Re: [PLUG] @home (and Covad)

[Adam Schaible <taxindeath@yahoo.com>]

Comcast @Home, when I had it, was nominally discounted
$10 a month to a fee of $30 when I subscribed to cable
TV from them. However, throw in a $7 monthly modem
rental, another $30 for TV service, and any where from
$5 - $10 in taxes and fees, and the result was a
roughly $70 per month bill. Not *too* bad, but the
customer service was absolutely horrendous. 

I'm now gearing up to pay $60 a month for Covad DSL,
just last month they started running asymmetric out of
my local CO which is about 4000 ft. away from my
apartment. I'm wondering how many PLUGgers out there
have any Covad horror stories to discourage me from
doing this... ?

-Adam in Conshohocken

--- Paul <paul@dpagin.net> wrote:
> I thought the cable Internet access was cheaper when
> you subscribe to 
> cable TV?  I've heard of people getting connected to
> around $30.00 
> per month in addition to thier TV connection charge.
> 
> When I was subscribed to Kwiknet, three locations
> that I lived in had 
> local access numbers (which means no charge) and the
> service was only 
> $12.00 per month.  I use the Pagoo Internet
> answering service which 
> is an additional cost, but I don't have to worry
> about missing calls. 
>  Now, there is a little box that works with
> call-waiting I believe; 
> it allows calls to be answered while maintaining
> your Internet 
> connection.
> 
> I currently use a free RCN dial-up on one phone line
> with Pagoo.  
> That's makes it unbeatable as far as price goes.
> 
> Yeah, DSL should be lower than $50.00 per month if
> they really want 
> to compete against cable.
> 
> 
> > Doubt it.  At $50/ month it is already a lot
> cheaper than dial up. 
> > Dial up typically runs $13-22/month.  Add a phone
> line to that
> > cost.  I didn't have a separate line at home. 
> However, my phone
> > bill alone dropped more than $50/month in local
> usage charges when
> > I switch from dial-up to cable.
> >
> > I wonder why DSL is so high in areas where cable
> competes.
> 
>
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