RE: [PLUG] Interesting Comcast Experience

["kaze" <kaze@voicenet.com>]

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--> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Paul
--> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:41 PM
--> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
--> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Interesting Comcast Experience
-->
-->
--> 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!

I don't think there's a minimum length or a contract - one of the advantages
over DSL.

They don't care if you cancel and resignup - just use a different phone
number such as a cellular to key the new account off of and return your
'old' box to one of the offices in person. You'll lose your @comcast.net
eddresses though...

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