HOT DEAL: Comcast

[PlatinumGold]

Dell called me today, they want me to sign someone up for this offer because of a system i bought 6 months ago.

they will call me back in a couple of days. first person to PM me (that doesn't currently have Comcast Internet) i'll sign them up for this offer.

edit

my mistake

Originally posted by: PinwiZ
This is a pretty standard deal. Anyone can get in on this by going to Best Buy, Circuit City, staples, Dell, or any number of other stores or webpages.

 

[sillymofo]

In any city?

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
In any city?

i'm assuming so. the csr asked me if i wanted it. i told her that i bought the computer for a client and that i'd have to contact the client first.

 

[Slick5150]

This is a pretty standard deal. Anyone can get in on this by going to Best Buy, Circuit City, staples, Dell, or any number of other stores or webpages.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: PinwiZ
This is a pretty standard deal. Anyone can get in on this by going to Best Buy, Circuit City, staples, Dell, or any number of other stores or webpages.

my apologies.

i didn't know.

 

[Wheatmaster]

warning: after the $19.99 promo period, it's like $60 a month unless you have cable tv with them. in that case its $40 🙁 for $60 i can get speakeasy 6.0 mbps

 

[lowenbotten]

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
warning: after the $19.99 promo period, it's like $60 a month unless you have cable tv with them. in that case its $40 🙁 for $60 i can get speakeasy 6.0 mbps

I'm not sure why you're getting all excited about that. That's common knowledge and nothing new.

 

[whoiswes]

just cancel after the six months are up. as far as i know, you aren't locked into any contracts (didn't read anything).

TWC is offering the first six months at $27, you might be able to convince them to go lower...i've had TW for almost two years and have had nary a problem - they're also good about giving out free months when you DO have a problem...

 

[Frykun]

LOL i just heard the ad on the radio that said it's $19.95/mo/6mo 😀

they DID say "new subscribers only"... didn't say anything about one person only tho X'D

 

[huesmann]

Is there a contract term? Like you gotta sign up for a year to get the rate, but if you cancel earlier there are termination fees?

 

[kami333]

Nope. That's why I like it over DSL.

 

[huesmann]

Signing up for Verizon DSL doesn't have a contract...

 

[jesusbonjovi]

err i currently have Comcast cable its 3mbps but i am paying the wonderful full price of $57 a month (have my own modem....dont get me started on how they screwed me over with my modem) anyway i got my friend to get it for the first six months and maybe my girlfriend will get it aswell. My friend got free instalation also.........i wonder if theres anyway for me to get in on it.....hmmm it is under my mom's name....what if i were to resubscribe under my name....hmmm....

Edit: Edit: Edit: whopps oh yeah you dont need to go through Dell to get the $19.99 offer (really $23 since you have to rent modem) and theres no contract...although i dont know if its still up but if you get it through Dell they give you a $75 rebate or something (i think its dell store credit)....

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: jesusbonjovi
err i currently have Comcast cable its 3mbps but i am paying the wonderful full price of $57 a month (have my own modem....dont get me started on how they screwed me over with my modem) anyway i got my friend to get it for the first six months and maybe my girlfriend will get it aswell. My friend got free instalation also.........i wonder if theres anyway for me to get in on it.....hmmm it is under my mom's name....what if i were to resubscribe under my name....hmmm....

Edit: Edit: Edit: whopps oh yeah you dont need to go through Dell to get the $19.99 offer (really $23 since you have to rent modem) and theres no contract...although i dont know if its still up but if you get it through Dell they give you a $75 rebate or something (i think its dell store credit)....

ya, comcast is really bad about giving specials to current subscribers.

if you go to DSL for about 2 months, then you qualify for Specials from comcast again.

 

[ASheva10]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: jesusbonjovi
err i currently have Comcast cable its 3mbps but i am paying the wonderful full price of $57 a month (have my own modem....dont get me started on how they screwed me over with my modem) anyway i got my friend to get it for the first six months and maybe my girlfriend will get it aswell. My friend got free instalation also.........i wonder if theres anyway for me to get in on it.....hmmm it is under my mom's name....what if i were to resubscribe under my name....hmmm....

