I also live in Springville and just recently switched from DSL to Comcast. So far I have been very happy with it. I spent the extra $10 to upgrade to the 8Mbs/768Kbs plan, I like having the faster upload capability, otherwise it is 384Kbs. Last night I downloaded the Linux kernel at an average rate of 1MB/s. It only to about 40 seconds to download the entire file!
I signed up from comcastoffers.com and will get a few modem after rebate, plus $100 cash back rebate offer. I have not yet received them back, but I have received confirmation emails that they have been accepted and should get the checks in about 4 weeks. If you call the number they give you to sign up you can get 6 months at 19.99 a month, but you can not upgrade to the faster speed if you do that. I simply received the modem and called Comcast directly. Since I didn't have cable server I had to pay a service fee to get connected and that was a lot cheaper going through Comcast then the service comcastoffers.com uses. Since I don't subscribe to any cable channels I have to pay an extra $10 a month. When I signed up through Comcast they gave me a promotional rate because I was switching from DSL. Just remember it never hurts to ask for any promotions. They want you as a customer and will do what they can to get you. I am currently paying $44.95 a month for the first 4 months, after this it will be $62.95. As for any taxes, it doesn't look like I am paying any. They might only have to charge taxes if you get their cable TV services. I was paying $46.95 (+taxes, fees, etc. which I never took the time to figure out) for my 1.5Mbs/768Kbs DSL connection and ISP. The fastest DSL connection I could get where I live was 3.0Mbs/512Kbs and that was $10 a month more. I tried it for a while, but it was a lot more money for what I was getting and I really noticed the upload speed difference. So for not much more I upgraded to cable Internet and have been very impressed. I have heard many stories about the quality of cable Internet, the service, and how you share bandwidth. From what I have found the Salt Lake/Provo areas have some of the best Comcast service, and I have never seen any slow downs in my service. I have run bandwidth tests several times a day and it is always consistent. I hope this helps you. If you have any other questions please let me know. Kirk On 1/21/06, Lars Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/21/06, Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Where do you live? > > Springville - I think 3G technology or ADSL 2+ > (http://tinyurl.com/7cun3) will be available by the time Utopia > arrives here. > </sarcasm> > > -- > Lars > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
