[colug-432] Comcast and connectivity alternatives

[tom]

On 02/13/2014 06:22 PM, Don wrote:
> Have used WOW for years.  Largely satisfied because when there 
> develops a problem, they are usually willing to negotiate some, 
> sometimes agreeing to a lower price.  Price reduction usually lasts a 
> year then then suggest I just call in again.  I am 66 so can argue 
> that Social Security gave me a 17 dollar raise per month and WOW 
> raised my monthly bill by 15 dollars.  They still raised the bill but 
> gave me a one year discount of ten dollars per month.
>
> I have my own modem and they said I could use my own, but I would have 
> to bring back their modem and when there is an outage, they can check 
> on my system from their offices and could not do that without their 
> modem.  Not sure if that is horse manure or a valid concept.  So I 
> keep paying the 5.00 dollars extra per month.
>
> WOW has had almost no outages.
>
> My mother however has a whopping cable bill because she lives in a 
> small town and only has ONE cable option.  Competition does help.  I 
> negotiated for her with Time Warner Cable and they would not even 
> budge on making a better deal for her.  At least with choice you can 
> threaten to go elsewhere.  Too bad I cannot put up an outside antenna 
> to get my local digital channels but in a condo that is forbidden. 
>  And then there is the need for Internet.  Surely there has to be a 
> better way someday?
>
> Don Baun
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:53 PM, FiL Farris <philipfarris at gmail.com 
> <mailto:philipfarris at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Michael,
>
>
>     If  you still are paying "modem rental fee's" I would check out
>     getting your own hardware.  I haven't checked lately but in the
>     past I have purchased my own "modems" from Micro Center for about
>     $20.00.  I have always picked up the factory refurbs (plain brown
>     box with sticker) they always have.  The most recent was a D-Link
>     DSL modem for 15.00.  After 3 or 4  months it was paid for, not to
>     mention performance was better then the ancient hardware Century
>     Link was charging me for.
>
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Tom
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