We may soon be cableless, but we'll all be paying $100/month for Internet access to stream our content, and more money to the content streamers.
But hey, at least we won't be paying for stations we don't want. :)
Just to fill you in on my complete Comcast adventure...
When I took my DVR and two DTAs to the local Comcast office, the guy told me, "You could save $8 more a month if you bought your own cable modem, and stopped renting one from us." Off I went to Amazon, and bought my own. To activate it, though, I had to call their support line. Lo and behold, they had a promotion for me. They were were offering me an upgrade to their Blast! (higher speed) Internet service and basic cable TV service on one TV for $51/month. I couldn't say "no" to that as I was already paying $65/month for a lesser Internet service, which by the way, I didn't realize I'd been downgraded to at some point.
Of course my "promotional deal" didn't go without a hitch. When I got an email confirming my service change, my bill was to be $75/month. Bzzzzzzzzz. Another call to Comcast. The woman I spoke with said they'd honor the price I was quote the night before (how big of them), and remarkably didn't try to sell me something else. At least for that I was grateful.
Anyway, when I went to the Comcast office again to drop off their cable modem, I told the guy there of my woes the night before, and he confirmed the $51/month price and handed me the DTA. When I got home, I promptly installed the DTA on the TV in the basement which is non-HD and couldn't pull in my antenna signal without me buying a $30 HD tuner. They at least solved that problem for me...for now.
A year from now when this promotional deal is up, I'll be going through some rigmarole with them again. |
