anonytard
join:2008-09-08
 ·Comcast
3 edits | new tiers (9/16)
unless you seriously change your bundle, you're grandfathered in to previous price guarantees/bundles.
so here goes the new ones:
(choose any) 2 services:
Flex Bundle: $59.99
HSD: 2Mbit
Video: Digital Value
Phone: Essential Phone
Choice Bundle: $69.99
HSD: 8Mbit
Video: Digital Value
Phone: Advanced Phone
3 Services:
Complete Bundle: $79.99
HSD: 2Mbit
Video: Digital Value
Phone: Essential Phone
Favorite Bundle: $89.99
HSD: 2Mbit
Video: Digital Value
Phone: Advanced Phone
Signature Bundle: $99.99
HSD: 8Mbit
Video: Digital Value
Phone: Advanced Phone
Preferred Bundle: $114.99
HSD: 8Mbit
Video: Digital Basic
Phone: Advanced Phone
Optimum Bundle: $129.99
HSD: 8Mbit
Video: Digital Basic
Phone: Advanced Phone
discuss? ; )
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said by anonytard  :value and basic become xcite @ 2mbit/1mbit advanced and ultra become xpress @ 8mbit/1mbit ultra+ becomes xtreme @ 15mbit/1mbit xtreme turbo is the new tier @ 15mbit/2mbit ...copypasted from a previous thread... |
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anonytard
join:2008-09-08 | unless something in CSG seriously fucks up, that is  |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI | reply to anonytard
Where's the rest of the info? Either way, I'll wait until I see this info on WOW's website before I have anything to say about the "speed upgrades". |
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anonytard
join:2008-09-08
·Comcast
3 edits | UPDATE: 8mbit to 15/1mbit is $10, 15/1 to 15/2 is $5
old edited text:
said by anonytard :from 8 mbit, speed upgrades are either $11 (or 10?) and $6 (or 5?) to 15/1 then 15/2, respectively, IIRC. edit: from 2mbit to 8mbit is $11 (or 10?). logic would dictate an even $10 or 5, but their $6 difference between tiers up for the last year and a half or so just HAD to fuck up the ease of calculation... |
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DJ Matt
join:2008-05-09
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Where is the 15? I'm still not sold on whatever has been posted in the past week or so in this forum. I am currently at 4mbps. At 12:01 AM Tuesday morning I will reboot my modem, but thats kind of stretching it. Speed increases might not take place until later in the day. |
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anonytard
join:2008-09-08
·Comcast
3 edits | it's not in a bundle, because mom and pop don't need more than 8mbit. hell, most don't... at least for any LEGIT reasons.
i noticed a diff surfing from 1.5mbit DSL to 4mbit Comcast cable internet, but not from 4mbit Comcast to 8mbit Comcast.
heh small edit |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
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This so far is the dumbest speed "upgrade" that they have done. They better be lowering my bill for bumping me down from the premium tier. Either way, it looks like Comcast might be getting a call from me. But I'll wait and see what happens on the 16th. |
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anonytard
join:2008-09-08 | *piss bitch moan* have they EVER changed "your bill" without you requesting it? how are they "bumping you down"? anywho good luck with Comcast. even tho they've done me no foul (yet), i still hate paying them a single red cent. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
| said by anonytard :have they EVER changed "your bill" without you requesting it? Yeah, every year. Goes up $5.
how are they "bumping you down"? I'm paying for the fastest tier they offer now. They are upping speeds and knocking everyone around, and then charging more on top of it.
anywho good luck with Comcast. i still hate paying them a single red cent.
I hate paying all these "entertainment" companies my cold hard cash. Every year prices go up. But with WOW very little is added. At least with Comcast they are doing things. Giving people speed increases, not jacking around the tiers. Adding Tivo DVR service, WOW is still running that horrible SARA IPG. Adding HD channels left and right, WOW adds 3 a year. Horrible VOD selection and so on. WOW is not pricing themselves competitively and now going to alienate the people that helped them grow.
Oh, btw. I'd watch what I post here if I were you. They have fired 3 people who posted info like this already. |
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TweakFreak88
join:2003-09-07
sweden | reply to anonytard
Its like putting a bandaid on a amputee. This kind of tells me that their network isn't quite up to the task. |
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anonytard
join:2008-09-08
·Comcast
| reply to imrf
oops. may have challenged something that was more than i could have bit off.
said by imrf :said by anonytard :have they EVER changed "your bill" without you requesting it? Yeah, every year. Goes up $5. a) ignore marketing ("price guaranteed until 20xx") or ToS ("i never agreed to Comcast's 250GB cap!")
b) ignore the real world ("omg! the price of razors, gasoline, cars, and houses increase!")
how are they "bumping you down"? I'm paying for the fastest tier they offer now. They are upping speeds and knocking everyone around, and then charging more on top of it.
anywho good luck with Comcast. i still hate paying them a single red cent.
I hate paying all these "entertainment" companies my cold hard cash. Every year prices go up. But with WOW very little is added. At least with Comcast they are doing things. Giving people speed increases, not jacking around the tiers. Adding Tivo DVR service, WOW is still running that horrible SARA IPG. Adding HD channels left and right, WOW adds 3 a year. Horrible VOD selection and so on. WOW is not pricing themselves competitively and now going to alienate the people that helped them grow.
also, protip: you can buy your own TiVo!
Oh, btw. I'd watch what I post here if I were you. They have fired 3 people who posted info like this already.
were you one of those three? omg! do *i* work there?
said by TweakFreak88 :Its like putting a bandaid on a amputee. This kind of tells me that their network isn't quite up to the task. i've been told that the point at which bandwidth consumption alarms go off is larger than it was before the "speed increases" was/will be increased (9/16 speeds). |
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usa2k
Please PRAY for Rebekah
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs: | Is 9/16 a date or a speed? |
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wsheppard
join:2008-09-14
Columbus, OH
1 edit | reply to anonytard
9/16 is the date the speed upgrades will start |
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usa2k
Please PRAY for Rebekah
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-26
Canton, MI
clubs: |  Hmmm ... I guess it would have said 16/9 if it were speeds  |
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Xee
join:2005-02-22
USA | reply to anonytard
Sweet. Looks like I'm getting a 4MB bump. I wonder if the upload speed is going to increase as well. |
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Archos
join:2007-11-14
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I think when imrf is upset at WoW, there's something to it. For awhile, I thought he was a WoW plant.  He was always happy and seemed to know more about WoW than anyone else.
It's sad to see WoW screw it up for their dedicated customers. My choice is between WoW and TimeWarner, who I switched to WoW for. TimeWarner's internet was a turd. |
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LelandC
join:2001-09-14
Westland, MI | reply to anonytard
FWIW I called WOW on Saturday to add something to my TV bundle. The lady told me my internet would go to 15mb down on the 16th (I have the Ultra right now)... I guess we'll know shortly:) |
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karpodiem
join:2008-05-20 | reply to anonytard
What is the upload speed going to be for the "HSD: 8mbit" package?
I have 6/0.650 now |
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The Joker
join:2003-08-01
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4 edits | Why people from comcast forums posting here anyways? 
Why you are posting comcrap's pricing?  |
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jmr
@rochester.edu | reply to anonytard
I spoke to somebody high up at WOW - VP of something for Cleveland, Ohio and he said ultra was going to 8mb/1mb (not 15/1). I hope he is wrong, but I think that is unlikely knowing that he is VP for Cleveland, Ohio region. |
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