Cablevision Charges Excessive Fee For Phone Number Transfers > but the payback only takes a month

reply to houseboatcrab

Re: but the payback only takes a month

Cablevision:  $51.12
Verizon DSL:  $29.95
Verizon POTS: $18.34
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Total:        $99.41

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.

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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