On Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 12:02:03PM -0600, S.  Earl Jarosh wrote:
> So I am Golden Valley, monopolized by Comcast and I don't do cable TV or
> digital Telco. DSL would be very slow as I am on fringes of the longest loop
> with bad wire pairs so DSL is out of the picture.
> 
>  I currently pay:
> 
> Monthly charges:
> Modem Rental..............................    3.00
> High Speed Internet Svc...............   57.95
> Subtotal........................................  60.95
> Taxes & Fees
> Sales Tax......................................     .20
> 
> Monthly Balence Due.................... 61.15
> 
> Any recomendations on how to lower that cost.
> 
> S. Earl Jarosh (ex. Steve?)
> N0HZ  (ex. KA0VYB) No Hertz, No Gain
> earl at jarosh.org
> 6128681313 at mobile.att.net
> searljarosh at moneycenters.com
> www.moneycenters.com

Call and order basic cable(*), which costs $8.41/mo and qualifies as a
second comcast service, which takes $15 off your cable internet 
($42.95/mo base rate for existing customers)

If you spend $20-30 on a cable modem (ebay) that will take another $3 off
your bill.

That would make your monthly bill around $51.36 plus 50 cents tax or so,
and you get the local TV stations (even if you don't want/need it)


Thanks for posting your bill by the way, it appears that you're hit with
a whopping $.20 in evil added fees and surcharges by the big bad monopoly!



(*) Don't let them talk you into digital cable, make it very clear that
you want basic analog cable for $8.41/mo. You can find the details here:
https://www.comcast.com/Localization/default.asp?Referer=/Buyflow/default.ashx

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