05-17-2007, 12:21 AM
here's one other Comcast possibility though it may vary according to the whims of your service tech.
for years i only had the network basic comcast service; the 4 major network and a few shopping channels. when i decided to move from dsl to cable, the comcast tech couldn't get the broadband to work. finally, he asked if i had network basic and i said yes. he said with network basic i didn't have enough bandwidth. i said, well, i guess i'll go back to dsl because i don't/can't/won't pay for more than network basic. he said, 'hmmm. let me see what i can do." he went out to the pole, came back and fiddled with my computer, and said "okay. i got it to work."
i didn't think much of it until about a month later when the power went out and i had to reset the channels in my tv. low and behold, i had ALL the basic cable channels. that was over three years ago; i still only pay the $16 rate for network basic cable.
that guy was nice and i guess supposed doing that was better than comcast losing my $45 monthly fee for broadband.
might not work for everyone but it does happen.
for years i only had the network basic comcast service; the 4 major network and a few shopping channels. when i decided to move from dsl to cable, the comcast tech couldn't get the broadband to work. finally, he asked if i had network basic and i said yes. he said with network basic i didn't have enough bandwidth. i said, well, i guess i'll go back to dsl because i don't/can't/won't pay for more than network basic. he said, 'hmmm. let me see what i can do." he went out to the pole, came back and fiddled with my computer, and said "okay. i got it to work."
i didn't think much of it until about a month later when the power went out and i had to reset the channels in my tv. low and behold, i had ALL the basic cable channels. that was over three years ago; i still only pay the $16 rate for network basic cable.
that guy was nice and i guess supposed doing that was better than comcast losing my $45 monthly fee for broadband.
might not work for everyone but it does happen.