Sick of Paying Comcast!! Ready for a change

[MacMan]

Good luck with that. I have Comcast for the Internet connection and they required that I take basic cable TV as well. I'm pretty sure it is because they can't block the TV signal, so they figure they should charge for it. If you can figure out how to get Internet only from Comcast, let me know.

Tell them you have your cable with somebody else.

 

[Rocko25]

brighthouse is no better! plus their service and reception isnt the best. i got free wifi but no tv..i kind of like not having the extra bill for now

 

[csm47362]

Well I called dish network and someone is coming out on tuesday!!! will see....

 

[tyler34]

Well I called dish network and someone is coming out on tuesday!!! will see....

good man! its the best thing going right now,and thats coming from my wife who sells u-verse.

 

[360]

If you buy your equipment on eBay, you don't have to sign a contract. I was able to get ALL of the HD channels for $20/month from Dish Network. That's all I needed.

 

[slacker]

comcast just raised the rate on my high speed internet... Crappy service + High prices = me calling comcast and telling them to shove it.

Right now I just have my mobile broadband 3g card from AT&T and to be honest it is about as fast as my comcast 8mb/1mb connection. No big downloads, but I can stream hulu with no issue.

 

[tyler34]

u-verse is upping their prices too

 

[littletommy]

I had Direct TV a fews years back, everytime I took a **** south west of the house, the signal went out.

 

[MyGlockRocks19]

I had AT&T when I lived up there, not U-Verse just home phone and DSL. I never had a problem with the service, and their customer support department was always pretty helpful and polite.

Just sayin...

 

[40calPUNISHER]

I would suggest staying away from AT&T U-Verse as well. I have had lots of problems since switching in November. Poor picture quality, rebates that were promised at sale were never given, customer service is poor, tech has been to the house three times and still can't get good picture. I'm going back to Dish Network.

I had great picture with mine, rebate went through no problem. The only complaint I have is they do not provide service at my new house... I have dish now and it okay, but I wish I still had U-Verse...

 

[spasmo]

I would like to switch to Dish as well, but we have 5 TVs in the house. They charge $5 extra dollars per TV. I couldn't justify the cost of switching.

 

[HICKMAN]

Staying with Comcast, since I can basically run as many non-HD TV's to it as I want.

Can't do that with the others.

I also use them for Internet connectivity, and the speeds are about as good as it gets with all six of us being online all the time.

 

[mrjarrell]

We've used Dish for years and have had great results. We use Comcast for internet only, no basic, no nothing. Just internet. It's a great combo for us.

 

[lawrra]

Good luck with that. I have Comcast for the Internet connection and they required that I take basic cable TV as well. I'm pretty sure it is because they can't block the TV signal, so they figure they should charge for it. If you can figure out how to get Internet only from Comcast, let me know.

I signed up for Comcast internet mid December. I called the 800 number, and explained that I would like to have their high speed in internet. They gave me just the internet, for $25/month (for 6 months, then it goes up). I have the new Consumer Reports and they suggest calling your provider and discussing pricing. When I get home I'll take a look at the article again.

 

[ocsdor]

I have hatted Comcast cable company ever since they bought out Insight. I opened my latest bill today and again another $20 increase. I called them to see if it was a mistake well it was not!! So I asked them to justify the increase. All I have is basic cable, dvr and HD. NO HBO or any pay type channels. My bill back in June was about $62, then it went to $88 and now it is $105 and nothing changed!!!! Needless to say that he could not justify the increase. Guess it is time to look at getting a dish!!!

Do yourself a real favor; get rid of cable/satellite forever. I quit cable back in 2000. Originally, I didn't plan on that being permanent, but the longer I went without it, the less I missed it. Now, if I go to someone's house and flip through their cable channels, all I see is garbage.

This April will be our 10-year anniversary without cable. That is $50/month times 120 months = $6,000 minimum savings.

 

[csm47362]

Do yourself a real favor; get rid of cable/satellite forever. I quit cable back in 2000. Originally, I didn't plan on that being permanent, but the longer I went without it, the less I missed it. Now, if I go to someone's house and flip through their cable channels, all I see is garbage.

This April will be our 10-year anniversary without cable. That is $50/month times 120 months = $6,000 minimum savings.

I would love to but cable is cheaper than a divorce!!!!

 

[Caleb]

I paid 220 a month while i lived at my parents house, now i get free tv because I'm married and have a baby

 

[MACHINEGUN]

I wish Comcast would go under.. that would be awesome!

 

[LEaSH]

I paid 220 a month while i lived at my parents house, now i get free tv because I'm married and have a baby

Dang! Free stuff for getting my wife pregnant?

I better get busy. Do i get a free motorbike if hit twins?

 

[Indy317]

I wish Comcast would go under.. that would be awesome!

The problem, once again, is government. Instead of allowing total and complete access, government passes out monopolies. This means you are stuck with just one cable provider. If you are able to get a good signal, then the dish stuff can be better, but with our trees here in my neighborhood, we had issues with getting a good signal. Maybe it was the install, maybe not..who knows. Anyways, U-Verse is the only other option, line wise, which is why they can charge just 5% less and get customers. Still not much of an option if you ask me. I should have Comsuck, Brighthouse, Time Warner, etc. begging for my business.

Don't worry, since these companies have no problem with government provided monopolies, they will have no problems when our government finally puts the hurt on them. When government provides monopolies, and companies screw over their customers, it is time for more government regulation. Support the a la carte type laws that some organizations are pushing for. You would only pay for the channels you want, and not all the other junk.