Re: [PLUG] Interesting Comcast Experience

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

Jason Wertz wrote:

> I'm not sure if this helps but I just did it by accident and it may be a
> viable way to reduce your cable modem costs. I cancelled my cable modem
> a few months ago because I thought I was moving and really didn't plan
> on spending too much time online at home during the summer. Summers over
> and I decide to reconnect to Comcast and I haven't moved. I call and
> they give me the introductory rate of $19.95 a month until 2004 ($42/mo
> after that). That's pretty insane because I'm not a new customer and
> really wasn't expecting to get this rate. Now I'm stuck in a moral
> dillema and the little devil on my shoulder is telling me to see if this
> works again next summer depending on the promotion.
>  

Isn't there a cancellation fee?  I would like to take the deal, but I 
might move within six months.  Checking Verizon, their deal works out to 
the same price for the first year, but the monthly cost is lower after 
the first year.


> Also, I'm not sure if this was discussed before but the netshare program
> from speakeasy looks really cool. http://www.speakeasy.net/netshare/
>  

That sounds great!  I didn't, however, read enough to find the cost, but 
I will definately go back for more details!

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