Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
Another question we Comcast subscribers should ask is: "why are European and most of the rest of the world internet fees so much less than the US. Apparently the answer is that their internet companies are strictly regulated by their governments and the USA is not regulated.
Morry wrote:
Another question we Comcast subscribers should ask is: "why are European and most of the rest of the world internet fees so much less than the US. Apparently the answer is that their internet companies are strictly regulated by their governments and the USA is not regulated.
Do you really want the government more involved in your life?
twowindsbear wrote:
Welcome yourselves to the late 20th century & sign yourselves up for email billing & online banking for paying your bills. Maybe consider the novel idea of having your bank automatically pay the recurring & always the same amount bills automatically? Y'all won't be paying $0.10 - $0.15 per check and then paying USPS for a $0.55 (or maybe even MORE now) stamp.
For years (a long time ago) I resisted paying bills electronically. I didn’t want the personal banking data “out there” for the skilled hacker. Then I realized that every time I sent a check I was publishing the routing, account, name and address. Then in a telephone call to follow up on a payment by check, the support person asked me if I had paid from the account they had on file.
No more postage, no more early payments just in case, no more check fees, and an immediate proof of payment with a confirmation number.
Having said that I still insist on paper billing so someone else can easily find the bills if I am unexpectedly unavailable.
Beowulf wrote:
Not a rant, but just for info. purposes. We have Comcast internet only, as we only use streaming services on our TVs. Just got the bill three days ago and the price of the internet service has been raised by $5.00. Not so much a big deal given the history of internet providers. If I do have an irritation with Comcast, it is this: we have had it for 14 years since we moved to southeastern MA, and the monthly bill used to come in the mail six days prior to the payment due date. Now, with the sketchy mail situation, we received our last two bills three days before due date.
Do any other Hoggers using Comcast have a similar situation?
On the unknown side, we will be moving out of state in four months, and will be dealing with Cox rather than Comcast.
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We have had the same problem with American Express bills. Yet last year I ordered a lathe accessory from India thru Amazon, arrived in 3 or 4 days as I remember, as if the part made every plane or ship with perfect timing, all marketings said that is where it came from. It should noted, the first order vanished without a trace. Also, had an Amazon order float back and forth between local post offices for a week just recently. Too many variables to know what is going on today.
Long before Covid, postal service in Keystone-Breck area of CO went crazy due to personnel shortage. They could accept new mail, sort incoming or delivery, but not all three. Business's were going crazy trying to deal with billing, bills, etc.
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
Morry wrote:
Another question we Comcast subscribers should ask is: "why are European and most of the rest of the world internet fees so much less than the US. Apparently the answer is that their internet companies are strictly regulated by their governments and the USA is not regulated.
Competition - there are more service providers - same with cell phone companies. Friends from Europe that visit cannot believe how expensive it is here...
Our cities have granted one company to provide service which drove the competition out creating a monopoly. I remember in Colorado Springs when we had 3 providers - the city gave the contract to one which merged with one and the remaining company folded. A friend owned a provider company in Phoenix when the contract was awarded to a competitor - he was basically forced out of business... It seems our govt doesn't give a damn about competition any more as they are letting big companies buy / merge and take control... Seems the country is divided by the companies - some areas it's Comcast that has dominated - in other areas it Cox... There are more out there, but I don't remember the names... But no where near the number of providers outside the US
I have 1 service provider in my neck of the woods - I live in the country and do not have a wired option (let alone fiber) - it's cost prohibitive to try and use cell service for streaming/internet for the house and the satellite options are cost prohibitive as well - we'll see what the future brings...
Shellback
Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas
Longshadow wrote:
WIFI???
What remains.
Yes, I have WiFi - transmitter is 3 miles away and we average around 20Mb for speed - it's enough to stream our tv shows and run our computers - the point is, currently there is only 1 provider - there is a company from TX that is starting to move into the area offering competition - we'll see what happens...
Shellback wrote:
Competition - there are more service providers - same with cell phone companies. Friends from Europe that visit cannot believe how expensive it is here...
Our cities have granted one company to provide service which drove the competition out creating a monopoly. I remember in Colorado Springs when we had 3 providers - the city gave the contract to one which merged with one and the remaining company folded. A friend owned a provider company in Phoenix when the contract was awarded to a competitor - he was basically forced out of business... It seems our govt doesn't give a damn about competition any more as they are letting big companies buy / merge and take control... Seems the country is divided by the companies - some areas it's Comcast that has dominated - in other areas it Cox... There are more out there, but I don't remember the names... But no where near the number of providers outside the US
I have 1 service provider in my neck of the woods - I live in the country and do not have a wired option (let alone fiber) - it's cost prohibitive to try and use cell service for streaming/internet for the house and the satellite options are cost prohibitive as well - we'll see what the future brings...
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Western Maryland, for us, no cell phone service within 3-10 miles depending on direction, no DSL or fiber, no internet, but satellite. Mountains so line of site problems, large lots or farms, so few homes per mile, so no idea how areas like mine will survive the future that's coming. My wife finally agreed to retire due to changes at work, work at home, extensive, absolute need for internet which was not possible from here. Government security does not allow floating addresses used by Hughes net.
Shellback wrote:
Yes, I have WiFi - transmitter is 3 miles away and we average around 20Mb for speed - it's enough to stream our tv shows and run our computers - the point is, currently there is only 1 provider - there is a company from TX that is starting to move into the area offering competition - we'll see what happens...
Best I get with satellite is 100-200kb in day time, 2 mb, 2-6 am.
I receive my comcast invoice by e-mail. Check to see if this option is available to you.
My wife has payment setup in bill payer with our bank, so timing is not an issue for us.
Many years back, I would have to carry my cable box into the Xfinity (Comcast) store every year (calling on the phone will not work) and tell them that I was going to cancel my service if they didn't give me a better price. They always gave me a lower price (but only for one year), and then, when they finally realized that I was going to do this every year, they locked me into the lower price, and it hasn't gone up in more than 5 years.
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