Reviews:
 ·Future Nine Corp..
| Comcast loses one to DSL Here's one datapoint: after Comcast recently raised my HSI bill to 55.95, I looked for options. I've had DSL in the past (including the long-forgotten Sprint ION). But when I went looking now, Qwest wasn't really competitive: their standard offerings were 640/256, which was too slow. Their higher speed "Pro" offerings were too expensive.
Ah, but then just as I'm preparing to grin and bear Comcast's price hikes, Qwest comes out with a 1.5/896 service that's very attractively priced at 34.99 (37.99 if you rent the modem), including qwest.net's basic ISP package. $21 bucks a month cheaper for a service that's high speed, much higher upload speeds, and doesn't have archaic no-server policies.
As for those who say the cable companies aren't scared: I think they are feeling the heat a little. When I called comcast to cancel, they offered me a "2 months at $24.95" promotion when I mentioned I was moving to DSL. |
