fonzbear2000
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join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
|  never pay full price for high speed again!!!
this only works if you have the choice of more than one high speed isp with promotional offers in your area-get comcast with a promotional offer through www.broadbandoffers.com , best buy or circuit city-they usually have something like 6 months at $30/month, free cable modem and $100 cash back-once the promotional offer runs out, switch over to the other high speed isp available in your area and get their promotional offer-once that runs out switch back to comcast-keep switching back and forth when offers run out and never pay full price for high speed again! 
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ykronic
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join:2006-01-31
Canada | This has been posted over and over and over again to death. I'm not even going to bother to voice my opinion on the subject. All I'll say is this topic's been done to death, mods, do we need it started again? |
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fonzbear2000
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join:2005-08-09
Saint Paul, MN
| said by ykronic  :This has been posted over and over and over again to death. I'm not even going to bother to voice my opinion on the subject. All I'll say is this topic's been done to death, mods, do we need it started again? i've never seen it done-it's also nice to repost once in a while so new people to this site can see it
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spewak
Kiss It, Kiss It Real Good
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join:2001-08-07
Elk Grove, CA
 ·SureWest Internet
·FrontierNet Intern..
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said by ykronic :This has been posted over and over and over again to death. I'm not even going to bother to voice my opinion on the subject. All I'll say is this topic's been done to death, mods, do we need it started again? Then why did you?
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Wayne99021
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join:2004-12-28
Mead, WA | reply to fonzbear2000
Personally I think that is way too much trouble and takes too much time juggling back and forth just to save a few bucks.
If a person is hurting that much for cash, they should go back to dialup. |
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rhfilipino
join:2006-06-20
San Diego, CA
| reply to fonzbear2000
while it is nice to save money, even if you're not hurting for cash, the particular company behind broadbandoffers.com is horrible at fulfilling their rebates. they've already had their BBB membership revoked. caveat emptor.
personally i'd sign up through Dell to get a similar deal. at least Dell is somewhat more trustworthy...
on a side note, i keep seeing a lot of people crapping on "deal" posts, because it's somehow wrong to save money. honestly, i don't get it: wouldn't you like to save a bit of money on a service you pay for monthly? personally, while i can afford comcast's rates, i'd rather like to see comcast (and other broadband providers) bring their rates in line with offerings in other countries, where internet is fast and cheap. |
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JoeG4
join:2001-12-16
945941
·AT&T DSL Service
 ·Comcast
 ·Clearwire Wireless
 ·Vonage
| reply to fonzbear2000
No matter what, I get stuck paying $50-60 a month in the end, so unless it decides to skyrocket past that, I don't bother.
SBC with 3mbps service cost me $54 a month
SBC with 1.5mbps service (originally) cost me $56 per month (IIRC)
comcast with "6mbps" service (more like 2.4mbps) costs me $60 a month
In the end, I stopped bothering with Ma Bell because the 1 year contracts got on my nerves (if they don't want to lose me as a customer they should focus on treating me like a customer, not like a criminal that's going to walk off after 6 months with a free modem).
Actually, I'm kinda fed up with SBC and their contract menalitty! WTF man it's 2006 not 1999, it doesn't cost $200 to bring up a DSL circuit anymore, and I have more than 1 DSL modem laying aronud that still works fine, I'm sure a bunch of other people do too by now, so why is SBC still acting as if nobody's ever gotten a modem and giving you the privilege to have one if you commit to a year?
That and their new privacy policy stinks, I'd rather pay for my overpriced 2.4mbps service  |
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Morty
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join:2004-09-18
| It's simple fraud, that's all it is.
fraud (frôd)
n.
1. A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.
2. A piece of trickery; a trick.
3.
1. One that defrauds; a cheat.
2. One who assumes a false pose; an impostor. |
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CableTool
Poorly Representing MYSELF.
Premium
join:2004-11-12
| reply to fonzbear2000
Ive never paid full price.. or any price since cable internet was launched.
Fonzbear is the reason they invented the term CHURN.
