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    Triple-play sucks; alternatives?

    I'm getting socked with $140/month+ bills for my phone/internet/cable TV triple-play bundle through RCN, a local cable company ( ). The taxes on the phone and cable TV are outrageous and the market on these services is imperfect, to say the least. So I've been looking to slim down. Any suggestions? Experiences? Gotchas?

    I figure that I can get rid of the home phone and just use my cell ($6.75 a month) and VOIP (Gizmo Project?). Anybody have experience with that? Have any bad 911 experiences?

    I could get my TV over-the-air. It's free and is in HDTV. It may not be 100% reliable, but I'm willing to give it a go. I don't watch TV much anyway -- mainly just torrents from the net. If I need cable channels like ESPN, I guess I'll use TVU Player, or whatever.

    5 mbit down/384k up connection costs $29.95/mo with a one year contract. Plus $3 cable modem rental. Plus modest taxes.

    10 mbit down/800k up connection costs $39.95/mo with a one year contract. Plus $3 cable modem rental. Plus modest taxes.

    20 mbit down/2 mbit up connection costs $86.95/mo on a monthly contract (they don't have an annual contract). Plus $3 cable modem rental. Plus modest taxes.

    Let's say I got the 10 mbit down/800k up connection. That would save me about $90 a month or $1,080 per annum. Real money.
    Last edited by DanS; February 26, 2007, 14:39.
    I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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    Baseball.
    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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    • #3
      To put this in terms that Asher understands, I'm trying to save two PS3s worth per annum.
      I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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      • #4
        Hint: Don't make shirts out of money.
        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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        • #5
          You probably could hire a couple of full-time servants in India for this kind of dough.
          I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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          • #6
            unless it impresses drunk women
            "I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
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            • #7
              For what it's worth, stop your *****ing.

              I pay $210/mo for cable + internet, about $70/mo for phone.
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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              • #8
                It isn't worth ****. That's the problem.
                I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Asher
                  For what it's worth, stop your *****ing.

                  I pay $210/mo for cable + internet, about $70/mo for phone.
                  why so freaking high?
                  "I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
                  'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger

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                  • #10
                    Because my internet is Extreme speed.
                    Because my digital cable includes every SD and HD channel in the lineup, including about 70 channels dedicated to NHL Centre Ice (every NHL game), NFL Sunday Ticket (every NFL game), MLB Extra Innings (every MLB game), NASCAR In-Car (every NASCAR race), NBA League Pass (every NBA game), OHL Action Pack (many OHL games), and US & College Football (many games). Many of those in HD. Also all of the movie channels, the HD on demand channels, etc.
                    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                    • #11
                      I guess you should also add another $23/mo for my unlimited DVD/HD DVD/Bluray rentals from zip.ca.
                      "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                      Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                      • #12
                        Not sure what I pay for on phone since the wife pays that bill, but my COMCAST bill for broadband and cable is almost 180. This is their deluxe (all channels but playboy) package, digital, HD, and includes a dvr option, with a few extra boxes. It seems high since the internet portion is only 45.
                        It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
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                        • #13
                          Nah, I consider the Netflix/zip.ca stuff separately. But it's instructive to see that these services are so much cheaper than cable TV.
                          I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by rah
                            Not sure what I pay for on phone since the wife pays that bill, but my COMCAST bill for broadband and cable is almost 180. This is their deluxe (all channels but playboy) package, digital, HD, and includes a dvr option, with a few extra boxes. It seems high since the internet portion is only 45.
                            The 140 includes the HDTV Tier and the PVR. But I can get most of that stuff free OTA.
                            I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                            • #15
                              Check this out: http://www.zip.ca/Community/viewProf...profileid=7917

                              You can see what movies I rented, how I rated them, and which ones are on my ziplist to get.
                              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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