mike90069
join:2003-07-28
West Hollywood, CA
|  Price hikes causing cancellations in socal
Just returned the digital cable box to the local "Fortress Adelphia" office in West Hollywood. A nice long line of folks adding to the considerable pile of digital boxes...and cable modems....already stacking up. When I asked if the recent rate rape had caused a lot of cancellations, the nice clerk replied "tons!". 
Can't wait to dump basic cable once the condo complex installs satellite tv this month!
By the way, picture and sound quality has improved greatly without the digital box. |
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rains81
join:2003-08-29
Brunswick, OH
| It is ridiculous what Adelphia is doing.
" Raping" people left and right.
You pay for a service and then out of no where it changes and they use the old fav excuse "oh your area is being upgraded, that service is no longer available"
WTF Adelphia! You can't give someone something and then change it a month later and ask for more money!
I have already taken back my digital cable box since Adelphia took away my HBO channels.
So now I pay $91 a month for Powerlink and Cable Tv.
I can't wait till Feb when I can move and I can get something other than Adelphia. |
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Sharingan
join:2003-08-17
North Hollywood, CA | reply to mike90069
How much was the increase... I'm serioulsy considering removing digital cable because only my sis uses it for music videos. I mean an extra 3 to 5 bucks isnt a big deal. but if its 10 or more forget it. |
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chrisbmoore
join:2003-08-28
Frederick, MD | In some cases, the rate increase was as much as $20. I'd dump it. |
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Jabbu
Premium
join:2002-03-06
 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | reply to mike90069
Today I had to goto the local office to return my digital box, out of about 15 people there around 12pm, 10 of them were doing the same. 2 people up front were talking abouut alternative and before you know it everyone is talking about buying antennas or satellite systems in the office. Was sorta funny in there with Adelphia logos everywhere hearing about directv's channels or buying antennas at ratshack. Even an old lady was getting into it about powered antennas vs rabbit ears vs those huge antennas on roof tops. |
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ashakouri1
join:2002-08-23
Santa Monica, CA
| Where can I go online to see how much my rate is changing, I have called adelphia powerlink twice to ask about other options and both times they told me different things. The first time I called they said the price increase was $20 if I kept my Powerlink and digital cable box with the extra channels and another time the lady told me it was about $5 extra.
I currently have the adelphia powerlink package, I get powerlink and a digital cable box with the extra channels (not the HBO package), and I believe I am paying about $83-$85 a month. I pay I think about $77 for the service and then all the taxes and stuff like that add up to about mid $80's. So I was wondering how much the price would change and where I could get that info from.
Also I wanted to say that I have been looking into DirecTV or Dish for a long time now, my cable service sucks because I get all this static with the picture and for some reason at night some of the channels don't look clear and I get lines through them. And I was looking at the 100 plus package with local for dish and a similar one for Directv for about $34.99-$39.99. Which is relatively cheap compared to the price increase but the only thing is that if I cancel Adelphia cable my powerlink price would increase by I think $10 and it would come out basically the same. |
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antdude
A Ninja Ant
Premium,VIP
join:2001-03-25
|  reply to mike90069
How about people don't use Adelphia for cable TV (even basic), just Internet?
I would leave too but I have no other decent broadband choices in my area. 
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Sunsetstrip
Go Kings
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-08
West Hollywood, CA
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| said by antdude  :
How about people don't use Adelphia for cable TV (even basic), just Internet?
because they "rape" you a extra $10 for not being a TV customer
Strange thing was I got a letter saying my package was going up $11 this month and got the bill and no increase...oh well it's just a matter of time before the digital box goes back,maybe the lines will be shorter ..........NOT !
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antdude
A Ninja Ant
Premium,VIP
join:2001-03-25
| said by Sunsetstrip :
said by antdude :
How about people don't use Adelphia for cable TV (even basic), just Internet?
because they "rape" you a extra $10 for not being a TV customer
Strange thing was I got a letter saying my package was going up $11 this month and got the bill and no increase...oh well it's just a matter of time before the digital box goes back,maybe the lines will be shorter ..........NOT !
I didn't want to get the cable TV because Adelphia wasn't that great a few years ago (when @Home existed). I heard a lot of problems back then. I heard even if I get cable TV over my existing PowerLink service, I don't get 10 bucks cheaper. Well, I didn't know that back then (darnit!).
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Robotics
See You On The Dark Side
Premium
join:2003-10-23
Louisa, VA
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
·Comcast
| reply to Jabbu
Being a Ham Radio Operator, and love every bit of SWL (Short Wave Listening) I also have ample time to monitor my scanners, which are set to many local communications. (listen to them all day long at home and at work)
One being all three frequencies Adelphia uses out here in my neck of the woods.
By law Im not able to go into detail (divulge) of the conversations I here.
But I am able to say I have heard literally 100's of Adelphia's customer's "downgrade" their service. And the things I hear them road tech's say, along with the dispatcher, is something you probably could'nt even dream up thinking. And Im not joking. I'd say at least 30+ a day, 6 day's a week, in the last 4 weeks. It's amazing. 80% are going to the basic channels with and without powerlink.
The area out here has serious problems with powerlink, and cable reception on the TV's.
Thought I'd throw that in.......As much faith as I have in this company, I cant see how they are going to make it financially (even with the price hike, and less channels) something just isn't adding up, beside's...they haven't fixed many issue's out here in the last 6 month's.
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mike90069
join:2003-07-28
West Hollywood, CA
| reply to mike90069
As far as the price increase goes, it's tricky.
