[LUNI] Comcast bundle question

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On Wednesday 13 February 2008 8:24:24 am Andrew Close wrote:
> On Feb 12, 2008 11:48 PM, Brian Sobolak <sobolak at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Feb 12, 2008 10:02 PM, Eric MacAdie <eric at macadie.net> wrote:
> > > I hope nobody regards this as prying: but does anybody on the list get
> > > phone and broadband from Comcast? What does it cost?
> > >
> > > Right now I have broadband, and it costs $60/month. I am considering
> > > getting the phone package as well. I do not have a TV and am not
> > > interested in cable.
> > >
> > > I looked on Comcast's site, and I was not able to determine
> > > definitively what a phone and broadband bundle would cost. I am
> > > interested in knowing the real price, not the introductory price.
> >
> > Have you looked into Speakeasy?  They do a better job of bundling DSL
> > and VOIP than speakeasy does (imho).  Comcast had faster downloads,
> > but I generally preferred the VOIP from Speakeasy.  Also, their
> > customer  service was good; Comcast's totally stinks.
> >
> > If it matters to you, Speakeasy has free landline calls to many places
> > in the world; Comcast charges like an old school long distance
> > company.
>
> if it's available in your area, you could look into WOW (Wide Open
> West) Cable.  they have a package similar to the Comcast Triple Play
> for $99/month until 2009 or 2010..?
> i switched from Comcast Internet to WOW Internet & Cable because my
> Comcast Internet connection kept dropping and behaving strangely.
> i've been with WOW for about three/four months now and have been happy
> with their level of service.

Have you looked at Vonage?  I have been satisfied with them for years.   I use 
WOW for internet and they provide 3 IP's so I run the line from the cable 
modem into a switch which supplies my phone adapter and my router.  I used to 
leave the phone behind the router, but I have the touch of death on routers 
and have killed 5 in the last few years.

I have heard good things for Skype, but I have not used them.  You can always 
give them a try without any long commitment.