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How much do you pay for cable internet?

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 10:53 am
by arkie
I pay $45 a month for 512 kbps down/256 kbps up, usually only get around 400/200. They furnish the modem with no option to purchase my own. If you go self install there is no sign on or hook up fee.
I think their price is high but there is no DSL or other cable server's available in this area.

I already had cable TV, 64 chls, & HBO for $45,
that makes $90 for all. Also have to make separate payment for the cable internet for it is another company.
:sleep:

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 11:17 am
by NYR 56
$30/month since I have a family cable TV package. Speeds are 8600/700kbps consistently. We must buy our modems, no option to rent, and I like that. DSL sucks compared to this cable, and it isnt even available in my area.

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 11:27 am
by MosDef112
Well.. If and when it finally does hit my freaggin' side of the block, I'd be paying $29.95 per month since I already have the family cable TV package. I have the option to purchase a modem from them for $129.95 if I sign up for a year, or $199 if I order month-to-month service.

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 12:56 pm
by ace
i pay 39.95 a month for internet, 2200/300. and 9.95 for my full basic cable with two movie channels!!! fifty a month for internet and cable is pretty good.

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 1:21 pm
by ispark
DON"T LAUGH!! I allready know i'm a sucker :(

I pay 39.95 for telco return cable modem, 250KB down and 21kb up......yes thats small letter b! :(

plus 14.95 for the extra telephone line!!

damn it.......it sucks to live in Conway, South Carolina

oh yeah forgot to mention, I pay 89.00 a month for all the TV channels they offer, around 120 or so channels

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 1:49 pm
by MosDef112
Damn.. Only 250Kbps down? For that get DSL.. But then again, you probably also live too far from your CO, right?

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 2:21 pm
by Matt615
$30 a month because I already have family cable package, and I get 3000-3600kbps down and 700-1000 up

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2001 4:18 pm
by ispark
Mos...

thats 250KB down, kilo bytes

the little letter b which is bits, is on the upside (21kbps)

also, some form of dsl is being tested now....but i'm not holding my breath... :)

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 12:38 am
by hazmatcar
$39.00 FOR 1.5mb DOWN AND 120kb UP. WITH COMCAST @HOME
AND I HAVE CABLE TV WITH THEM TO.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 1:17 am
by drakken
99.95 1544/1024 @ damn cablelynx too

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 4:39 am
by Prey521
100 per month, includes Digital TV with 5 HBO's which is 60 bux and Road Runner Cable Internet (2000 Down/384 Up), which is 40 bux.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 8:27 am
by tomsykes
Cable internet - $75/month
Cable TV - about $45/month

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 9:19 am
by MosDef112
$75 per month for cable Internet??? Geesh.. Service better be that good.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 9:21 am
by CableDude
$39.95 for 3000 down/128 up.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 9:59 am
by therealcableguy
12 year employee. Everything is free except pay per view which is half price.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 8:08 pm
by tomsykes
Originally posted by MosDef112
$75 per month for cable Internet??? Geesh.. Service better be that good.
AU$75 = ~US$37.50 :D


Not an accurate comparison, but oh well :)

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2001 8:31 pm
by MosDef112
Ahh.. That's much better. :)

Argh! $103.99

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2001 6:50 am
by Outrage69
Would you believe I pay $103.99 for 1.5/384 Cable .... With Charter in Los Angeles :cry:

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2001 8:50 am
by blebs
Effective September 22, 2001 I'll be paying $44.95 for a speed that is forever going down. Currently 1800/361. People without just basic cable for their t.v.'s will pay $54.95 for the same.
I've watched my cap fall 3 times in less then 2 years, but the price is going up. :mad:
Time Warner Cable North East Ohio/RoadRunner

** Speed 1813(down)/356(up) kbps **
(At least 36 times faster than a 56k modem)

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2001 12:16 pm
by arkie
Originally posted by blebs99
Effective September 22, 2001 I'll be paying $44.95 for a speed that is forever going down. Currently 1800/361. People without just basic cable for their t.v.'s will pay $54.95 for the same.
I've watched my cap fall 3 times in less then 2 years, but the price is going up.
:mad:
Your price is the same as mine but your down speed is over three times mine ....Man, if I had your speed I would think I was up town. :D

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2001 12:30 pm
by mikemean
I pay $58 for digital cable
For internet I pay $48 for umlimited down and 128 up

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2001 7:20 pm
by jarablue
I think I beat everyone here. I live in Worcester MA and I pay 109.00 per month for 1.5mb down and 768kb up. It is waaaay to expensive.

