MikeStammer
No prison can hold me
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join:2002-12-26
Aurora, IL
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May 17th, @09:25AM
| I would try it
i would dump comcast and try the U-Verse 300 package. i have 6 Mb DSL from them now and its great. 10 Mb would pwn! TV is TV, i want the Innanet speed! =)
Now all they have to do is offer it in IL... |
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CO_Chris
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join:2001-08-28
Broomfield, CO
 ·Comcast
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May 17th, @09:37AM
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What a Joke |
said by MikeStammer  :i would dump comcast and try the U-Verse 300 package. i have 6 Mb DSL from them now and its great. 10 Mb would pwn! TV is TV, i want the Innanet speed! =) Now all they have to do is offer it in IL... Yea But Comcast will be at 10/1 or More by year end. They all ready have this where FIOS is. |
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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
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May 17th, @10:09AM
| Not everyone is into speed (or monthly download caps)...some are into price hence the massive sales increase of DSL over their cheap-o-the-week $15 DSL offerings. In our Comcast franchise video+HSI is very expense, WAY higher than $85 AT&T would be charging. Base digital "classic" is $57 and base internet here is $46 (with bundling discounts) and that is for only 384 upload and nastygram limited service (I've gotten 2 from Comcast over the years). That amounts to a 20% higher cost. Top tier 8Mb starts at $56 and that is with bundling "discounts" running the fees even higher. Some would consider Comcast's very high "prices" to be a joke especially if they aren't heavy downloaders. |
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Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA
| reply to CO_Chris
I wouldn't mind lowering my current speed from 9/1 to 6/1 if I could get most/all the channels I have right now with Cox and internet for about $130-$140. But since ATT doesn't service Omaha, nope  |
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Primis1
join:2005-06-13
Coldwater, MI | reply to CO_Chris
No... Comcast will *list* 10/1. Comcast will *not* deliver those speeds or anything approaching though -- they never do.
And yes, there is a very, very big difference. |
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jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
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·Armstrong Zoom In..
| reply to CO_Chris
Not even competition. Just as stated before. Price for Full digital cable and lowest internet tier (1.5mb down) is between $55-$65/month! You think I want to upgrade to a similar tier for $85/month?!?! {LAUGHS}
I will be switching to cable's 10/1 tier as soon as my ATT contract expires. They had the balls to offer a 6/7xx for the same price as the 10/1 tier (for a while)... {scoffs...}
I don't even have digital cable, just basic. Rarely ever watch TV. I just want internet plain and simple. With a video boom on the horizon there will soon be enough TV on the internet (BOTH free AND paid) for any TV-phile.
Guess I will never see any competition here as long as ATT has outrageous prices and a "no one needs fast internet" attitude. Goodbye ATT.
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bassthumpa
Premium
join:2000-12-26
Austin, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T Southwest
| said by jimbo2150 :Not even competition. Just as stated before. Price for Full digital cable and lowest internet tier (1.5mb down) is between $55-$65/month! You think I want to upgrade to a similar tier for $85/month?!?! {LAUGHS} Cable companies offering prices like that are few and far in between as far as I know. I pay nearly $80/mo for Time Warner for just TV, and that's just with one DVR.
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dadkins
Living on a Blu Planet
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
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May 17th, @12:14PM
| reply to oliphant
Not everyone is into El Cheapo DSL packages either.
Some people wish to have a little horsepower at their fingertips.
I remember your claims of abuse letters... with a grain of salt. Also remember you stating that your Comcast was down more than up, so bandwidth wasn't possible, was it?
*HERE*, with Standard cable TV(no digital,HD, or DVR), my 8mbps is $52.95 and worth it!
Total cable bill is $105.33 with ~$3 fees included.
Sure as hell not going to pay $62 per month for DSL @ 1100k downstream!
Maybe it's a market thing, but please don't make blanket statements about Comcast. *MY* Comcast services are great!
I'm sorry you had/have bad experience(s) with them. Some(most) of us have not. 
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
·WOW Internet and C..
| reply to Primis1
said by Primis1 :No... Comcast will *list* 10/1. Comcast will *not* deliver those speeds or anything approaching though -- they never do. Just because *you* may have had issues with Comcast, that doesn't mean every place has that same problem. I know many people around here that have no problem getting their full 8Mbps/768Kbps speeds all the time. |
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steevio
Saving Lives One Shift At A Time
join:2003-06-22
Valencia, CA | reply to Primis1
My Comcast package advertises 8M/768k, and guess what, I consistantly get 8.2M/730k  |
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attsbcisgay
join:2003-03-18
Beverly Hills, CA
| reply to dadkins
comcast right now is 6/384
and 8/768?
but even the lower tier of uverse is 1mbps upload so that can be useful for uploading purpose like to a website that you are a webmaster.
right to brag or anything but it would make sense for me to upgrade as well to this new tier
who knows I might get 750kb/sec, 125kb/sec
now that's awesome
like I said we'll see.  |
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jimbo2150
join:2004-05-10
Youngstown, OH
·Dreamhost
·Armstrong Zoom In..
| reply to bassthumpa
said by bassthumpa :Cable companies offering prices like that are few and far in between as far as I know. Ya, TW offers cable here too, for much more dough. For the most part they offer the same channels (except TW looks like they offer more premium channels).
You should see if there are any other companies offering lower-cost cable in your area.
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