paying $4.95 a month for Internet, but may upgrade

 

   I'm paying $4.95 a month for dialup Internet.  This gives me about 6
hours of Internet access a day.  I've been happy with it in the past,
but nobody can call in or out when I'm online, so I've been considering
alternatives.

   We also pay about $28 a month for local telephone, and ~$6 a month
for long distance on calling cards.  That's a grand total of $39 a month
for local and long distance, plus Internet.

   I had been considering DSL, but that would be $25 a month, and
requires us to have the telephone.  My long term goal is actually to
dump the landline telephone, if possible.

   I've been looking at cable Internet - we have Timer Warner in this
area.  I got a flier last week advertising $29.99 a month Internet, but
that was evidently a "bundle", where you pay them $90 total for
Internet, telephone and TV.  We don't have a TV, and I'm not interested
in that.

   I think I've also seen "specials" where they advertise just the cable
internet for $35 a month for the first year, then $45 a month after that.

   What I'm looking for is some sort of special.  I've never had cable,
and I'm hoping to get a really good deal for a long term - something
like 2 years for $30 a month, Internet only.

   Anybody know of a website or anywhere that has specials like this
advertised regularly?

 

Ohioguy wrote:

That's not a bad deal. See if they offer VoIP with that. That's cover
your internet and phone for not much more than you are
paying now.

Our VoIP phone stays up during power failures - there's a battery
in the box.


Les Cargill

 

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They advertise nationwide availbility, although "toll charges may apply".

If you check the access numbers for Alabama, where I sit, the two provided
are in area code 308--which is in Nebraska.

That would tend to run up the phone bill.


Gary

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On 9/2/2010 11:03 PM, Gary Heston wrote:

The reason they are in Nebraska is that is one of the "rural" states
used for phone scams (Iowa was/is the other). "Rural" carriers get to
charge much higher rates to the calling carrier to complete a call so
they charge really high rates until the other carriers protest and get
them shut down. You may remember the "free" overseas calling and "free"
conference calling offers from different providers in the past.

 

On 09/02/10 13:15, Ohioguy wrote:


Does google provide a google voice local number in your area?  Free LD
anywhere in the country and pretty damn cheap for international calls.
Sort of VOIPish, although once you've established your account you can
call your google number with your landline, key in the number you want
to call and there you go.  You can forward calls to your google number
(made by other people) to whatever other phone number you happen to be
using at the time, and if people leave voicemail for you google sends
you a text transcript -- which translations are pretty damn funny.
Check it out.  In your hat, AT&T!


Call them up and say you'll take their cablemodem service if you only
have to pay $29.99.  You may have to discuss the problem a bit, but
ultimately they will cave -- possibly requiring you to commit to a year
or so.

When they want to raise the price tell them that you've been thinking of
quitting because you're not sure it's worth what you're paying and
you're thinking of cheaper DSL...

Once they're installed the cable, it's always in their best interest to
keep you as a customer, even if you pay less than others who wouldn't
dream of trying to haggle a better price.

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Cheers, Bev
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