frontpage Posted by mikeyz • Jul 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023 2:34 PM
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frontpage Posted by mikeyz • Jul 27, 2023
Jul 27, 2023 2:34 PM
Select New Xfinity Internet Customers: 400mbps Home Internet
for 24-Months$50/Mo.
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Cancel your service now, sign up for this deal under a different name (someone else that lives with you)
That's how I've gotten yearly deals
Xfinity pricing is always based on the fact how much people can spend in their service area + how many other competitors are there. So lot of YMMV.
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To elaborate - I was paying $50 for 800Mb service but it was about to run out in a month or two. In my area, they were offering 1000Mb AND unlimited data (if you used their modem) for $60 for 24 months (their equipment would be free of charge for this amount; unfortunately if you used your own device, you would lose out on the unlimited data - but if it's free, I don't really care). To be honest, I don't really care about the jump from 800Mb to 1000 but not having a data cap is worth the extra $10 for me.
I called and talked to the rep and asked him to offer me the new customer offer or else I would cancel. He was sympathetic but was unable to do so. I asked to cancel this service and to terminate it in a couple of days so I could get my hands on the equipment in the meantime. I then logged in and proceeded as a new customer at my address. At the end when you have to enter your info - ie name, email, etc - it gives you an option to sign in using your Xfinity account. I did so and all my existing account information popped up. I then was able to finish the checkout. Now when I log in, I am able to see information for two accounts with the same name/address but the account numbers are different. Kind of silly but that's Comcast for you.
They said I can pick up the equipment at an Xfinity store but then I also got a text saying my stuff was about to ship soon, so we'll see what happens when I venture out tomorrow to try and pick it up.
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The average UHD stream is 15 Mbps. So 4 people stream UHD is 60 Mbps. OK say you have TEN people streaming UHD 4k that is 150 Mbps. Gaming does not use a lot of data it is latency sensitive so a 200 Mbps link has the same latency as a 400 Mbps link.
The only killer is game downloads. So do you want to wait 10 min or 20 min to download a game. I guess the few extra hundred bucks is up to you.
I run a business out of my house have crazy streaming kids and game downloads and according to my commercial router (I have 300/300) I went to the max DL average is less than 10 minutes a month.
I tell everyone w/ gig around here save the $40 and move to 300 and you wont even notice. BUT of course that is an individual decision.
UL is the killer for cable it is anemic for now, but w/ Docsis 4 they may get up to speed w/ fiber and that is great for cloud apps.
With cable you have channels (down & up) so a higher speed will take better advantage of those channels than lower speeds. This isn't as much an issue with fiber and to an extent, 5G, though 5G has other issues where the speed can factor into the experience. And on top of all this, you have latency which will hamper any theoretical speed no matter how high it is.
Like many things in life, just because netflix is 15mbps and downloading files is 5mbps doesn't mean "25mbps is all I need". Get something that pushes that limit out a bit in case of heavy/multi-use.
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Where people fail with some of this is they feel they have to call in and cancel, which is like sitting down at a restaurant and telling the waitress "i'm hungry, I want this dish, and don't take forever to make it".
I've been with Comcast for almost 9 years now. I signed up paying $180/mo for TV, Internet and Home Security. 9 years later, i'm paying $230 for the same services, just higher internet speeds. I always sign up for their best pricing (contracts, auto pay, etc.) and every time my contract ends I walk into a store, NICELY, and say "i'm an existing customer and want to know what promotions I qualify for" and they are very helpful. I then get repackaged based on their then current pricing, keep nearly everything I already have, and I leave. It's not hard.
I'm on CenturyLink gigabit and it's been $50 since day one. No price increases, no worries, no contract.
To elaborate - I was paying $50 for 800Mb service but it was about to run out in a month or two. In my area, they were offering 1000Mb AND unlimited data (if you used their modem) for $60 for 24 months (their equipment would be free of charge for this amount; unfortunately if you used your own device, you would lose out on the unlimited data - but if it's free, I don't really care). To be honest, I don't really care about the jump from 800Mb to 1000 but not having a data cap is worth the extra $10 for me.
I called and talked to the rep and asked him to offer me the new customer offer or else I would cancel. He was sympathetic but was unable to do so. I asked to cancel this service and to terminate it in a couple of days so I could get my hands on the equipment in the meantime. I then logged in and proceeded as a new customer at my address. At the end when you have to enter your info - ie name, email, etc - it gives you an option to sign in using your Xfinity account. I did so and all my existing account information popped up. I then was able to finish the checkout. Now when I log in, I am able to see information for two accounts with the same name/address but the account numbers are different. Kind of silly but that's Comcast for you.
They said I can pick up the equipment at an Xfinity store but then I also got a text saying my stuff was about to ship soon, so we'll see what happens when I venture out tomorrow to try and pick it up.
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Since when does Scumcast require SSN? Is it a regional thing? Signed up laste year without it.
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