SBC DSL for $14.95/month plus $75 gift card @ Best Buy

[usernamemax20charact]

A pretty sweet deal for those still on dial-up or who are looking for cheap broadband.

Sign up for SBC DSL @ Best Buy at $14.95 per month for 12 months and get a $75 Best Buy gift card by mail.

Deal good thru July 23

 

[intogamer]

like the comcast deal

 

[arcas]

Is this one of those deals where you have to agree to sign up for 3 years (so 2 years at regular price) ?

My parents are still on dial-up and I think SBC offers service in their part of the state so this could be a good deal for them.

 

[CrackRabbit]

I just got in on the 14.95 deal, but no BB gift card. Oh well its still cheaper than cable.

 

[habib89]

how recently did you get in on the deal? if it's been less than a month, then call them.. they may still send it to you.. just say you just signed up, then this promotion showed up and see if you can qualify for it.. call a few times to try to get differnt csr's and see what they say

 

[JSLIM]

Linky

Deal ends July 23rd

 

[gjc12]

Is this good at all Best Buys? And does it work on the higher speed plan?

 

[JackRipper]

this promotion doesnt apply to business locations... just found out after a bunch of runarounds... but great offer for home service

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Holy cow. If this is true, I'm gonna try to get in on it. I do see the gift card listed on my local Best Buy flyer, but it only advertises it for Comcast Cable Internet. Hope it works for SBC DSL.

 

[IceCreamMan2633]

Originally posted by: gjc12
Is this good at all Best Buys? And does it work on the higher speed plan?

 

[bigfil]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I just got in on the 14.95 deal, but no BB gift card. Oh well its still cheaper than cable.

u got that right
just switched myself over to sbc and the speeds are comparible
uploads are quicker with sbc whoot

 

[WhipperSnapper]

It really isn't as amazing as it sounds. To do it at BestBuy I had to purchase the SBC-Yahoo starter pack for $95 after taxes. There is a $75 rebate and a $15 rebate for it. So if you get all of your rebates, you save $13 (SBC shipping-and-handling fee for the kit they would otherwise mail to you) minus the $6 for taxes and the postage stamp, saving you $7. The big savings is that you get the $75 Best Buy gift card, which you also have to mail away for and hope you receive, like a rebate.

If it all comes together then you hit a home run on the deal, getting the DSL for less than $10/month.

Thing is, you have to gamble that $90 + tax to go buy the starter kit at Best Buy. Reward for the gamble is the $75 gift card. So when you look at it that way, it isn't as hot as it might seem.

Now...what the heck am I gonna do with that $75 card. If I spend it at Best Buy it's like a $40 card since just about everything there is severely overpriced. Their video card selection and prices were laughable. Probably have to use it for a hard drive deal with more rebates of course.

 

[AnyMal]

No SBC here

 

[IceCreamMan2633]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
It really isn't as amazing as it sounds. To do it at BestBuy I had to purchase the SBC-Yahoo starter pack for $95 after taxes. There is a $75 rebate and a $15 rebate for it. So if you get all of your rebates, you save $13 (SBC shipping-and-handling fee for the kit they would otherwise mail to you) minus the $6 for taxes and the postage stamp, saving you $7. The big savings is that you get the $75 Best Buy gift card, which you also have to mail away for and hope you receive, like a rebate.

If it all comes together then you hit a home run on the deal, getting the DSL for less than $10/month.

Thing is, you have to gamble that $90 + tax to go buy the starter kit at Best Buy. Reward for the gamble is the $75 gift card. So when you look at it that way, it isn't as hot as it might seem.

Now...what the heck am I gonna do with that $75 card. If I spend it at Best Buy it's like a $40 card since just about everything there is severely overpriced. Their video card selection and prices were laughable. Probably have to use it for a hard drive deal with more rebates of course.

aww, screw that. :|

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Well, I think if you had ordered directly from SBC you'd end up having to gamble with a $50 rebate for their starter package. So maybe it isn't as bad as I thought. I'm scheduled for activation in only a few days. Yippee!