Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL |
Robert
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 6:44 pm
So thankful to have Comcast..I'm so thankful to have Comcast. |
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I thought Comcast charges a $7 modem rental fee every month? |
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to Robert
...who has had a modem rental fee for 4+ years now. The modem rental fee has gone up on Comcast from $3 (reasonable) to $5, then $7 or $8 (unreasonable, even if you include a wireless router in the deal).
But hey, they don't require you to buy an 8x4 D3 modem or gateway from Motorola if you want to buy rather than rent. TWC does, which bugs me...my node only has 4x1 bonding right now so a SB6120 or 6121...or, heck, a Zoom 5341J if they really want 8x4 capability...would work just fine. But no, TWC had to pick (for D3 users anyway) a wireless gateway that's rather expensive and a modem that's now both expensive and hard to find. |
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FFH5 Premium Member join:2002-03-03 Tavistock NJ 1 edit |
to bookertdub
said by bookertdub:I thought Comcast charges a $7 modem rental fee every month? I thought it was now $5, but I could be wrong. But where Comcast made things easy was on self install of your own purchased modem. I bought mine, went thru self-install, and returned their modem the next day to have the monthly rental removed. Everything went smoothly. I get a 4x3 channel bonding on a Motorola SB 6120. P.S. $7 mo for rental modem my area when I checked |
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to Robert
said by Robert:I'm so thankful to have Comcast. Rob,I'm so thankful to have Verizon Fios. |
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anon @reliablehosting.com |
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Anon
2012-Oct-8 6:58 pm
to Robert
said by Robert:I'm so thankful to have Comcast. comcrap has its own problems so you arent in the clear either with them. |
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Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL |
Robert
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 7:00 pm
said by anon :said by Robert:I'm so thankful to have Comcast. comcrap has its own problems so you arent in the clear either with them. What problems? Cause I'm pretty happy with them. Online self-activation, a large selection of supported modems, IPV6, etc. Nothing like TW and their shenanigans. |
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said by patt2k:said by Robert:I'm so thankful to have Comcast. Rob,I'm so thankful to have Verizon Fios. FioS =! Cable |
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RickNY Premium Member join:2000-11-02 Bellport, NY |
to Robert
Im so thankful to have Optimum Online...
No modem fees whatsoever. $49.95 for 15/2 or $64.95 for 50/8. Modem included (Arris TM802 for me). |
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Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL |
Robert
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 7:21 pm
Yikes, $49.95 for 15/2?! |
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Caddyroger Premium Member join:2001-06-11 To the west |
to anon
What problems none here |
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mackey Premium Member join:2007-08-20 |
to Robert
said by Robert:Yikes, $49.95 for 15/2?! That's better then the $62.99/month I'm paying Time Warner for 15/1.5... And that's before this modem rental BS started! /M |
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djdanskaRudie32 Premium Member join:2001-04-21 San Diego, CA |
to bookertdub
said by bookertdub:I thought Comcast charges a $7 modem rental fee every month? They do but the have a nice, super ez system to get your newly bought cable modem running in a few minutes, without calling! |
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said by mackey:said by Robert:Yikes, $49.95 for 15/2?! That's better then the $62.99/month I'm paying Time Warner for 15/1.5... And that's before this modem rental BS started! /M Uh... what? I have TWC and I'm paying $48.98 a month for 20/2. Either your market is overpriced or you're being ripped off. » www.speedtest.net/result ··· 4650.png |
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mackey Premium Member join:2007-08-20 |
mackey
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 7:54 pm
said by Gandalf4503:Uh... what? I have TWC and I'm paying $48.98 a month for 20/2. Either your market is overpriced or you're being ripped off. How about both? Read it yourself: » www.timewarnerla.com/pri ··· 0712.pdf"Standard Internet............. $ 52.99" I'm on the old, discontinued "Turbo" 15/1.5 plan which is +$10 /M |
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sivranVive Vivaldi Premium Member join:2003-09-15 Irving, TX |
sivran
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 8:04 pm
And I'm paying that for 10/1. |
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swintec Premium Member join:2003-12-19 Alfred, ME |
to Robert
