en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| reply to treaders
Re: U-verse internet only justification
Yeah - sort of sucks. I have DTV as well.
I suspect that TV service is a service that more people are willing to pay for the infrastructure overhead than Internet, which is why they've chosen to do it this way.
Eg. DTV x 3 tuners on plus package (+180 channels) = $55/month
While the U200 package 'has more' channels, it misses many of the ones I currently have (more isn't always better), forcing me to look at U300.
U200 = 59/month for 3 tuners
U200 + 1.5Mbps = 74/month
U200 + 3.0Mbps = 79/month
U200 + 6.0Mbps = 89/month
U300 = 79/month, discounted to 64/month for 1st year (2nd year = add $15/month for all U300 items)
U300 with 1.5Mbps = 79/month (same as w/o Internet)
U300 with 3Mbps = 84/month
U300 with 6.0Mpbs = 94/month
Note: the $15/month 'movies' discount is good for a year, and looks like 'movies' can't be removed from U300 
BASICALLY: ADD $15/month to ALL U300 packages AFTER 1 YEAR
U400 = 99/month, discounted to 84/month (1st year $15/month discount)
U400 + 1.5Mbps = 99/month (+15/month after 1 year)
U400 + 3.0Mbps = 104/month (+15/month after 1 year)
U400 + 6.0Mbps = 114/month (+15/month after 1 year)
What I currently have:
DTV (old plus package x 3 tuners) = $55 + tax ($59)
POTS
DSL-Extreme 3.0 (2Mbps capped) = $24.98 + tax ($26)
Total: 85 + ~10/POTS = 95
Which puts me about the same as U300 + 1.5Mbps.
Assuming I get rid of POTS (currently use POTS unlimited for $45/month) and go to CallVantange (or similar)
U300 + 3.0: 84/month (really $100) + Vonage/Call Vantage $25 = $125 + taxes
DTV + DSL-Extreme + POTS = $58 + $26 + $45 = $128 + taxes/fees
POTS fees are expensive.
Cable (TW): (TV/HSI/Phone)
'All the best' for 12 months = 89.85 (extra charges for 2nd/3rd tv not listed $6.95/tv programming fee, $4.01/device 'rental' fee x 3)
Regular non-promo price: 114.95 (6Mbps/512kbps)
Prices all look pretty similar once you're done nickel and diming and adding in the taxes/franchise fees/usf, etc.
It comes down to stating ... who has what YOU want for the best price?
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