Interesting

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:21 pm

Well, I have run into some major medical bills lately, so I decided to drop my cable internet as well as cable TV. Not suprisingly, after calling them up, they made me a better offer. To me, it wasn't that special (saved me like $20 a month). So, I told them to disconnect me. Today, I had the tech that was coming to disconnect me call me up & asked if $30/month was good enough to keep me on 5meg service as well as $30/month for cable TV. Now we're talking ($50 cheaper).

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:11 pm

i take it you took the deal?

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:25 pm

Yeah, though I probably didn't need to take the TV thing since that extra $30 a month would help. But it's only $1 a day to keep sanity in the home, so I guess it's not bad.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:43 pm

I assume this is Comcast (maybe others are doing it too)? Comcast hasn't made it public, but they have had a $25/month (around here in Central FL) "Economy" broadband plan for a couple of years now, as opposed to the standard $43/month plan. It's 3Gb instead of 8Gb (around here) with the same upload speed - still plenty and faster than standard DSL around here which is 1.5 Gb and costs $25/month.

There is nothing in their price sheets or online that mentions anything about this plan, and they will not offer it to you unless you specifically ask for it. I tell all my clients about this.

I have the standard plan at my house because I need the bandwidth, but I use the economy plan at another house I own that's a seasonal rental. My renters don't need any more than 3Gb.

Something else you need to be aware of if you're with Comcast is that they DO NOT have a contract. Thus you can cancel any time and then re-activate anytime with no fee or penalty. I do this with my rental home. I turn on broadband in late December for the rental season and turn it off after April. I own the modem so it all stays connected and I just call to have it turned off or on. All they need is the account number and the model and MAC address of the modem.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:35 am

Actually, it's Charter. I wish it were Comcast, because they actually have some deals (like you mentioned) compared to what I've seen. Charter's low end is $44.99/month for for 5Mbps IF you already have cable TV or phone with them. It goes up to $58/month if you don't (that's after I threatened to leave them mind you). They'll lure you in with a $24.99 plan for 6 months & then up to $39.99 for the next 6 month, & then were I stated from then on.

Unfortunately, the only other alternative is AT&T which of course is more expensive if you don't use their phone service. Their 6Mbps service is $45/month. I couldn't live with their 768 or 1.5 services (somehow they end up feeling too similar to dial-up).

So, anyhow, $30 a month is unheard of in St. Louis for 5Mbps service. I locked it in for a year & there isn't any contract on me.

darcy · Post by **darcy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:14 am

normalicy wrote:*** it's only $1 a day to keep sanity in the home, ***

lol ; )

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:47 am

darcy wrote:lol ; )

Yup, got a stay @ home mother & 4 year old. Between them, they get about 6 hours viewing a day. Funny, I watch about 3 hours a week. What's really funny though is the my daughter prefers to surf PBS.org over watch TV. So, my wife spends all her time watching Bravo or Style.