GOD I HATE COMCAST so much. It took me 38 minutes on the phone, with 6 different representatives to tell me that they DO NOT KNOW how much any of their High Speed Internet plans cost or how fast they go. Way to go morons
!@%!@$!@# DAMNIT I HATE YOU COMCAST
- Thread starter TheGizmo
- Start date
just so you know, their website prices arent always accurate. i pay a lot less then what they advertise.
their prices are all different in my market, and their website does NOT have them as i checked there first due to my extreme laziness and lack of patience to sit on the phone.
Wow, that is bad. In their defense it isn't the company as a whole, just your particular market. I know when I worked for them in Seattle we had that info on the top of our heads.
Please don't sign up for Comcrash, stand up against the dark force. I have:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2032192&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2032192&enterthread=y
Fingolfin269
Lifer
- Feb 28, 2003
- 17,948
- 34
- 91
Gunslinger08
Lifer
- Nov 18, 2001
- 13,234
- 2
- 81
ditto.. the only other option I have is verizon DSL but the max speed I can get in my location is 1.5 Mbps / 384 kbps... and comcast is much faster than that at least. Sucks, I really hate to support such a terrible corporation but I'm kinda stuck til FiOS comes around my way.
You have three choices and you are complaining you are "stuck"?
How so? How in the world are you stuck?
Do you realize just how much bandwidth costs? Do you not realize the astounding leaps and bounds that have occured over just 60 months?
OP got what he paid for. I can pick up a phone and call providers and be immediately connected to level4 engineers if need be, but I pay for it. Support and ongoing expense of ANY network is the lions share of the cost of ownership.
I suppose stuck is the wrong term, whereas I should have said that they are offering me the best deal. Albeit, they should know at the VERY least.. their own plans with details of speed, price, and availability in my market. Those three at the very least, out of 6 rep's not one could explain to me the pricing tier. I understand the fact that support costs money, and I already pay them money monthly for television and internet, and I have for the last 3 years.
All I wanted was an upgrade, but no.. they couldn't handle that.
The reason I say stuck is that there are no other ISP's that support the level of bandwidth that I require in my market.
ultimatebob
Lifer
- Jul 1, 2001
- 25,134
- 2,450
- 126
You can get whatever bandwidth you want anywhere in the US, whether you choose to pay for it is up to you.
ultimatebob
Lifer
- Jul 1, 2001
- 25,134
- 2,450
- 126
Why are you being so obtuse? Yes, he can pay a company thousands of dollars to string new lines to his house but it that really a reasonable option? No.
ultimatebob
Lifer
- Jul 1, 2001
- 25,134
- 2,450
- 126
Yeah... I have a hunch that getting a T3 line in rural Alaska would cost a wee bit more than Verizon's FIOS would in Philadelphia suburbs
Look, it's not like I do this crap for a living.
I'm not being obtuse, just stating the obvious. I'd gather to say that a overwhelmingly majority on this board have NO IDEA what network capacity costs. Nor have they been exposed to the pricing for communication services.
Bandwidth is cheap, getting the balance between customers/reach/capacity is NOT.
But seriously.. say I lay down a load of cash to get a FiOS line to my house a grand or two do you think thats enough and if so.. is that even possible? Say if I spend two grand for the line.. do you have any idea what pricing would cost in a monthly fee... not including the cost of the line. I'm can afford about $150/month. Is this feasible? I'm assuming I need to pay Verizon to do this since there are no other phone services in my area. Have you ever done this/have any advice? Thanks
edit: I am approximately 6 miles from where the line needs to come from (straight line)
No, not obtuse. Overly dickish is more like it.
"You can get whatever bandwidth you want anywhere in the US, whether you choose to pay for it is up to you."
becomes something else entirely when said like:
"There are no restrictions on bandwidth you can purchase. Just be prepared when the 5mb/5mb telco circuit is $2k a month PLUS a few cents per gb.
" You can type however you want, just don't be surprised when people react the way they do. Seems to be the way you operate though. TTFN!
I'm really trying to help.
If you are that close to a fiber hut - six miles, then you can possibly pay an upfront fee to get the fiber run. It could be 10s of thousands of dollars. It all depends, it depends on the pricing model of the provider. Wouldn't hurt to call them and ask to speak with engineering. It's not going to be cheap.
I've paid 10,000 dollars a month for a T1. It all depends.
Just be patient.
WElll, I would be happy to have ComCash at the mom's house in Auburn,Ca. Not available though.
It's been over three weeks for AT&T DSL to get a line to her place. The longest we've been able to connect has been about 15 mins, then it dumps and tries to reset.
The DishTV is ok, though.
Moms a Pacbell retiree, she gets a deal on the bundle.
It's been over three weeks for AT&T DSL to get a line to her place. The longest we've been able to connect has been about 15 mins, then it dumps and tries to reset.
The DishTV is ok, though.
Moms a Pacbell retiree, she gets a deal on the bundle.
TRENDING THREADS
-
Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)- Started by DisEnchantment
- Replies: 25K
-
Discussion Intel Meteor, Arrow, Lunar & Panther Lakes + WCL Discussion Threads
- Started by Tigerick
- Replies: 23K
-
Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread- Started by TheF34RChannel
- Replies: 23K
-
-
Facebook
Twitter