[pchelpers] Re: Cable modem
- From: "Cyril Halbach" <kr3y@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:34:25 -0500
Adelphia Cable has a pretty good promotion right now, $26.95 for one
year plus a free Motorola SB5100 cable modem (via rebates). I was concerned
because I only have Broadcast Cable, the cheapest rate they have so I can
watch the news. That is about all I use the TV for. They said that was fine
I still get the same rate for the Internet so I jumped on it. Not sure what
happens to it a year from now but by then I will know if I really want to
keep it. If the cable works out I might just be able to get rid of my home
telephone and just use the Cell phone.
The Ethernet card was not being used so it will come in handy for this
addition. I read somewhere that they charge $3.00 per month to rent a modem
which itself probably runs about $90.00. So renting would make sense I
suppose if you were not sure you wanted to keep cable internet. However in
30 months you would have paid the same as if you bought the modem outright
but then still not own the modem.
Cy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis M Hall" <lhall1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 15:43 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Cable modem
> Lots of posts here about the correct or best cable modem. My cable
supplier is
> Road Runner a division of Time Warner. The modem I have is a SurfBoard
4100.
> It is supplied by the cable company. My PC Internet cable service comes on
the same line as my TV service. It appears that with
> the TW company the modem is included as long as you are paying the $44.95
monthly fee for the cable. There is a $10.00 discount
> here as I am also a cable television customer. I may have paid a deposit
years ago for the modem, but I don't think so. . . . .
> just an installation fee.
>
> Am I missing out on something by not buying my own modem? I have never
seen any provision for doing so with Road Runner. I do
> not think any other cable service is available in my area, Memphis, TN,
other than DSL with a phone company.
>
> Any comment???
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