 VericimaBeautiful But DeadlyPremium
join:2003-01-07
Manchester, CT
| At the cost of the consumer... quote: "Cable has employed a variety of tactics over the years in an attempt to thwart competition and choice, all generally at the expense of the consumer,"
My apartment complex has a contract with Comcast, I can't get anyone else. There is a company called Knology in my area that offers phone service as well. I tried to get them since I hate Bell South as well, but learned that I can't get anyone but Comcast. And the Funny thing is, I don't see any sort of price break or better service for this so called deal!
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about Knology. Their network is always either yellow and red for packet loss. If you are really looking for just phone service get a Vonage line.
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 roamer1sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA | reply to Vericima
said by Vericima:
My apartment complex has a contract with Comcast, I can't get anyone else. There is a company called Knology in my area that offers phone service as well. I tried to get them since I hate Bell South as well, but learned that I can't get anyone but Comcast. And the Funny thing is, I don't see any sort of price break or better service for this so called deal!
Exclusive contracts between apartment owners/condo associations and cable (and to a much lesser extent, phone) companies aren't at all unusual. Some apt. complexes even contract with companies other than the "local" cable company (Comcast, TWC, etc.) to provide "cable" service; this has caused some complexes here in Atlanta to have no broadband despite the area surrounding the complex having broadband. See the second URL in my sig for some examples...
At any rate, such contracts are 100% legal, and the FCC has taken a quite hands-off attitude toward dealing with them. 
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 Rom1
@dsl.sntc01.pacbell.n | reply to Vericima
Well Comcast lost a customer to SBC Yahoo and I saved 12$ per month !
Too bad guys, going from 42 to 56$ is tactically not smart.
Don't take customers like sheep ...
I hope many other previous comcast or ATT customers will do so ... |
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