maverick215
join:2002-10-03
| reply to wifi4milez
Re: Its more expensive than that.....
said by wifi4milez  :Dont forget to add the cost of the landline also. I have the cheapest package Verizon offers and the phone bill is $45 per month. Add any DSL package and I would be paying almost $70. DSL? FORGET IT, GET CABLE!!!! maybe if you weren't buying a 'package' try a local exchange plan. usually about 1/8th the price of your 'package' |
|
wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
1 edit | said by maverick215 :said by wifi4milez :Dont forget to add the cost of the landline also. I have the cheapest package Verizon offers and the phone bill is $45 per month. Add any DSL package and I would be paying almost $70. DSL? FORGET IT, GET CABLE!!!! maybe if you weren't buying a 'package' try a local exchange plan. usually about 1/8th the price of your 'package' That is incorrect. I literally have dial tone ONLY. 10 cents per minute for LOCAL, plus a varying LD rate. The worst part is that I only have this landline as a backup in case the power goes out (or 911 is needed), it has never once even had a call placed on it.
--
Now THATS superfluous!! |
|
Eek2121
Lovin Verizon FIOS
join:2002-10-12
Flanders, NJ | Then $45 isn't a bad deal, Comcast charges $60/mo for cable internet without TV. |
|
voyager6868
join:2003-01-29
Lynnwood, WA
 ·Bell Sympatico
| reply to wifi4milez
You pay $45/month just for a dial tone and still have to pay 10 cents per minute for Local calls??? That's just crazy.
Why don't you get VOIP? I have zipglobal and it's 2 cents a minute for anywhere in US/Canada and $3/month. It's gone out like once in the past year. |
|
pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast
| said by voyager6868 :You pay $45/month just for a dial tone and still have to pay 10 cents per minute for Local calls??? That's just crazy. That's local service in NYC for you!
--
Rove / Rumsfeld 2008! |
|
wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
·BroadVoice
| reply to voyager6868
said by voyager6868 :You pay $45/month just for a dial tone and still have to pay 10 cents per minute for Local calls??? That's just crazy. Why don't you get VOIP? I have zipglobal and it's 2 cents a minute for anywhere in US/Canada and $3/month. It's gone out like once in the past year. Trust me I have VoIP! I use Broadvoice as my primary phone and it never runs me more than $20. The landline is just there for emergencies.
--
Now THATS superfluous!! |
|
Toadman
How do you like these Apples
join:2001-11-28
Medina, OH | I am in the same boat as you are with Verizon. My Cable Modem plus Voicepulse is less expensive than $40 for a landline with caller id/ voicemail and 29.99 for DSL. |
|
tscoccol
join:2002-08-03
New York, NY | reply to voyager6868
I think he's including the cost of DSL. I have a similar bare-bones line which costs under $7 a month. |
|
maverick215
join:2002-10-03
| reply to wifi4milez
said by wifi4milez :said by maverick215 :said by wifi4milez :Dont forget to add the cost of the landline also. I have the cheapest package Verizon offers and the phone bill is $45 per month. Add any DSL package and I would be paying almost $70. DSL? FORGET IT, GET CABLE!!!! maybe if you weren't buying a 'package' try a local exchange plan. usually about 1/8th the price of your 'package' That is incorrect. I literally have dial tone ONLY. 10 cents per minute for LOCAL, plus a varying LD rate. The worst part is that I only have this landline as a backup in case the power goes out (or 911 is needed), it has never once even had a call placed on it. I would say it is quite correct. like I said 'usually'; on another note I find your situation absurd, hmmm... now that I think about it, isn't the phone company required to maintain 911 ability on every line, 'current' or not? atleast that is what a phone company in my state told me, when I worked for them. |
|
shashinka
join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA | reply to Eek2121
How about $20 a month for a dry pair DSL at 768/128? Or $35 a month I think for the 3m/768k plan. Add unlimited calls through vonage its about $50 with tax or through sunrocket $42. That's about the same or less than a cable line without TV. |
|
TelecomJunky
Premium
join:2005-12-12
Kansas City, MO | reply to tscoccol
He is not, he stated adding DSL makes his line $70.
--
-----»hotcarl.diaryland.com |
|
kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
·T-Mobile US
| reply to wifi4milez
said by wifi4milez :said by voyager6868 :You pay $45/month just for a dial tone and still have to pay 10 cents per minute for Local calls??? That's just crazy. Why don't you get VOIP? I have zipglobal and it's 2 cents a minute for anywhere in US/Canada and $3/month. It's gone out like once in the past year. Trust me I have VoIP! I use Broadvoice as my primary phone and it never runs me more than $20. The landline is just there for emergencies. LAMO... you're the favourite type of the telcos... 
Seriously, nobody in NYC would do the same - this is the place where you can choose between 3-4 DSL package, at least one cable but in many areas two and countless of VoIP... |
|
en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to wifi4milez
Lets compare both Cable and Telco where I live...
Cable (Comcr@p)
Basic TV $50.45 or Digital $60.40 (+ taxes and franchise fees)
Cable Internet: $42.95 + cablemodem rental $3 (+taxes and franchise fees)
Comcast Digital Voice service is not yet available at the address you entered
Vonage = $24.95
= $130 + taxes/fees
DSL/Telco/Satellite
Telephone Service (incl long distance + local + packages + taxes and fees)
$48/month
Satellilte: DirecTv w/3 sets: $52.16 including taxes/fees
DSL Extreme: 3Mbps/512kbps $32.16/month including all fees
= $132.32 including all the fees/taxes !!!
I'd pay at least another $10/month for franchise fees and taxes to Commiecast. |
|
vinnie97
join:2003-12-05
Mesquite, TX
1 edit | reply to TelecomJunky
SBC with all the frills (unlimited long distance, caller ID + 2 other features) with DSL Express came to $67 last month. I upgraded to Pro for $3 more, so it looks like my bill be the equivalent of his with a better service plan. The Earthlink VoIP plus 8Mbit offer (available in a few metro areas) for $70 looks pretty sweet, comparatively speaking. |
|
add more money
@comcast.net | reply to en102
Ah, you forgot to add your cell phone cost? |
|
N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs | reply to pnh102
Wow, I'm paying about $12/mo + fake taxes for just dial tone and an unpublished number (no caller ID, no LD service, etc).
$45/mo is more than I pay for my cell phone..... |
|
en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to add more money
My cell phone costs the same no matter if I pick AT&T or Comcast. |
|
voyager6868
join:2003-01-29
Lynnwood, WA
·Bell Sympatico
| reply to wifi4milez
Couldn't you get some kind of pre-paid cell phone that would cover you for emergencies, or don't they have that kind of thing where you live? Here I can get a cell phone, just for emergencies for $10/month and it gives me about 40 minutes/month.
And the odds of both VOIP and cell phone going down at the same time are quite remote I think, assuming you have reliable providers. |
|
91439306
15,000 Watts of Bass Power
join:2002-10-16
New Milford, CT | The wife and I switched from Nextel to Boost Mobile. Our monthly cost dropped from $96 to $14. One need only put in $20 every 3 months, per phone, to keep the numbers active. Same coverage, better phone. We're happy. |
|
