Anyone work for comcast ?

[Gamble]

Their pricing sucks, hoping I can find someone that can wheel and deal a little.
Dude at the store was a dick. Then someone called me an offered a shit deal and I told him what they had at the store and he said go back there, different departments have different prices.

What it comes down to is 150mb internet, HD, DVR, 1 TV only and I have my own modem, no movie channels and they still want $150+ a month. All I want is some damn Disney jr, animal planet and whatever else kids watch

I'm on the fence of doing youtube tv for $40 and comcast $65 internet. But dont want to give up the voice remote and simplicity.

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[Grabber]

I think there was one guy here, but, he got banned for being a twat waffle.

Otherwise, everyone just says to make a simple phone call and BAM, you pay less than $100 for super fast service with all the channels (end sarcasm)

We've tried over the years and have just settled with our bill.

Good luck.

 

[Shawn1112]

Our bill with Comcast just went up like $20-$30. Wife called and bitched.
Gave them the "we are gonna go somewhere else blah blah blah".
All she was offered was 3 months of free HBO.
Honestly I have been happy as shit with their product since we made the switch a year ago. So might just have to suck it up and pay.

 

[importcrew]

Our bill with Comcast just went up like $20-$30. Wife called and bitched.
Gave them the "we are gonna go somewhere else blah blah blah".
All she was offered was 3 months of free HBO.
Honestly I have been happy as shit with their product since we made the switch a year ago. So might just have to suck it up and pay.

That's how it was with me. They basically told me to deal with it and when I said I'm gonna cancel they tried calling me out on it..... I cancelled.

DirecTv was the same way with the premium channels. They only offered 22/month off for 6 months. Nothing better. When Mike (@mook) calls them, they give him everything he wants and then some. I got sick of it and went to Sling TV.

 

[nytebyte]

I switched to YouTube TV from DirecTV here at work. It's very nice, but one drawback is you can't channel surf, or flip back and forth between two channels, at least not with the Roku device I'm using.

Still it's half the price of the shit "package" I had with DirecTV and has more channels. It's also HD and I only had SD with DirecTV. Sling actually looks like it might be better though, so I might switch later down the road. That's another nice thing about YouTube TV, Sling or most other streaming service, there are no long term contracts. I can use one for a month or three, then cancel it and switch to something else.

 

[importcrew]

Sling usually has deals where you pay for the first 3 months up front and you get a Roku device. I used that to get one device for my kids' bedroom, then bought one myself, and bought the best Roku device I could for the main tv. What sucks is that there is no longer any HBO since AT&T is being greedy and can't reach an agreement now that AT&T basically owns HBO from the Time Warner merger.

 

[IZZy]

Seems they don’t fall for the “I’m gonna cancel” threat as much anymore, my promo rate expired so I called and told them I would cancel and they didn’t even try to keep me, basically they said K bye

 

[Ron Vogel]

I think there was one guy here, but, he got banned for being a twat waffle.

Otherwise, everyone just says to make a simple phone call and BAM, you pay less than $100 for super fast service with all the channels (end sarcasm)

We've tried over the years and have just settled with our bill.

Good luck.

Going to take a wild guess and say it was Chad

 

[daturbosix]

Switch the account into someone else's name. Then you get new customer pricing

 

[Grabber]

Switch the account into someone else's name. Then you get new customer pricing

Thought they changed that and it is now based on the address and not just your name/phone number.

 

[Gamble]

Thought they changed that and it is now based on the address and not just your name/phone number.

I think you are correct

 

[Kensington]

They know they are basically the only game in town for most people...sounds like they are just calling people's bluff

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Google voice. Create your own phone number and use a family members name. Fuck them

 

[Marko]

I was paying over 200 a month and changed my plan. Started a new one. More channels too for like 160 a month for the first 12 months.


I have 150 mb internet service with this plan. And I changed it all on their website. Fuck talking to them on the phone.

 

[Marko]

They’re a bunch of Greedy motherfuckers.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

I was paying over 200 a month and changed my plan. Started a new one. More channels too for like 160 a month for the first 12 months.


I have 150 mb internet service with this plan. And I changed it all on their website. Fuck talking to them on the phone.

Ive found that you can get deals on the website by resigning a new contract. It doesnt even care that you are an existing customer. I did the same thing like halfway through first contract, $10 more a month for faster internet, more channels and starz movie channels. Renewed for 2 years under new plan

 

[Kensington]

It's nice that Comcast keeps upping my internet speed. I think I'm up to 150 mbps now.

Here's a question, I have a DOCSIS 3.0 surfboard modem. It works fine. When I was having issues with my router, and called Comcast to do a modem reset, they kept banging on about upgrading my modem. Is going 3.1 worth it right now, given that my current modem seems to be giving me the advertised speeds?

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

It's nice that Comcast keeps upping my internet speed. I think I'm up to 150 mbps now.

Here's a question, I have a DOCSIS 3.0 surfboard modem. It works fine. When I was having issues with my router, and called Comcast to do a modem reset, they kept banging on about upgrading my modem. Is going 3.1 worth it right now, given that my current modem seems to be giving me the advertised speeds?

Nope. Only need 3.1 at 300mbps +

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Looks like docsis 3.0 can go up to 1GB. Depends on the modem specs

 

[Kensington]

Nope. Only need 3.1 at 300mbps +

Looks like docsis 3.0 can go up to 1GB. Depends on the modem specs

OK good. The 3.1's aren't super cheap or readily available yet. I do like the idea of a 1GB cable service. Seems more attainable than fiber, especially since there's no fiber in my area, and no plan for fiber.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

OK good. The 3.1's aren't super cheap or readily available yet. I do like the idea of a 1GB cable service. Seems more attainable than fiber, especially since there's no fiber in my area, and no plan for fiber.

The 1gb cable service I thought was their fiber option.

I just want equal upload to my download...having 12Mbps upload is trash

 

[Kensington]

The 1gb cable service I thought was their fiber option.

I just want equal upload to my download...having 12Mbps upload is trash

Oh I thought they'd be able to do, 1GB through the cable, at least that's what it sounded like

But yeah I agree, I'm only seeing 10MBPS upload, which sucks.

Also it looks like my modem (it being 5+ years old) is only good up to 172 MBPS (ARRIS SURFboard SB6121)

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Oh I thought they'd be able to do, 1GB through the cable, at least that's what it sounded like

But yeah I agree, I'm only seeing 10MBPS upload, which sucks.

Also it looks like my modem (it being 5+ years old) is only good up to 172 MBPS (ARRIS SURFboard SB6121)

So you are close to maxing your modem out with the 150Mbps service

 

[Kensington]

So you are close to maxing your modem out with the 150Mbps service

Yeah looks like it. We'll see if I see another speed bump and might just have to go with the 3.1 anyways.

Got my new Google router/mini switch combo going on now, and it's been great. No issues at all with speed or connection, although the initial install was a little annoying because the modem didn't (and kind of still doesn't) recognize it's connected to a router, but now it's pushing internet, so I'm not going to fuck with it to just to get the light from blue to orange

 

[syP]

Fiber 940/940 for $60/mo


Hope this helps.

Fuck Comcast