Re: Want to avoid the fee? Buy your own cable modem... -

Author	All Replies
axiomatic join:2006-08-23 Tomball, TX	reply to dvd536 Re: Want to avoid the fee? Buy your own cable modem... Wow that's really wrong. In fact considering Comcasts "box rental" fee + the "DVR" fee the TIVO pays itself off in about a year and three months. Comcast has really priced themselves out of the game and literally ALL of my friends have switched over to TIVO units recently because TIVO is a far better solution and the cost savings become real very shortly.
axiomatic join:2006-08-23 Tomball, TX	to forum · permalink · 2009-09-16 11:00:26 ·
maartena Elmo Premium join:2002-05-10 Orange, CA kudos:1 Reviews: ·AT&T U-Verse ·DIRECTV 1 edit	On the other hand, I have had a DVR for 5 years or so, starting off with a Explorer 8000 with my SD TV, which I had replaced due to a harddrive crash at least once..... then I traded it up for free for a Explorer 8300HD DVR, which I had to replace THREE TIMES. Once because the box rebooted continuesly by itself, once because of a harddrive crash, and once it started smelling very funny (electrical burn) and it would not even turn on anymore. I may just have had bad luck (and no, they were not stuck in a closet, but on a table with at least a foot in each direction (except downwards) of breathing space), but even with the DVR fees, I still have quite some YEARS to go before I make my money back.... Also keep in mind TiVo still charges you about $10 a month, and you HAVE to have it connected to the internet or analog phone line. -- "I reject your reality and substitute my own!"
	to forum · permalink · 2009-09-16 11:48:13 ·

Comcast Raises Cable Modem Rental Fee > Want to avoid the fee? Buy your own cable modem...

Re: Want to avoid the fee? Buy your own cable modem...