-=PCTechTalk=- Re: How do I use start up kit high speed
- From: <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:42:45 -0700
I have not seen the cable company LOAN a modem...but I have seen them RENT
them..for like $10 a month.
I cancelled renting mine when it went to $10 a month to rent it..bought one
for $40 on sale... then they raised the cable rate $10 and upgraded the
service to 1.5 and if you are new..they gave you a modem with not rental fee
for a year...
Somewhere in this deal...I did not come out on top! lol!
I already had my nic cards....
Enjoy!
Rose
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spider_hotpop" <spider1957@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: How do I use start up kit high speed
I have to disagree, if they gave me my DSL modem it came with a $120.00 tip
to them......LOL
Neil
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From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: How do I use start up kit high speed
> From what I've seen (at least in my area) is that the cable companies will
give you the ethernet card (since they're so cheap anyway) but the modem is
a loaner or rental (in my case a loaner). If you cancel the service, they
take back the modem, but not the ethernet card. In contrast, DSL companies
give you the ethernet card and the modem. They GIVE it to you... its yours,
so if you cancel the DSL service, you keep the modem. Of course, different
cable companies and DSL companies will operate differently. But, for the
most part, I've always seen cable companies LOAN while DSL companies GIVE.
> In your case, you said they came out and gave you another ethernet card. I
would assume that either A) there was no ethernet card in the computer
(maybe its a new computer?), or B) they just pu a new one in just to make
sure they have a working card. Either way, if they give it, then great.
Installing new drivers might just be because they're upgrading the drivers,
or just installing driver from scratch. Also no big deal. Heck, if they come
to you and do, the better for you. Me personally, I hate companies coming
out and touching my computer. Time Warner/Earthlink, for example, my
company, will come out and insist I need the Earthlink software to get a
connection. Obviously, they're morons, cause the software is NOT needed, and
you get the connection without it. And, the software could cause other
problems. So, I say, let ME do it. Problem with that... you call with a
complaint, and these NOT-TOO-SAAVY techs like to say, "yeah, its not working
cause you don't have the softwar
> e in." Yea, right. Don't come to me when you're looking for a tech job in
my company!!!
>
> ---Troth
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