| but the payback only takes a month I just did the switch to the triple play. $40 to port, and about $15 for a service call. They insisted I could not install the equipment myself (right), nor would they waive the porting fee. Gave me the cheap hd box. But in the long run the payback saved over POTS + long distance is little more than a month (naked cable + internet = $97 month, add in POTS @ $28, and some crazy ATT long distance at about $9 per month; OK it really takes two months for the payback). And in a year I will switch to FIOS (if they ever answer the phone or let me log into my account). |
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2 edits | said by houseboatcrab :
but the payback only takes a month Not for me. My Verizon phone bill is only $18.34 per month. Here's the total:
Cablevision: $51.12
Verizon DSL: $29.95
Verizon POTS: $18.34
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Total: $99.41
Cablevision keeps harassing me, saying they can save me money. But whatever they come up with always costs me more! |
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MisterBillVerizon FiOS
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Yorktown Heights, NY | reply to houseboatcrab
said by houseboatcrab :
I just did the switch to the triple play. $40 to port, and about $15 for a service call. They insisted I could not install the equipment myself (right), nor would they waive the porting fee. Ironically, if you don't need to do the port, they'll let you do the self-install. It's only when the porting is involved that you need to have them install it and pay for that AND the porting fee.
I'm still with Verizon and 1.5 DSL even though I know I won't be able to get FIOS for a few years (underground wires, will be done after all the easy areas in my town are done). I keep thinking of switching but I'm waiting for a better deal than Triple Play. Last year they were offering OOL and OV for a combined $30/month for a year. Won't offer it to me now. |
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| said by MisterBill:OOL and OV for a combined $30/month for a year. I never get suckered-in by those one-year deals. I always ask how much it will cost after the year is up, and it's always more expensive than my Verizon service. |
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| reply to Bobcat
Well if I know for a fact you do not have long distance, and you have slow internet service. If you had Cablevision Optimum Online service it would be 5 times faster. If you had their OV service, you will have 13 calling features, free 411 directory service and unlmited calling anywhere in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. My point is you get more for about the same price. I would not mind paying $40 to keep my number, if it's going to benefit me. |
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2 edits | And I would lose Verizon's fantastic newsgroup service, so I'd be forced to pay more for a third patry provider. In my experience, Verizon DSL is much more reliable than OOL, as is Verizon's email service. I don't care about the speed; I probably won't even switch to FIOS. I don't need long distance calling in the US or Canada, as I get all I need included with my cell phone service (yes, I already get free calling to Canada). I have no desire to ever call Puerto Rico, I wish we'd give the island away to some other country.
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