Edit: Edit: Edit: whopps oh yeah you dont need to go through Dell to get the $19.99 offer (really $23 since you have to rent modem) and theres no contract...although i dont know if its still up but if you get it through Dell they give you a $75 rebate or something (i think its dell store credit)....

ya, comcast is really bad about giving specials to current subscribers.

if you go to DSL for about 2 months, then you qualify for Specials from comcast again.

Actually since there is no contract with comcast you can basically call them and tell them you want the offer. If they say for new subscribers only, tell them that you want to unsubscribe, and then subscribe back, so that technically makes you a new subscriber. Worked for me 20 bux a month for my internet, is not bad.

 

[RMSistight]

I'll never switch over to Comcast with my current setup with SBC. $45 for 6.0mbps download and 608 upload? No way Comcast will offer me a better deal.

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
warning: after the $19.99 promo period, it's like $60 a month unless you have cable tv with them. in that case its $40 🙁 for $60 i can get speakeasy 6.0 mbps

How can you get speakeasy for $60 a month? On their site I see first three months at 19.99, then after that its 99.99. I'd gladly pay $60 a month for 6/768, but $99 is starting to get too expensive.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: RMSistight
I'll never switch over to Comcast with my current setup with SBC. $45 for 6.0mbps download and 608 upload? No way Comcast will offer me a better deal.

Amen brother. I got the same 🙂
Plus comcast has those invisible bandwidth caps where they send out warning letters and cut off your service if you download too many gigabytes in a month.

 

[OverVolt]

Whats this SBC 6meg/608k at?

 

[RMSistight]

Originally posted by: OverVolt
Whats this SBC 6meg/608k at?

This promotion was around February and March. SBC was trying out their new 6.0Mbps service. But when people upgraded to the 1.5Mbp-3.0Mbps service, SBC added us automatically to the new 6.0 Mbps service for free. Now for those that got in on the deal, they get to keep the 6.0mbps forever as long as they stay with SBC. Unless someone else offers a better plan with a better price, I will stick with this plan forever...and even if I move from my college address, I'll just transfer the account.

 

[carpenter]

I've had Comcast for a year. You'd think they would give current customers a deal now and then. That's where the SBC commercial came from that shows the new little kids joining a class and getting a new crayon set "because they're new and special" and the other kids are bummed. Older Comcast customers are bummed.

 

[weepul]

just have your roommate or spouse switch every 6months w/ u.

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[GTFan]

Unless Comcast is really stupid, I'm sure they consider new installs to be by address, not by spouse or roommate name. Might work, might not but I wouldn't count on going that route.

 

[chuck2002]

i think you have to be disconnected from Comcast internet service for 60 days to be considered a 'new install'

 

[William]

I live in Atlanta and have been a Comcast cable-internet customer since late January.

This works, I promise.

1. Call Comcast and tell them you're going to cancel your internet to switch over to BellSouth DSL. (You must be specific about which company you will switch to. I just said BellSouth, I'm sure any other provider is sufficient, as long as you sound as if you're going to discontinue Comcast service)

2. Say [insert non-comcast internet provider, i.e BellSouth, SBC, etc] is cheaper, equally fast or faster, and that unless Comcast can provide some kind of recourse (i.e. do better on the monthly price) you will change. At first, the service rep will try to dissuade you, saying that DSL is unreliable, etc, etc. After the rep said she could lower my bill by 3 dollars, I said that wasn't enough and that if THAT was the best they could do, go ahead and cancel my account. She then gave me a deal that "only new customers are supposed to get," which turns out to be 19.95/month until the end of this year.


As a result, my bill is 25 dollars cheaper; however, the rep said that for next year I will not be able to qualify for any new offers or something. We will see about that!