Jon
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join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | Come to my house
I'd like to check it out. All I ever got was a comcast guy knocking on my door...
"I see you have a dish on your roof"
"Yes I do, goodbye!"
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
|  I'd love for them to come knocking on my door too. I'd ask about how all this great new technology was going to help me record CSI in HD alongside Lost in HD when they're on at the same time (you know, like I've been doing for the last 3 years). I would also inquire as to what makes their internet service superior to my current 10/1 connection from Time Warner.
Oh but wait, they won't be knocking, they seem to have skipped over our development. I would say "On the bright side, at least we don't need to look at those big, unsightly exploding VRADs", but we DO have one right up the street. It's been there for over a year.
What a joke.
-- Rob
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Yup... it took so long for them to get service here (+3 months after city was listed as 'live') that I had received a renewal notice from DTV offering discount of $10/month if I signed up for a year. When an AT&T tech came to FIX my broken POTS line (contractors shorted it), the tech said it probably won't be available for another year, so I took the DTV coupon and used it.
I don't need bleeding edge speed (more to the point - I won't pay for it, unless I can justify it).
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Jon
Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL
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said by djrobx  :I'd love for them to come knocking on my door too. I'd ask about how all this great new technology was going to help me record CSI in HD alongside Lost in HD when they're on at the same time (you know, like I've been doing for the last 3 years). I would also inquire as to what makes their internet service superior to my current 10/1 connection from Time Warner. Oh but wait, they won't be knocking, they seem to have skipped over our development. I would say "On the bright side, at least we don't need to look at those big, unsightly exploding VRADs", but we DO have one right up the street. It's been there for over a year. What a joke. -- Rob Well my only other choice for TV is comcast, which isn't an option for me. If another cable co moved in, I might be willing to look at them too, although probably not.
I do have other DSL options but my 3/768 AT&T DSL is cheap, has been solid, and suits my needs.
Really I'm perfectly happy with my DTV but I wouldn't be opposed to at least seeing what someone else has to offer. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
1 edit | I'm in a similar situation..
DTV (3 sets on 'plus' package) $51.97 (after taxes)
DSL 3/512kbps $26.88 (after taxes)
AT&T Long Distance 23.83 (after taxes)
Plans and Services 31.76 (after taxes)
(Note: I have the Showtime/Starz/Flix, etc. listed in Uverse)
Total: $134.44
U-Verse ?
U300 (3sets + 3Mbps DSL) $94 (plus taxes)
CallVantage/Vonage $25 (plus taxes)
Total: $119 + taxes (assume 8%) = $128.52
No real 'big' savings. I'd be able to get 6Mbps/1Mbps for the same price as I have now... that's it.
TimeWarner
ALL THE BEST
$89.85
for 1st 12 months - Regular Rate is $114.95 (+taxes and Franchise Fees). 6Mbps/512kbps service
A programming fee will apply to your 2nd and 3rd TVs.
If DSL was more solid, I'd chop POTS down to basic, then add VoIP.
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