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[Bill] must move to COMCAST - what "hidden" fees to expect?

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I don't see any pkgs for $81.90 .. Which HSI pkg do you have? Were you already a COMCAST TV customer? We are not. I assume the other charges was the initial Setup Fee ? thanks

That sounds like a business package:
Internet: $59.95
Modem: 7.00
Static IP: 14.95
Total: 81.90
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Jay: What the @#$% is the internet???

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That's precisely what I was trying to find out ... We do NOThave their TV service, just want HSI. On CHAT, They kept telling me that the Performance Pkg was $49.95 with no additional Fees. An EXTRA $15/mo? hmmph .. WTF? We had planned to buy our own modem & router, like you. gawd, I hate these cable & phone companies.

Remember 1s month in advance and there will be prorate depending when you get installed.

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For what its worth, I just signed up for Blast Plus ($49/month for first 6 months). That includes basic cable and streaming video. Neither of which I want or will use, but it's cheaper as a package than just buying HSI.

The rate goes up to $69 at 6 months, and then $79 at 12 months IIRC. The only additional charge besides sales tax on the monthly bill is a one time $35 install.

If it ends up being cheaper after a year to drop the TV I'll do that, but otherwise its fine.

Thanks for the option .. hadn't considered that.

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Depending on the costs in your area, you could subscribe to limited basic cable and that would put you on their books as a cable TV subscriber and you'll get the lower internet prices without the internet only surcharge. I know here (Springfield, MA) limited basic is about $7 per month and that will get you the lower internet price. I've done that before when I had DirecTV but I had Comcast for internet and phone. Now I have the digital preferred as DirecTV went up substantially in cost. I also have the Blast internet package. Also with the basic, you don't have to worry about poor OTA reception on your TV. Around here, you will not get TV unless you subscribe to a pay TV service as the OTA signals are very poor as there is too much interference from being in an urban setting.

Do yourself a favor and go to Best Buy and buy a modem and avoid the $7 fee. Only buy modems that are factory sealed at a reputable brick and mortar stores (such as Best Buy, Radio Shack, or Walmart/Target) as there are many disaster stories on this forum about modems purchased online.

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Duly noted ... thanks everyone .. (And yes, we have DTV as our TV provider and planned to stick with them).

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It is a business package (as PaulHikeS2 pointed out)

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But it's not really extra, it that they only charge that once per customer. If you already have (or get it at the same time) another service it has been included, so it is discounted from the HSI. For marketing reasons they used to give the impression you get the discount on HSI.

I could look at it like this

Here, limited basic CATV is only $16.15, so when I have that AND HSI the tv is really only $1.15 plus around $1.08tax and franchise fees less than $2.25 a month total.

So are you guys saying that the additonal $15 fee on top of the $49.95 is a 1-time fee for the infrastructure? Or is that charged EVERY month for a total of $65 (+taxes). We're only talking about the "Performance Starter" pkg. (no Biz pkg or dedicated IP).

per month.
but it's complex
go here to see whats in your area
»www.comcast.com/Corporate/shop/p···iew.html

normal, no promo price for performance is $42.95 to $62.95 depending on area and other services taken.
Someone that already has at least limited Basic, may only pay another $19.95 a month for the first 3-6-12 months depending on the area.
you'll see lots of combonations, don't buy more than you need but look at the total paid in one or 2 years (if you think you'll be there that long) and figure the average price per month.
the package you were offered above is not bad for 6 months but you can call and ask if they can find something else.

Here I'm paying $47/month for limited basic + performance (16/2). The first 6 months it was $37. Seems they don't give you the $20/month promotion if you only have limited basic, the HSI charge for my first 6 months was $25.

is that with TV ?? or strictly HSI ?