lurk3r
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The only real positive thing I can say about at$t is that the connection has been stable. I signed up for the $79 tripple play package, first bill was $170, has not been under $160 a month yet. Their advertisements are a blatant lie. The local phone is $39, DSL is $35. They flat out refuse to honor the prices they advertise. Couple that with ~300-500ms latency makes gaming nearly impossible.
I'm dying for a replacement, see C2 advertising like mad in my area and would love to try it out. It can't possibly be worse. |
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computerman2
Premium
join:2002-04-20
Rockwood, MI | Been using At&t yahoo DSL from February 2005, No Issues with online gaming for Me, always high speed, billing for Me very little issues for myself. Online gaming pings are low for me. Been on Elite Package since it became available |
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David
No,there is another.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs: | reply to lurk3r
Sounds like you got a higher TV pkg (Dish TV) than what you probably should have got.
Got a copy of this advertisement? |
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lurk3r
| I do have the highdef package (advertised at $10 per month, actually 20), and upgraded from the $34 to the $59 TV package. That means $79+10+25 = ~110, not 160-170. I paused the add on TV and read it to the agent, the flat out refuse to honor it. My DSL and base phone line costs $39+$35 = $74, so I should be able to get the satellite for $5 according to their add (the same one I signed up for last year). Someone really has to sue these people for their complete disregard for truth in advertising. |
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David
No,there is another.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs:
 ·DIRECTV
 ·magicjack.com
 ·AT&T Midwest
| Now taking what you just told me..
If I add $34+$39+$35=$108 is what I get that way.
Now if you upgraded as you say to the $59 pkg
$59+$39+$35=$133, so how you get $110 out of that is beyond me.
Now I am not sure on the High Def. pkg but if I have to use my DirecTv as an example (theirs is like $20) I would pay the $61 I currently pay plus $20 for the addon HDTV pkg.
So mine would be a $61+20=$81 for my current TV channels plus the DirecTv pkg. I don't think you can even order DirecTv's just HDTV pkg not without having another package.
I will have to ask them and find out.
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lurk3r
| Exactly, you have hit on my problem, they are advertising all 3 packages for $79, but charging me $108 as you illustrated. I'm not trying to be unreasonable, I know that what I have will be more that the base package. My problem is that they are charging me $4 less for 2 of the 3 services that they advertised, and continue to advertise at $79 for all 3. |
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David
No,there is another.
Premium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
clubs:
·DIRECTV
·magicjack.com
·AT&T Midwest
| Ok, I think you might have actually answered your own question. Now with what you are telling me, and keep in mind this is just what I am going on.
Now here's what I crunched(keep in mind basic numbers here):
$35=DSL
$34=phone
$59=Upgraded tv pkg
$20=HDTV add on
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$148= Total
Now if you did all of that I get $148 right there. I didn't add any taxes to this, so this would be about in the ballpark estimate. Now keep in mind this also is including the upgrades you made.
$35=DSL
$34=phone
$34=tv pkg offered
$20=HDTV add on
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$123=Total
Here is the estimated price I get if I just went with the HDTV upgrade only, and stuck with the basic pkg. I can't say for certain if you can just pay for say Discovery HD and not have to purchase Discovery. I don't know if that works or not or if you have to pay for the channel. That would be something dish would have to answer. I can't say I have tried it as I have no HDTV's in my house. I have a 25 inch sanyo that works just fine for TV. However, some people enjoy their TV more than say me. I think what happend was you went outside the pkg with the upgrades. I am willing to bet that's what happend. I don't think dish would sell a $59 for $34, If DirecTV don't I don't expect dish to.
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