He is also the reason why contracts exist and there are discounts for customers with more then one service. ( or penalty or blackmail fees as other chucklheads have wrongly dubbed them)
He is also the reason why last year most promos that boasted big discounts only discounted the 3rd/6th/9th and 12th month of service. Although not really a contract.. an incentive to stay put for a year..
SO HERES TO YOU FONZBEAR!!! 
Working the system and causing it to work eveyone else! HATS OFF!
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sortofageek
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join:2001-08-19
Valhalla Dr
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| reply to ykronic
said by ykronic : All I'll say is this topic's been done to death, mods, do we need it started again? Apparently people love to talk about it over and over. Who am I to stop people from talking, as long as they keep a civil keyboard about them. 
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Rick
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join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs: 
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Re: never pay full price for high speed again!!!
said by Morty :It's simple fraud, that's all it is. fraud (frôd) n. 1. A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain. 2. A piece of trickery; a trick. 3. 1. One that defrauds; a cheat. 2. One who assumes a false pose; an impostor. It's not fraud to follow the rules. Most if not all of these promotional offers have conditions attached to them and, providing someone follows them, why not do this if they're so inclined to?
Someone subscribing to a comcast deal through the likes of broadband offers can pay 19.99 for 6 months..get a free modem plus 100.00 cash back.
That equates to over 330.00 in savings and/or a free product offer.
That's a lot of money and undoubtedly worth peoples time to pursue.
I signed up for the adelphia equivalent offer when I got adelphia and while it wasn't for that much savings, it was still well worth it.
And, for what it's worth, I had no problems with broadbandoffers.com at all and received my rebates within the specified times.
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scooby
Premium
join:2001-05-01
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to fonzbear2000
I've been doing this for years now. My Comcast 16 months of 6mbit/384kbit @ $26.95 expires in a few weeks. Ordered up ATT Elite for $27.99 for a year. A year from now, either SBC will have a good re-rate price or I'm sure Comcast will have another special.
Nothing wrong with finding the cheapest price for something. Am I committing fraud by refinancing my house at a better rate? Is it fraud to look for a cheaper long distance provider? I think not. |
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Johkal
Cool Cat
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join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
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| One question: With all the promos switching back and forth, I guess you don't use the ISP mail. You use something else like Gmail; correct?
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scooby
Premium
join:2001-05-01
Schaumburg, IL
| said by Johkal :One question: With all the promos switching back and forth, I guess you don't use the ISP mail. You use something else like Gmail; correct? Correct. I've always used my own domain. Lots of cheap places to host a website and email. |
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Johkal
Cool Cat
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join:2002-11-13
Happy Valley
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| I was wondering, because with the Adelphia/Comcast acquisition, I will be changing a lot of registration info. I am considering using my Gmail from now on.
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wolfendbd
join:2002-02-04
San Francisco, CA | reply to fonzbear2000
Most have a fee if you cancel in under one year. That cost usually makes up the difference of your savings.
One can threaten to leave though and sometimes they will give up a few months at a lower price. |
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MadMANN
Premium
join:2005-08-19 | reply to fonzbear2000
I have no problem with any of this. It's called job security! |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
clubs: | reply to fonzbear2000
I went to www.broadbandoffers.com and had to open my firewall to use the site. After entering my zip code it offered me a a 19.95 a month deal for Comcast. Comcast is not available in my area. Dumb spy site. |
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scooby
Premium
join:2001-05-01
Schaumburg, IL
| reply to wolfendbd
said by wolfendbd :Most have a fee if you cancel in under one year. That cost usually makes up the difference of your savings. One can threaten to leave though and sometimes they will give up a few months at a lower price. Thats why you dont cancel during the contract period. Comcast has no cancellation fee and its supposedly $99 for AT&T now. After 16 months at $26.95 I don't want to pay the $63 and change they charge for HSI w/ no cable. Local franchise finally realized you could get the $9 basic cable and HSI and come out cheaper then HSI w/ no cable and started tacking on all kinds of lame fees. |
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