If @home goes under, do I get to keep my modem? or do they take it?

[Redwingsguy]

nt

 

[Linflas]

I think the modems are owned by the local cable franchise so likely you just keep it. I am told that Comcast and Cox both have fallback plans so I am not really too concerned.

 

[gopunk]

only if you are renting it (which is what most people do).

 

[Hubris]

I just bought mine. Certainly more cost effective if you were to have rented it for a year, and I figured I would be using Cox@Home for at least a year. Until I decided to go back to Cornell....mmmmm.....T3.

 

[Jzero]

Comcast said keep the modem and you will automatically be credited if the service drops.

 

[Zwingle]

Cox has no backup plan readily available....they are still in the process of building their network....they said maybe March of next year.

 

[Daniel]

What is this comcast plan that you are talking of?
~Concerned comcast user.

 

[Jzero]

<< What is this comcast plan that you are talking of?
~Concerned comcast user. >>



ROFL...if you were so concerned, you would be checking your CommieCast mail
They say they've been building their own network and should be able to fail-over to it if @home drops.
We shall see....frankly, they told so many people that the service will be available "in a few weeks" that didn't get service for a year or more, I'm more than a little sceptical.

 

[Daniel]

I've never once used my comcast mail, I don't think I even have a password for it or anything, I thought they might post it and I called the hotline today and they didn't say a thing, maybe I figured it would be on there if they were so busy with a plan. And the sudden unvieling that they have a secret network built too seems a bit shady.

 

[Jzero]

Hahaha....I don't ever remember setting Outlook Express up to get my Commie e-mail, but I started it last night to check messages on another address and was like "Why do I have an unread message in my pop3 inbox?"
Lo and Behold.
It also says that you will be automatically credited for service and rentals if there is an outage.