Internet, trying to decide which cable package to get

[dxkj]

Value 112 kbps
Perfect for checking e-mail and routine Internet use.
Upload Speed 112 kbps

Basic 500 kbps
Need more speed for surfing the World Wide Web or listening to music? This one?s perfect.
Upload Speed 300 kbps

Advanced 2.0 Mbps
Optimal choice for heavy users that want to download pictures or swap large files.
Upload Speed 300 kbps

Ultra 4.0 Mbps
The ultimate! Get that edge for online gaming. Stream video in minutes, not hours. Up to 70 times faster than dial up.
Upload Speed 500 kbps


Choosing WOW over comcast because of the price, and because they allow more IP addresses at no charge.


With cable the costs are

1) 112/112---55.99
2) 500/300---60.99
3) 2000/300--65.99
4) 4000/500--75.99


I download stuff, online games, etc, so I know I would like the #4 package, but I am still trying to decide which is worth it monetarily.


WWJD--> What would joo do?

 

[pcmodem]

I think 1) and 2) are vastly overpriced.



Cheers, :beer:
PCM

 

[Aves]

Option 1 is out of the question. Those are some pretty steep prices so I think Option 3 would be my choice.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: pcmodem
I think 1) and 2) are vastly overpriced.



Cheers, :beer:
PCM

I agree, thanks for the input.



PS. The prices include basic cable.... but the prices are still high on their own.

 

[Crusty]

I think they are all overpriced. I pay $45 for 3000/384, but that is with Time Warner, I have no idea if Comcast charges that high....

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
I think they are all overpriced. I pay $45 for 3000/384, but that is with Time Warner, I have no idea if Comcast charges that high....

Does $45 include basic expanded cable?

 

[MrBond]

The #3 package seems like the sweet spot, 300kbs up isn't all that much though. I think ours is 256kbs up and if I'm uploading to my website at 10-15k/sec the internet is unusable. If my dumbass roomate hops on kazaa and downloads crap, it becomes unusable because kazaa will rape and pillage a connection like no other program I've seen.

If it's just you, you might go with the second package to save some money. Otherwise get the third one.

I can't believe 112/112 is that much. For what essentially amounts of dual 56k modem speeds, $56.mo is too much.

Edit: if it's basic cable (and I don't mean local + pbs stations, like discovery channel et al), then I'd get the most expensive plan. Those are pretty good prices for internet + cable. Except for the 112/112, that's still a ripoff.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: MCrusty
I think they are all overpriced. I pay $45 for 3000/384, but that is with Time Warner, I have no idea if Comcast charges that high....

Does $45 include basic expanded cable?

Ah no, that would explain the difference 🙂

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: MCrusty

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: MCrusty
I think they are all overpriced. I pay $45 for 3000/384, but that is with Time Warner, I have no idea if Comcast charges that high....

Does $45 include basic expanded cable?

Ah no, that would explain the difference 🙂

Hehe yeah, i didnt make it super clear in the OP.

I have 3000/256 right now through comcast... like $43 a month if you have cable through the $53 a month without cable (not counting cable costs)

Through the art of negotiation I have kept the comcast basic expanded cable + internet around $30 a month for 6 months, and 40 a month for 4 months.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: aves2k
Option 1 is out of the question. Those are some pretty steep prices so I think Option 3 would be my choice.

I agree. I wouldn't take 1 or 2 either. I had 640/256Kbps up/down DSL, and I thought it was a tad slow, even for surfing more complex web sites.

I'm still lucky that Time Warner Cable/Road Runner haven't followed Comcast's lead and offered such low bandwidth for so much money. I'm still sitting pretty with 3000/300Kbps up/down for 44.95/mo. (W/ no tax on internet access in MN.)

 

[NutBucket]

None.

DSL

 

[AcidicFury]

Option 3 looks like the best buy unless you want to do some uploading.

 

[Nitemare]

Does 1 & 2 come with a large jar of vaseline?

3 or 4

 

[dxkj]

We dont have a phone line