awesome deal with comcast
 

Check out this HD deal with comcast.

I ordered Limited Basic for $12.95 (channels 2-30)
Then I added an HD STB for $5.00 /mo

The STB unscrambles up the 'expanded basic' channels although I am still
only paying for the 'limited basic' so now I have channels 2-80

Plus, of course, the HD STB opens up the ESPN, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and PBS HD
channels.

Also, the STB gets the music channels, and PPV channels.

All for $17.95.


Not to mention they are doubling the cable modem speed next month to
8Mb/sec!

Benjamin Pratt wrote:
Check out this HD deal with comcast.

I ordered Limited Basic for $12.95 (channels 2-30)
Then I added an HD STB for $5.00 /mo

The STB unscrambles up the 'expanded basic' channels although I am
still only paying for the 'limited basic' so now I have channels 2-80

Plus, of course, the HD STB opens up the ESPN, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and
PBS HD channels.

Also, the STB gets the music channels, and PPV channels.

All for $17.95.


Not to mention they are doubling the cable modem speed next month to
8Mb/sec!

I'm not sure if it's "an awesome deal" or just that "Comcast is dumb".
My money's on the latter. Milk it.

--
David G.

"Benjamin Pratt" wrote in message
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Not to mention they are doubling the cable modem speed next month to
8Mb/sec!


Do you have a link for this, Ben?

I get 4mbits/sec, I thought *that* was awesome.

No, but that is what the comcast installer told me today.


"David" wrote in message
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"Benjamin Pratt" wrote in
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Not to mention they are doubling the cable modem speed next month to
8Mb/sec!


Do you have a link for this, Ben?

I get 4mbits/sec, I thought *that* was awesome.

They did up the download rate. It was announced on the Comcast bill, of all
things. Unplug the cable modem power for a while and plug back in. It will
reset to the new download rate.

Steve J.
"Benjamin Pratt" wrote in message
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No, but that is what the comcast installer told me today.


"David" wrote in message
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"Benjamin Pratt" wrote in
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Not to mention they are doubling the cable modem speed next month to
8Mb/sec!


Do you have a link for this, Ben?

I get 4mbits/sec, I thought *that* was awesome.

"Benjamin Pratt" wrote in message ...
Check out this HD deal with comcast.

I ordered Limited Basic for $12.95 (channels 2-30)
Then I added an HD STB for $5.00 /mo

The STB unscrambles up the 'expanded basic' channels although I am still
only paying for the 'limited basic' so now I have channels 2-80

Plus, of course, the HD STB opens up the ESPN, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and PBS HD
channels.

Also, the STB gets the music channels, and PPV channels.

All for $17.95.


Not to mention they are doubling the cable modem speed next month to
8Mb/sec!

Don't worry, they will likely realize soon enough that they need to
put a filter on the line. The "expanded basic" channels aren't
scrambled; you could pick them up with any cable-ready TV tuner. For
non-expanded basic subscribers they put a filter on your line which
blocks out these channels. I had all of the expanded basic channels
for 2 days before they put in the filter...

I'm surprised that you don't have to pay $5/mo for digital classic to
get ESPN-HD, but this requirement seems to vary from area to area.

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"Benjamin Pratt" wrote:

Plus, of course, the HD STB opens up the ESPN, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX and PBS HD
channels.

Also, the STB gets the music channels, and PPV channels.

All for $17.95.

We get all those channels except Fox, which isn't broadcasting any HDTV
yet, plus HBO and Showtime HDTV.

For about $20 and change.