has been enough for me – no heavy downloading, Voip works, abc shows too.
I wonder if they will upgrade to 384/384 without requiring me to sign up for TV service.
-m. |
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Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs: 
| reply to JosephStalin
What has been your experience with things like streaming video on this 384/384k package?
I'm curious as to what speeds are necessary to have services like that work without any issues.
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GlennAllen
join:2002-11-17
Richmond, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | reply to JosephStalin
I have to wonder what their target market is for this "Low Speed Internet" service. It would seem to be customers who want their TV and/or phone service but don't really care about Internet access at all. If they want to attract dial-up users, then they should drop the bundle requirement and just say "Here it is: 384 (or 256 or whatever) symmetric at $25... take it for a spin". I know some people who would love to get off dial-up and have no other option than Comcast but don't want their TV or their phone service. Comcast might lose a few HSI customers to "LSI", but they'll likely make up for it with more new customers. Lots of people just want "cheap" (as in, the cheapest they can get that isn't dial-up) Internet access and nothing more.
So, Comcast... can ya hear me now? |
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allgold
join:2005-03-26
East Lansing, MI
 ·AT&T Midwest
| As is typical for Comcast, this is no bargain. Maybe Comcast calls it the "economy" tier but I would just call it the really, really slow tier.
AT&T (SBC) DSL is $20/month for 1500/384Kbps, no contract. Sure, there are some fees on DSL which you don't have on cable HSI so let's call it $22 or $23/month but it's still cheaper and faster. There's also the $25/month (plus fees) Pro package at 3000/512Kbps.
In order for Comcast to be price-competitive--ha, as if--they should offer 1500/384 or 2000/384 for about $22.95. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| said by allgold  :Sure, there are some fees on DSL which you don't have on cable HSI... Can you specify which DSL fees those are? Looking at my latest at&t Yahoo! HSI bill: No DSL fees. Straight $17.99 per month through July, when the contract runs out; rising to $24.99 per month after that.
Well, that is the way it is in California.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
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NetFixer
Freedom is NOT Free
Premium
join:2004-06-24
Murfreesboro, TN
 ·Vonage
·AT&T Southeast
 ·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T CallVantage
| reply to JosephStalin
In this marketing area Comcast would have a good chance of picking up some new customers.
The BellSouth entry level residential DSL service (and the one which is heavily advertised) is the same 24.95 price and it is for 256/128 kbps.
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CableTool
Poorly Representing MYSELF.
Premium
join:2004-11-12
| reply to allgold
said by allgold :In order for Comcast to be price-competitive--ha, as if--they should offer 1500/384 or 2000/384 for about $22.95. No. All they really have to do to be competitive is offer this to every home their service passes in that area. Which DSL does not.
BAM
Advantage- Cable.
Although I think the economy tier is a bit too low but Im sure its based off of some sort of market research in regards to price, usage and habits. All of which no one here is privy to but apparently an expert on.
"YUP! ComCrap Screwed up again! Look at those fools, they dont have a clue what they are doing!"
- Comcast reports, yet again, record breaking profits for the 4th quarter in a row!
Ill bet on the jackass in the tie over the jackass behind the keyboard to make corporate nationwide decisions anyday. Especially since one has a winning record and one argues on the internet!
( this want directed at any one specifically, just funny seeing all the back and forths over offerings that "some" people find useless.. yet others find a god send. )
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CableFAQ.org/Technicians Unplugged
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GlennAllen
join:2002-11-17
Richmond, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| I totally agree. Competition, price, value--words to live, and buy (rhymes with ___), by.
My choice now: don't want TV, don't want phone, just want Internet access.
My options: Comcast 6M/384 (more or less) for $70 (no bundle, no "retention" pricing), and FiOS 30M/5M for $55 (though the price will no doubt go up after a year, and, if so, I'll drop back to the 15M/2M tier or whatever is around $50-60)...easy decision.
I've already scheduled a FiOS install for later this month. There's Verizon trucks rolling all over this area every day now.
As you say, YMMV. |
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TD Nickell
Premium,MVM
join:2006-09-26
Federal Way, WA
clubs:
| reply to JosephStalin
I have to give Comcast a well done for this move to a Economy tier,if in fact it goes nationwide.They really won't make a lot of money from it,but its a good human relations move.
