Cable Modem Price$$$

[jjoel]

digital charter raised our modem bill from like $30 to $50! what the HECK is with that? what the heck is with them choosing 3 different cable modem speeds! that company is TRASHHHHHHHHHH and they won't lower the bill for nothing! $50 dollars for a cable modem? GIVE ME A BREAK! i can't wait til time warner road runner gets to atchison.

[YODA74]

Not quit sure what your saying they are charging you for the modem or the Internet access?? You don't have to use there modem buy your own..

RR charges anywhere from 45.00 a month (home) and up (Buisness account)For access modem comes with the package.

[Rick]

RR just added another $5.00 to my bill. ( Now $55.00)
WHY ?
they are the ONLY one in the area :{

[Jhorner1]

I have Charter and am paying $35 for a 768K access ( their middle tier).
Don't know why yours is so much higher.

[YODA74]

Hmm don't know rick my personal RR has been 45.00 ever since I got it??

Might be the availability of not having compatition?? I do know that RR is trying to force people to upgrade service to digital which is a waste of time and money.I have it and am not impressed with it the sound quality is crap and the picture is also.. it was better the old way.. and less money..Unless you have a digital tv it will do no good and who in there right mind is going to go out and by a new one when the technology is even affordable yet??? Let alone available to personal houses?It's a forced upgrade (sound familiar yet) and a money scam..

[Rick]

Yoda

I'm still using the OLD basic service :)
They added a few Channels to the service and didn’t say IF it was going to cost anything
Then I got the Bill and the cable segment is unchanged .
But the Web charge is more

Can’t wait to see next months bill.
I can remove it faster than they can say
Increase

[Rick]

Originally posted by Jhorner1
I have Charter and am paying $35 for a 768K access ( their middle tier).
Don't know why yours is so much higher.

Thats easy
your in PA and I am in WI..
Your On Charter and I have RR

[Jhorner1]

Rick
I was refering to jjoel's complaint about cost, and he has charter.
Sorry to confuse you.

[Rick]

I’m confused all to easy these days
Must be to much Windows :)

[Budfred]

I think all the companies will charge whatever the lack of competition will allow. I have an old DSL service that they don't offer anymore, but I am holding onto it until they force me to leave. I have to log off every 2 hours, but I can log right back on, so it is usually not a problem. I don't have cable tv, so I don't even consider Web cable.

Budfred

[Mark Miller]

Hey guys,
I live in South Fla [near Miami] and use Charter, and because I use their digital cable bundle on 2 tv's I only pay $20 per month for internet. My speeds are usually 1500-1800 down and 128 up and no problem with the service. They do have lots of competion here so I think they are their toes:) :) Also got new modem [surfboard motorola 4101] for free and no monthly charges. When the line goes down for a few minutes they e-mil you later and telly yopu what happened. I have never waited mor than 4 rings for customer asst to answer a question.
I will not move because this will not be replaced.
Mark:cool:

[aussieolie2]

Im with crapcast... i mean Comcast High Speed Screw at 49 a month. With CATV services its 39 a month.
Anyone know where you can get good prices on the net for cable modems?

Thanks,

Olie

[steveo]

I'm using Shaw Cable (a Canadian company) and they to have a tier system. The way they work it here is they supply the cable modem which remains their property. They give you the network card and software for no charge to keep. I bought into the bottom tier which is roughly 5x the speed of a 56k dialup for 21 bucks a month. The top tier is quite a bit faster (speed varies depending on where you live...be it the city or one of the bedroom communities like I live in) for just under 50 bucks a month.

I should point out that I'm always calling their 24hr tech support to reset the ip's for pc's I work on when the network card software gets wonky and they get things straightened out on their end within a minute or two. They're very easy to work with.

[neb1211]

I'm using rr right now and they gave me the modem for free and everything. I pay about 45 bucks a month and get a 4 mbps connection. That is just the average. It sometimes get up to 4.5 but sometimes it will be 3.7 mbps.