 IconTime KeeperPremium,VIP,MVM
join:2004-01-07
Little Rock, AR
kudos:3 | reply to kg4muc
Re: Embarq CenturyTel Merging kg4muc,
I'm a CT employee as well, and there is a 3 meg package. Don't worry  |
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 kg4mucGettin It Done A Little At A Time
join:2003-02-17
Marion, VA
 ·Embarq Now Centu..
| said by Icon:kg4muc, I'm a CT employee as well, and there is a 3 meg package. Don't worry Thank You Icon!! 
Its great to hear there is such a beast with this company!
kinda had me between a rock and cliff knowing that the other tiers just plain don't work in my area..partially because of my footage from the remote and partially due to older cable thats not in that great of shape anymore.
If I can at least keep things working as good as they are currently I'll be doing ok...
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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2 edits | EDIT 2, using new information, hope this helps!
Let's see if I've got this right...
Embarq
768/384 - $20 ($10 more in extended reach areas)
1.5/512 - $25
3/640 - $30
5/768 - $40
10/896 - $55
Add $10 for dry-line
CTel
256/128 - $31.20 (no dry line option)
1.5/256 - $41.20 ($29.95 promo, $49.95 regular, dry line)
ADSL2+/Fiber - $51.20 ($39.95 promo, $59.95 regular, dry line)
Extended reach: 512/128 - $39.95
CTel ADSL2+/Fiber speeds (depending on location)
3/512
6/512
8/768
10/768
15/768 (fiber)
Dry line promos last for one year, then you may be able to re-apply for the same thing again. Reasonable, especially on the higher-speed higher tiers.
I have some relatives who are in Embarq territory, one of which I know has the highest internet tier available. The other relative I'm not sure, but I know they use Embarq for DSL. Just trying to get things sorted out here.
I would assume that if an Embarq customer had a 3, 5 or 10 Mbit package they'd be transitioned to the 3+ Mbit CTel package, maybe at the CTel price, maybe not, and upgraded to whatever speed the line would allow (15 Mbit in fiber developments, 10 Mbit in most places, 3 or 6 Mbit on long loops). 1.5 Mbit customers would keep their service, at who-knows-what rate, and not sure about 768k people. What is unnerving is that, generally speaking, CTel upload speeds are a good bit slower than Embarq speeds. Maybe this will get fixed post-merger?
Maybe as a merger condition Embarq's pricing structure will get rolled out across CTel's footprint, and FTTH areas with 10 Mbit service on Embarq would get an upgrade to 15 Mbit on CTel, while keeping 896k uploads or maybe increasing to 1 Mbit? Just throwing stuff out there; what do you guys think? |
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 dsldude08Premium,VIP
join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI
kudos:2 | You are correct in your statements.
1.5 dry line is 29.95/mo promo, otherwise 49.95/mo after the 12mo promo.
3-15 dry line is 39.95/mo promo, otherwise 59.95/mo after the 12mo promo.
3-10 is ADSL2+ Copper, and 15 is fiber. |
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| said by dsldude08:You are correct in your statements. 1.5 dry line is 29.95/mo promo, otherwise 49.95/mo after the 12mo promo. 3-15 dry line is 39.95/mo promo, otherwise 59.95/mo after the 12mo promo. Ouch....that really sucks--Embarq's DRY 1.5 is $34.95 a month no matter how long you're a customer, and their dry 3 meg is $39.95 (and in following, 5 meg is $49.95 and 10 meg $64.95).
So the only time it'd be, at all beneficial is if you could get 10 meg (guaranteed) for $59.95....other than that, you pay very heavily for dry DSL.
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IconTime KeeperPremium,VIP,MVM
join:2004-01-07
Little Rock, AR
kudos:3 | said by Fox McCloud:said by dsldude08:You are correct in your statements. 1.5 dry line is 29.95/mo promo, otherwise 49.95/mo after the 12mo promo. 3-15 dry line is 39.95/mo promo, otherwise 59.95/mo after the 12mo promo. Ouch....that really sucks--Embarq's DRY 1.5 is $34.95 a month no matter how long you're a customer, and their dry 3 meg is $39.95 (and in following, 5 meg is $49.95 and 10 meg $64.95). So the only time it'd be, at all beneficial is if you could get 10 meg (guaranteed) for $59.95....other than that, you pay very heavily for dry DSL. I believe you can renew your CT contracts, and keep your pricing scheme. So the way I see it, 1.5 dry is $5 cheaper than Embarq, 3.0 is the same price, and anything above 3 (6,8,10) is around $5 cheaper than Embarq. Looks pretty even across the board. |
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 Titus PulloI came, I saw, I slept
join:2004-06-26
kudos:1
·Embarq Now Centu..
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said by Icon:kg4muc, I'm a CT employee as well, and there is a 3 meg package. Don't worry They could have flying monkeys ala The Wizard of Oz; if my rates go up more than 10% I may as well go back to cable. Customers caught in the cross-fire of this economy aren't the check writing sheep of days past. I have zero tolerance for rate hikes with mergers that ostensibly are to increase the buying company's revenue while they flit the bill on the customer. Just sayin ...
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IconTime KeeperPremium,VIP,MVM
join:2004-01-07
Little Rock, AR
kudos:3 | Hear ya loud and clear Titus. |
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kg4mucGettin It Done A Little At A Time
join:2003-02-17
Marion, VA Reviews:
·Embarq Now Centu..
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I switched from cable to save money for one reason but there are other reasons...
I can't really afford any higher prices for the same speed service.. I think it's priced fair and reasonable currently but when it's close to cables price for lots less speed thats not going to fly long anywhere I believe..
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