Okay, I just called Comcast so they could tell me about this plan. They weren't even going to mention it but I asked for the "economy tier". Turns out the cost is $40 per month for 1mbps/384k without cable. Still a little steep for that level of service, but its good to know there is an option for under $60 per month. thanks, Curtis On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Curtis Griesel <cwgriesel at gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it. Ya know, they don't even offer and > "economy tier" when you call to ask for service -- maybe you have to ask for > it explicitly. And if they only put in on the rate card, how is a new > subscriber supposed to know it exists? You don't get a rate card until > after you subscribe. Obviously they are trying to hide it. > > I'll look into it and let you know what I find out. > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> wrote: > >> You call them and ask for the economy tier, it should be on the rate card >> you get every year (usually alongside the 'weve increased your prices mail') >> >> The website is worthless, they don't advertise half the options there. >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Curtis Griesel <cwgriesel at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Do you know about some secret plan that is not advertised somewhere? >>> >>> Go to www.comcast.com, click on Shop / High-speed internet, type in 8601 >>> Thomas Ave S, 55431, which is my block in Bloomington, and you will see that >>> the cheapest package is $45 per month, but that requires a $15 per month >>> cable TV subscription. If you try to order it without cable service they >>> charge you $60 per month. I know, because that is what I pay. I don't >>> watch TV so the cable TV is irrelevant for me -- I have to pay $60 per month >>> for marginal broadband service. And I have to struggle to keep it at $60 >>> per month because everytime I call Comcast, even for a minor question, they >>> try to upsell me to a more expensive package. >>> >>> If there is some secret promotional code get broadband for $25 per month >>> on my block, please let me know. For now, I'm under the thumb of the >>> Comcast/Bloomington City broadband monopoly. >>> >>> Curits >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> wrote: >>> >>>> Residential service is available for less than $60 a month without >>>> video, there is a 1mbps/384k tier available. I believe its ~$25/mo. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Curtis Griesel <cwgriesel at gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> We can't get DSL in my area of Bloomington because the phone >>>>> infrastructure is too old. Comcast has a monopoly on broadband service, and >>>>> residential service starts at $60 per month. Of course this is not all >>>>> Comcast's fault, the city council could take a little leadership on >>>>> broadband access for Bloomington. But I suspect the city is in cahoots with >>>>> Comcast because they get their community-access cable services and >>>>> infrastructure from Comcast. I wonder what other benefits the council gets >>>>> from Comcast that they make us continue to pay Comcast $60 per month for >>>>> their marginal internet services, but that's the state of affairs right now. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Scott Dier <scott at dier.name> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20090210/65fa8c70/attachment.htm