The old "Adelphia Advantage" package (basic+digital+powerlink) ran $87, with some variations due to local taxes. Adelphia will tell you that the new "Bronze" pac is equivalent. NOT TRUE. Not all the old digital channels are included in the Bronze Pac. In fact, only the crappy "basic cable repeat" channels (discovery science, Goodlife, etc) are included in the Bronze. If you want all the digital channels, including the good ones (History International, IFC, Sundance) you have to buy the next level up and they FORCE you to take HBO or another premium.
The price for the Bronze Pac, which is less channels, rises from $87 to $110, with some local tax variation. The Silver goes for $117. That's a 20-30% increase. RIDICULOUS!
If you're getting Powerlink on it's own, it's $55 plus taxes. At least four of my friends who had Powerlink alone are switching to SBC DSL. The install went off flawlessly..absolutely no problems. They do notice the speed difference a little.....but the $20 price differential is even more noticeable.
Fortunately, my condo complex is installing DirecTV later this month, so I'll be dumping Adelphia Cable completely.
Nice to know that the customer revolt isn't limited to California! |
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Sharingan
join:2003-08-17
North Hollywood, CA
| reply to mike90069
Although Adelphia Advantagepaks are still not available in North Hollywood I have a feeling that when our area gets upgraded to docsis then so is the advantage packs and the price increases will commence. My wallet cant afford a 20 dollar increase. Adelphia should make some special offers like pay for the whole year and save but I dont think that will ever happen. I am going to miss my SCIFI with Stargate and good old TechTV.
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mike90069
join:2003-07-28
West Hollywood, CA
| reply to mike90069
In the more bad news dept, some Adelphia areas have been informed that there will be a 7% rate hike in January...I would expect them to jack rates about that amount in every area. This is on top of the "rate hike that isn't a rate hike" they raped us with in December.
These guys are really, really stupid. |
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kfsutops
Premium
join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
clubs: 
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to mike90069
Where are the Adelphia boys to defend their company. No nice arguments that people aren't really turning in their boxes? I really would like to see the numbers of people that either cancelled or downgraded their service.
I'm out of town for 3 weeks and if my system hasn't been upgraded. Goodbye (probably make a few people here happy)Adelphia! Completely and never again. Breaking out the old dish and will figure a way to make it work.
I was in my local office late last week and a couple of people were doing the same. My dumb arse was getting another box because mine all of a sudden didn't work anymore.
It's funny watching the people in the local office try so hard to make people happy. I kind of feel sorry for them for having to spill out the Adelphia garbage.
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
Premium
join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA
·Comcast
2 edits | reply to mike90069
I only have Adelphia for Powerlink, which does rock in this area, but their digital cable, well, stinks. We switched to Direcv a while ago, and with Dish before that, tried Digital cable for a few months, big mistake that was! Poor quality, especially the fuzzy, snowy locals (which are only 8 in number, compared to the 18 crystal clear SF Bay Locals and 2 LA and 2 NYC Locals we get with Directv), a lot of people I know have ditched Digital Cable and went Directv, so much better, in quality, price and features (like DVR, HDTV, out of area network feeds, NFL TV, etc.), like my Directv DVR, I love it! Maybe someday they'll fix their digital cable, but right now, it is not ready for prime time in Mendocino County here in Northern California.
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chrisbmoore
join:2003-08-28
Frederick, MD
| reply to ashakouri1
You should have received a letter in the mail from Adelphia stating your choices and pricing for the new packages. The person who told you $20 increase was correct however. If you do not have cable, but have Powerlink, it will be $54.95 a month if you do not lease a modem and $57.95 a month if you do. I personally have switched to DirecTV for my tv service and kept my Powerlink only because there is no other option that offers the same speed for the price. But as soon as either DSL catches up or satellite breaks the barrier, I will likely change too. This whole cable thing is becoming much too expensive to keep around, especially since most companies have not given decent cost of living raises in the past few years. It ends up coming down to paying the mortgage or paying the cable bill....which would you choose? I thought so. |
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chrisbmoore
join:2003-08-28
Frederick, MD | reply to Sharingan
You can get both those channels you miss if you switch to DirecTV. |
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
| reply to mike90069
Kfsutops asked
"Where are the Adelphia boys to defend their company."
Actually most, in fact all of "the Adelphia Boys" that hang in here are engaged in Tech support functions. Most Techies have very little idea of prices of cable TV packages prefering actually to concentrate on the Technical aspect of the Powerlink service which I believe this forum is mostly about.
I have Dish Network, America's everything package. The total cost is about $95 once you add Local Networks, 2 boxes etc. It serves it's purpose. I have no high speed option, I wish I could pick up a cable package that gave me one..I'd consider downgrading my TV Channels to pick up a Broadband package.
I do however take offense at the term "rape" in relation to cable TV Pricing. The term has been used by 3 different posters in this thread. I am sure there is a more appropriate word that could be used.
Hob
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Jabbu
Premium
join:2002-03-06
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by hobgoblin :
I do however take offense at the term "rape" in relation to cable TV Pricing. The term has been used by 3 different posters in this thread. I am sure there is a more appropriate word that could be used.
Hob
Taking it up the arse, maybe?
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hobgoblin
Sortof Agoblin
Premium
join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY
clubs:
| Jabbu used profanity posting
"Taking it up the arse, maybe?"
No that was not quite what I was thinking of at all.
Isn't there a more pleasant term that we could use?
Hob
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