Cable/phone/Internet post promo costs?

[Don Levey]

Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> My wife and I are looking at the various competitive offering from RCN, 
> Comcast, and Verizon FIOS.
> 
> At least Comcast and Verizon offer P+C+I for $100/month the first year, 
> then at least Comcast goes up $20 - 40/month beyond the promo.
> 
> - What is the average cost increase, per month, people have seen for 
> FIOS and RCN after their promo periods?
> 
I've just switched to a new RCN plan, and the promo period is 2 years. 
They claim it's not a promo price, but that I was stuck on an old rate 
schedule; I'm now at $120 with a claimed 20MBPS and DVR on the cable 
box.  Or at least I will be, on Tuesday.

> - How has overall service (customer and offerings) been?
> 
Over all, I've been happy with the service.  The TV has been the weak 
link, but they've been responsive to calls on problems.

> 
> Do RCN's and/or Comcast's voice offerings connect or require access to 
> or through their cable modem, or is the voice hookup via twisted pair?
> I don't want to have to unplug my home phones and plug them in somewhere 
> else.   I'd like to keep twisted pair phones where they are and have the 
> service swap be transparent to me.
> 
When they installed, they hooked into the house's twisted pair.  They 
split the wire signal three ways.  One goes to the phone system, one to 
the TV, and one to the modem, which is apparently ONLY used for internet.

> 
> Anything other real-world experiences are most welcome.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott
> 

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