[RP TownTalk] Cavalier high-speed internet?

[Jonah Blaustein]

I just heard about a book that deals with this very conundrum called  
'Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day - and What 
You Can Do About It '  (Ballantine Books, 2008) by Bob Sullivan.
I actually had a running dispute with Verizon because of their 
deceptive advertising and hidden fees that I took up with the Public 
Service Commission of MD.  In the end, the Public Service Commission 
sided with Verizon but they could not give an explanation of their 
ruling that made any sense. Franz Kafka couldn't have dreamed up a more 
convoluted, nonsensical and sinister system gone mad than what we have 
these days.


On Friday, January 25, 2008, at 07:23  PM, Dwight Holmes wrote:

> I'd be curious if anyone has tried to do a thorough side-by-side
> comparison of the various options for tv, internet and phone,
> available in our town.  We've been living free & easy with my son
> living with us  -- he works for Comcast and so we get the whole entire
> kit & kaboodle for nada.  Alas, all good things come to an end, and it
> looks like he's moving out this spring.  I've been doing a little
> investigating and it sure is mighty confusing (and scary expensive --
> we've been totally spoiled!).  One more market failure undermining the
> basic tenets of free enterprise: How in hell does one get complete
> information on everything that's available? I notice for starters that
> they love to tell you about the introductory prices, but aren't as
> forthcoming with the regular prices that kick in thereafter.
>
> Most surprising and chagrining: I don't see that Comcast (and I think
> Verizon too though I could be wrong on that) have any on-going,
> non-introductory deals that bundle the various services: e.g.
> Comcast's 'triple play' is $99 for (somewhat limited) digital cable +
> internet + phone. But after the year is up, there's no ongoing bundled
> price that I have seen.
>
> Somebody should start a wiki page  ;-)
>
> On 1/25/08, Robert Oppenheim <Rob.Oppenheim at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I called.
>>
>> It is DSL in this area and not fiber.
>>
>> The $39.90/mo price is for DSL internet and phone service and is an
>> introductory price for 6 months (then $49.90/mo). And with taxes that
>> is roughly $56.90/mo for 6 months then $66.90.
>>
>> Your DSL speed depends on your exact location for our street they
>> claim 6-12 MB (but did not quote the uplink speed).
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>> Regina M. Kreger wrote:
>>> Neighbors, I just got a mailer for Cavalier high-speed internet & 
>>> phone,
>>> I think it's fiber optic? It says "our fiber-based network"....  
>>> It's a
>>> good price compared to my current Verizon phone + DSL, so I'm 
>>> wondering
>>> if any of you have tried it and can comment on the service?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>
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