said by Robert:What problems? Cause I'm pretty happy with them. Online self-activation, a large selection of supported modems, IPV6, etc. Nothing like TW and their shenanigans. Biggest one is the usage cap issue which trumps any real benefit that you listed above. |
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FFH5 Premium Member join:2002-03-03 Tavistock NJ |
FFH5
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 8:52 pm
said by swintec:said by Robert:What problems? Cause I'm pretty happy with them. Online self-activation, a large selection of supported modems, IPV6, etc. Nothing like TW and their shenanigans. Biggest one is the usage cap issue which trumps any real benefit that you listed above. Does it? The cap is 300 GB/mo. I average btw 20-30GB/mo. I don't see the cap as a downside to all the positives. |
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swintec Premium Member join:2003-12-19 Alfred, ME |
swintec
Premium Member
2012-Oct-8 9:03 pm
said by FFH5:said by swintec:said by Robert:What problems? Cause I'm pretty happy with them. Online self-activation, a large selection of supported modems, IPV6, etc. Nothing like TW and their shenanigans. Biggest one is the usage cap issue which trumps any real benefit that you listed above. Does it? The cap is 300 GB/mo. I average btw 20-30GB/mo. I don't see the cap as a downside to all the positives. I think so. Online activation- once my connection is up through whatever method, who cares about the online activation? ive had to activate once in 11 years. Supported modems- a big list is nice but does it make you feel better when paying your bill each month? do you think of it as a value added service? i hardly see it as a reason to be happy one way or another about an ISP as it is a non issue once your connection is up and running. IPV6- not a huge issue for me and mostly a non issue for the majority. certainly wouldnt make me happier about the service. Most want to get to the sites and services that they require and this runs fine without IPv6. I suppose you could say the same about bandwidth caps...different strokes for different folks? |
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crazediamondMaybe you shouldn't be so proud? Premium Member join:2002-01-19 Brooklyn, NY |
to Robert
I'm glad I got hit by a bus instead of a dump truck. |
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MxxCon join:1999-11-19 Brooklyn, NY |
to Robert
Oh ya, Comcast is without problems » consumerist.com/tag/comcast/ |
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to Gandalf4503
Is that on a promo? OOL is $29.99 on promo for 15/2.
TWC is $52.99 for me as well (10/1). That combined with this new ridiculous fee has driven me back to DSL ($29.99), which is actually faster than TWC's 10/1 service. It's being installed next week. |
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mbernste MVM join:2001-06-30 Piscataway, NJ |
to RickNY
said by RickNY:Im so thankful to have Optimum Online... No modem fees whatsoever. You also left out the fact that we have no usage cap. |
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to FFH5
If you don't mind being ripped off. Mailing the bill to you is probably Comcast's biggest expense in providing that service. |
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Tomek Premium Member join:2002-01-30 Valley Stream, NY
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to Robert
said by Robert:said by patt2k:said by Robert:I'm so thankful to have Comcast. Rob,I'm so thankful to have Verizon Fios. FioS =! Cable Connected similar way, FIOS modem is most usually connected via Coax |
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Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL |
to MxxCon
Still 100 times better than TW and the crap they try to pull on their customers, time and time again. |
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LightS Premium Member join:2005-12-17 Greenville, TX |
LightS
Premium Member
2012-Oct-9 9:19 am
No, they aren't. I personally have had great service with Time Warner when I had them for 2 years. No issues, great customer support (English speaking, too!) and endless promos.
Time Warner tries to enforce things such as metered billing - and customers revolt, and they stop. When has Comcast ever listened to their customers? |
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Robert Premium Member join:2001-08-25 Miami, FL |
Robert
Premium Member
2012-Oct-9 9:21 am
said by LightS:No, they aren't. I personally have had great service with Time Warner when I had them for 2 years. No issues, great customer support (English speaking, too!) and endless promos.
Time Warner tries to enforce things such as metered billing - and customers revolt, and they stop. When has Comcast ever listened to their customers? When has [xxx] ever listened to their customers? No one does. TW is still trying to pull the metered billing crap with low caps, and low speeds. |
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LightS Premium Member join:2005-12-17 Greenville, TX |
LightS
Premium Member
2012-Oct-9 9:35 am
At least they're not being forced on you. |
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to mackey
I am paying more than that for my DSL simply so I don't have to deal with TW... |
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