bjl
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join:2002-05-02
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
| So AT&T thinks $60 a month is a deal for 1.5mbit and crappy 450min wireless?
For a combined $62 a month I get:
5mbit cable modem service from Charter ($32/month)
500minutes, unlimited txts/data/pics, 7pm n&w, Sprint SERO ($30/month)
Keep trying Mr Deathstar! |
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
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join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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| said by Jerm  :So AT&T thinks $60 a month is a deal for 1.5mbit and crappy 450min wireless? For a combined $62 a month I get: 5mbit cable modem service from Charter ($32/month) 500minutes, unlimited txts/data/pics, 7pm n&w, Sprint SERO ($30/month) Keep trying Mr Deathstar! Lets compare apples to apples here. Your cable modem service price would go up if you didn't have basic cable through Charter. Either that or you wouldn't be able to get it at all. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20
| And, at least he was honest to admit he has a SERO account with Sprint which not everyone can get. Yea, he's comparing both ends of the spectrum.
I'm just shocked that someone would go to far as say that the $60 price tag is horrible when its not actually that bad.
The only thing I wish that AT&T would do is what Qwest does and stop playing games with the DSL.. why limit the service to only their 1.5 service?? Why not make anything available. All Qwest does is charges $5 more for the service. Additionally, Qwest won't wheel and deal on the stand-alone DSL service which I'm fine with too.
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alisowski
join:2007-06-07
Muskego, WI
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said by Nightfall :said by Jerm :So AT&T thinks $60 a month is a deal for 1.5mbit and crappy 450min wireless? For a combined $62 a month I get: 5mbit cable modem service from Charter ($32/month) 500minutes, unlimited txts/data/pics, 7pm n&w, Sprint SERO ($30/month) Keep trying Mr Deathstar! Lets compare apples to apples here. Your cable modem service price would go up if you didn't have basic cable through Charter. Either that or you wouldn't be able to get it at all. Not necessarily. I get (It's a one year special, but still) a 15 megabit connection for time warner for $39.95 a month (Free installation and all mind you) and I do not have Basic cable or any type of Phone service with them. Compare that to the fact that I gave AT&T a try just for kicks thinking it would save me some money and I was paying $33.99 for a 3 megabit line and a basic land line phone service that I did not want. Installation was $50. My equipment arrived late. The service worked for 3 days out of an entire month. They told me it was probably the lines in the apartment I lived in and estimated the cost to me at $350.....but the landlord would probably pay me back. Furthermore, they refused to prorate my bill, claiming that they provided service to the apartment but the internal lines did not work and that isn't their fault. Why would I go through all that hassle to save a whopping $6 and get a vastly inferior product? |
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
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This *is* comparing "apples to apples". I don't have CATV. Never have. (use DTV, a whole 'nuther story)
And SERO - well anyone can get it if they know what they are doing.
People these days just don't know how to find a good deal. With Charter I simply told them Verizon DSL was $29 a month and they'd have to match to keep me as a customer.
With Sprint Sero, well fatwallet is your friend. I take advantage of deals anyone can find if they know where to look, just most people don't take the time. |
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glparker4
join:2002-11-02
Richmond, BC
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| said by Jerm :This *is* comparing "apples to apples". I don't have CATV. Never have. (use DTV, a whole 'nuther story) And SERO - well anyone can get it if they know what they are doing. Sure, there are ways to get SERO. You can also get other freebies from Sprint such as unlimited text and data usage if you can and harass the customer service reps enough. But that is not the quoted retail price of the package available to the general public.
My neighbor pays $60/month for Comcast internet without Cable TV. Comcast "forgot" to install a filter on his line so he receives basic cable for free. This does not mean that anyone can get cable & internet for $60 "if they know what they are doing."
I know that when I called Comcast to downgrade my package, they gave me 6 months of HBO for free as a way to keep me from downgrading. After the 6 months, they forgot to turn off HBO or start billing me for it. However, this is not the norm and not a fair comparison. |
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
| My SERO plan came with all the "freebies" you mentioned, I didn't have to bug Sprint one bit.
www.sprint.com/sero - just use savings@sprintemi.com for the email to "shop now"
Again, "not available to general public" is just a myth. If you are a deal seeker, there are deals to be had.
Just like the $10 AT&T DSL package that's unadvertised, just because it's not posted on every street corner doesn't mean it's not a deal.
$60/month for the services described in my opinion is a do-able deal, but as I pointed out a real deal seeker can do better - much better - and it proves AT&T really isn't doing any favors here. Now throw in 3mbit DSL & data on that phone and perhaps its more tempting, but still not what I have. |
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