I used to pay $3 for my modem when I had RoadRunner. I changed the ISP to Earthlink and they "gave" me the modem RR had installed. Plus they were cheaper. Plus they just "upgraded" my download speed to 5MB. However, Earthlink has a disturbing provision in their legal agreement: I am prohibited from using a VoIP provider other than Earthlink. And their VoIP service is fairly expensive. Mike Ellsworth The WiMAX Guys, LLC StratVantage Consulting, LLC 952-525-1584 mellsworth at stratvantage.com www.StratVantage.com www.TheWiMAXGuys.com Get a free one-hour wireless network evaluation. Forward this message to freebie at theWiMAXGuys.com "The freedom which we enjoy in our government extends also to our ordinary life. There, far from exercising a jealous surveillance over each other, we do not feel called upon to be angry with our neighbor for doing what he likes." Pericles, 431 B.C. -----Original Message----- From: tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org [mailto:tcwug-list-bounces at tcwug.org] On Behalf Of Andy Warner Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:29 AM To: tcwug-list at tcwug.org Subject: Re: [tcwug-list] Re: Fwd: Defend Community Internet Ben Kochie wrote: > thanks for the correction.. can you post the service line items? It's > always interesting to see what they tack on. Do you rent or own the > modem? (that used to be a $10/month item, now it's less) Road Runner Residential Service................................. 44.95 Your Package Price........................................... 44.95 Total Monthly Service............................................44.95 Total Due........................................................44.95 I don't remember RR ever charging for the modem, I know Comcast did (or did the inverse - gave a discount for not having to provide one.) A few years ago, RR botched a firmware upload to the 3Com modems in my area, and they replaced it with a Toshiba without so much as a peep. > I guess the thing that really bugs me about broadband access prices, is > that dialup is still a valid form of "cheap internet access" I'm going to stick to my role as a fact-hound and continue to keep my opinions to myself (for once in my life.) I am enjoying watching from the peanut gallery, though. -- andyw at pobox.com Andy Warner Voice: (612) 801-8549 Fax: (208) 575-5634 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tcwug-list at tcwug.org http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release Date: 2/14/2005