Reading through this thread, the cost of "cable" gets confusing... The only way I can get internet access is through the cable that comes into my house, unless I go to Hughes Satellite. We are in a dead zone for OTA, with two religious channels being the only possibilities. (no roof antennas (HOA).
So cable = internet, phone, TV or some combination thereof. DirecTV means Satellite TV to me, not cable. If I cut the cable, I get nothing at all.
In looking at the prices and the "deals" and the contracts, I wonder if anyone has just internet... not on a deal, or a contract, or a 1 or 2 year special... just a monthly bill for internet. If so, what connection speed and how much?
My blood pressure goes sky high, just talking to anyone at Comcast. My bills have ranged from $19/mo. several years ago to $89 which was on a recent "Deal" that offered the "Blast" Option if I added the TV. The Blast option without the TV was more expensive. Frankly I have no idea what I have. The TV interface is so bad i jut put it in the box for when I cancel.
The whole deal with Comcast is so dumb, it defies description. I don't use Comcast for my phone, because I have to sign up with a different Comcast company when I go to Florida. Instead I have the additional expense of VOIP phone, with Vonage.
We look at the cost as our entertainment cost, and put the stupidity of the whole situation out of our minds.
BTW... If you're ever bored, go to the Comcast page and look for the legal disclaimers. All together, they contain more words than the King James Bible. Old and New Testaments.
So cable = internet, phone, TV or some combination thereof. DirecTV means Satellite TV to me, not cable. If I cut the cable, I get nothing at all.
In looking at the prices and the "deals" and the contracts, I wonder if anyone has just internet... not on a deal, or a contract, or a 1 or 2 year special... just a monthly bill for internet. If so, what connection speed and how much?
My blood pressure goes sky high, just talking to anyone at Comcast. My bills have ranged from $19/mo. several years ago to $89 which was on a recent "Deal" that offered the "Blast" Option if I added the TV. The Blast option without the TV was more expensive. Frankly I have no idea what I have. The TV interface is so bad i jut put it in the box for when I cancel.
The whole deal with Comcast is so dumb, it defies description. I don't use Comcast for my phone, because I have to sign up with a different Comcast company when I go to Florida. Instead I have the additional expense of VOIP phone, with Vonage.
We look at the cost as our entertainment cost, and put the stupidity of the whole situation out of our minds.
BTW... If you're ever bored, go to the Comcast page and look for the legal disclaimers. All together, they contain more words than the King James Bible. Old and New Testaments.
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