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2001 5:01 am
by TeenInternetAddict
$80 = for cable tv that includes 86 channels which isn't nothing on.
$45 = $30 for the Roadrunner service, unlimited download speeds/768 kbps upload cap. $15 to lease their cable modem, I have a option to buy the modem, but I decide to rent it instead. Had several outages, but that was due to Cox Communications(only cable company in town, so I can't switch to something else), so I'm not blaming Roadrunner at all. Residential adsl can't beat the speeds Iam getting. To get the speeds Iam getting(between 3000 to 4900 mbps down/500 to 750 kbps up), you have to pay close to $200 per month for enchanced dsl at 1.5-6.0 mbps down/384 kbps up. For $45 per month, cable would do just fine.

The only thing I have to do now is upgrade my mobo(from a 400 mhz to a 1.2 ghz), put in 768 mb of ram, an 80 gig hard drive, and upgrade to Windows XP so that I can take a lot of advantage in Roadrunner's speeds. $45 is worth it for cable modem service, because I came from 56k and AOL dialup which would cost the same :) 56k and AOL dialup can't never beat Roadrunner at all. Never have a slowdown problem at peak time like SouthWestern Bell's tv ads want you to believe, the only slowdown problem I have is the internet that's slow. All together, cable modem and tv services cost $125.00 a month, including taxes, franchee taxes, internet tax, etc. Am about to get digital cable in the next 3 or 4 months, so I can have over 237 channels to watch instead of 86.

TeenInternetAddict

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2001 6:12 am
by blebs
Originally posted by arkie


Your price is the same as mine but your down speed is over three times mine ....Man, if I had your speed I would think I was up town. :D
My speeds aren't terrible and I realize, that to some, it seems like light speed, but when I first got it, I was getting 5500 and 6000 down. Then they lowered the cap to 3000 shortly after I got it, then again to 2500 in October 99 and now, they won't even tell you what it is.

It's the way they do business that has me upset. Would you like to pay your ISP and have them not tell you the truth and treat everything as if its a classified secret?

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2001 11:26 am
by Noevo
$49 a month for AT&T Roadrunner (with 2 additional IP's)

about 3000 / 300 connection

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2001 11:39 am
by _LeX
i pay 40 $ a month for 500 k sec down / 15 k sec upload (yes, 15 k sec =( , it sucks, i know)

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2001 11:58 am
by mastermind278
i pay $30 a month! i have optimum online! :)

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2001 1:38 pm
by pimptrizkit
i pay bout 40-45 a month and my speeds are 6mbps-9mbps usaly
i thnk our cable tv is some thing around 30-40 it's just basic tho

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2001 11:56 am
by jthecoolest
$29.95 internet (I own my modem)

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2001 4:04 pm
by m4a2t0t
$49.95 5000/256
256 guaranteed down/no guarantee up

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2001 6:10 pm
by GRIM
Home acccccount
DSL 384 /1.5
Internet access $50.95
DSL service $129.00
3 static ip's $15.00

Monthly total $194.95

Office account
Internet access $27.95
DSL service $69.00

Monthly total $96.95

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2001 6:21 pm
by legalmind
$24.95 for Cox@home/$78.95 for 2 digital TV boxes and all they have in Phoenix.

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2001 6:27 pm
by m4a2t0t
Originally posted by legalmind
$24.95 for Cox@home/$78.95 for 2 digital TV boxes and all they have in Phoenix.
what speeds you get, im waiting for them to be available in my area,whats your area?

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2001 5:11 pm
by ViewFar
I live in Boston, MA
$35.95 for AT&T @Home (i own the modem :) Motorola SB4100)
$102.75 for Basic Digital Cable + Digital Phone + @Home service not incl. tax