bountyhunter Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) I guess we are all like the frogs that don't notice the water is warming gradually so we get boiled..... I went to Comcast six years ago when AT+T had finally screwed me over to the point I couldn't stand it anymore. I signed up for Comcast for a basic land line and cheapest internet and it was about $50/month..... then.... and today it's about $90/month which is ridiculous for that service. About $1100/year for a land line and basic internet connect (no cable, no TV, I get 200 free channels off the air) So they give you a cheap rate and jack it up that's how they warm the water gradually. But recently my modem (actually THEIR modem) died. It's the same one I have been renting from them all along... for $8/month. They sent me a new one and after only half a day on the phone it actually gets activated and works. I start thinking that at $8/month, I have paid them close to $600 over the last six years for that $40 modem. It's just a cheapo modem, no wifi. And no, I am not dumb enough to pay that rental fee WILLINGLY..... it turns out if you have Comcast phone service which is VOIP (voice over internet protocol) they have proprietary crap which means only their modem will work. There is a list of "approved Comcast modems" which work with their internet access but can't do the VOIP service. Guess how I found out... the "approved" modem I bought to get out of paying $8/month is still here in the box. So I called Comcast and told them I thought a bill adjustment was in order..... not that making me pay $600 for a $40 modem is unreasonable, just that we should share the wealth a bit and credit me back some... especially since I found out on the internet that Comcast policy is to change the status of the modem to "customer owned" after it's paid for about 3X over and the rental fee is suspended. Of course, when I said that it gave them a good laugh. So Comcast will be taken out of my life in the near future. I'll be getting an LG 90 cel phone and abandoning my land line. I will be spending $30/month to get a line on my wife's plan instead of spending about $60/month for the stupid land line.... And I'll find a new ISP as soon as I sift through the various ones around. I doubt Comcast will miss my $1100/year..... or maybe they will. But they get to go on the pile with AT+T that is labeled: NEVER AGAIN Edited August 8, 2014 by bountyhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aahunt03 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 There has been a lot of stuff about comcast lately. Seems like a good company to stay away from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I really hate reading about this stuff because I'm ready to unass my dish. I'm sick and tired of losing TV every time it rains, and it rains a lot here in Florida. I call both AT&T and Dish Network once a year after my contract is up and they raise the rates and have to speak to a Customer Retention Specialist. I tell them I am ready to move on to a different provider and somehow they find my old rates again. Magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) I really hate reading about this stuff because I'm ready to unass my dish. I'm sick and tired of losing TV every time it rains, and it rains a lot here in Florida. I call both AT&T and Dish Network once a year after my contract is up and they raise the rates and have to speak to a Customer Retention Specialist. I tell them I am ready to move on to a different provider and somehow they find my old rates again. Magic. Tell them you just put a Radio Shack TV antenna on your roof and discovered you can get about 200 channels over the air for free and they'll probably cut your bill...... funny I get all those channels OTA for free and a while back, CBS was having a dispute with it's cable affiliate over "rates" and the CBS programming went dark for a month on the cables but not OTA. People were irate, I wonder what would have happened if they found out they could hang a $5 antenna out the window and get it for free. "It was the first time CBS content had been blacked out by a multiple cable system operator in company history. It meant popular shows like 60 Minutes, NCIS and The Big Bang Theory were not available in two of the largest American TV markets." Edited August 18, 2014 by bountyhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I don't know how you're getting 200 channels OTA. I used to have an antenna that got me <20 locals and it was spotty once digital became the norm. Couldn't stand the pixelation when the reception faded. When I moved I set up the same antenna and couldn't get 5. Besides, I've become a junkie for shows that are only available via the cable networks. Perhaps it's time to buy a smart TV and use the interwebz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) Out here we literally get dozens and dozens of "main" channels OTA and digital channels have anywhere from five to 15 channels "embedded" in the main channel. Most are crap content, but then to be fair, most cable channels are crap too. Edited August 18, 2014 by bountyhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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