They have been thinking about this for sometime,but the other two tiers sell so well there wasn't any good reason to offer it as a business move.
Its not for me but I'm sure there are many that will use it.
Just my opinion. |
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joetaxpayer
I'M Here Till Thursday
join:2001-09-07
Sudbury, MA
 ·Comcast
·Comcast Formerly ..
| said by TD Nickell :They really won't make a lot of money from it,but its a good human relations move. It depends, right? If it's mostly people downgrading, then it's likely casual users who really paid for bandwidth they never use (not talking about downloading Movies, I mean the email-only type customers). So that would be a loss. If it gets them people from dial-up as a new customer, that's extra revenue.
JOE |
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NetFixer
Freedom is NOT Free
Premium
join:2004-06-24
Murfreesboro, TN
·Vonage
·AT&T Southeast
·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T CallVantage
4 edits | said by joetaxpayer :If it gets them people from dial-up as a new customer, that's extra revenue. And if it gets entry level telco DSL customers to migrate because it is a speed upgrade for the same price (as it would be in this area), that is also bragging rights which can be exploited in commercials.
Of course, this means that they still won't be the Slowsky's ISP.
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We can never have enough of nature. We need to witness our own limits transgressed, and some life pasturing freely where we never wander.
Test your firewall. |
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TD Nickell
Premium,MVM
join:2006-09-26
Federal Way, WA
clubs: | reply to joetaxpayer
Well i pay for bandwidth that i very seldom use,but i really want it to be there when i need it so i will stay with the 8000/768 tier.
But your right we will have to what happens. |
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Obliteration
Premium
join:2005-09-18
Somewhere
| reply to jsolo1
said by jsolo1 :RCN here in chicago (and other areas they service) offers a 1.5/384 for $17/month. Seems like a much better deal. Keep in mind the area RCN covers is roughly 1sq mile in Chicago.
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CableTool
Poorly Representing MYSELF.
Premium
join:2004-11-12
| said by Obliteration :said by jsolo1 :RCN here in chicago (and other areas they service) offers a 1.5/384 for $17/month. Seems like a much better deal. Keep in mind the area RCN covers is roughly 1sq mile in Chicago. Your high. I work there, I drive there, I know every mile that RCN covers.
Keep in mind you have no clue what you are talking about.
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CableFAQ.org/Technicians Unplugged
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Kash76
join:2003-09-08
Burnsville, MN
·ViaTalk
| Well, I called to check into this for my parents.
The miserable b*tch that answered didn't know anything about this package and said that she would know since she's been there for 12 years. I asked her if she wouldn't mind asking someone else and she refused.
I guess that all of you are lying and this whole thing must be a conspiracy against ME.
FU Comcast, I'm trying to get you some business and you don't want it.
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Kash76 |
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allgold
join:2005-03-26
East Lansing, MI
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to NetFixer
said by NetFixer :In this marketing area Comcast would have a good chance of picking up some new customers. The BellSouth entry level residential DSL service (and the one which is heavily advertised) is the same 24.95 price and it is for 256/128 kbps. Ouch! My condolences. AT&T also has a Basic plan at 768/128 for $15/month.
said by NormanS :said by allgold :Sure, there are some fees on DSL which you don't have on cable HSI... Can you specify which DSL fees those are? Looking at my latest at&t Yahoo! HSI bill: No DSL fees. Straight $17.99 per month through July, when the contract runs out; rising to $24.99 per month after that. I don't know because I don't actually have it -- I just keep eyeing it because it's much cheaper than Comcast.
The last time I was looking into AT&T DSL, I was under the impression that there were taxes and fees added to the base price (just like my POTS bill). If not, then all the better and I stand (er, sit actually) corrected! |
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theelviscerator
join:2000-11-16
Elkhart, IN | reply to JosephStalin
I would pay 9.99 a month no more for those speeds.
considering I am on the top tier, it doesnt interest me whatsoever.
but thats all I thinks its worth. |
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NyQuil Kid
8f The Nyquil Kid
join:2001-01-06
Brick, NJ | reply to JosephStalin
Does anyone know if this plan is available in Brick, NJ 08724?
Thanks!
[8F] The NyQuil Kid |
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