Double-check your Metrocast bill.

TOAD · 01-10-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by martbri7

Got the New Year bill from our friends at Metrocast.....Digital up 4 dollars and

Internet up 2 for a total of $6 increase for 2011....so my contribution of $72 a

year times how many customers =

for us....and

for Metrocast

Not up there yet but wondering what is the approximate monthly cost for basic cable, and I need the news and hisotry channels, and internet access?

Simon · 01-10-2011, 01:37 PM

My cable bill is $23.12 (up $2 from previous month). No internet, no phone ~ just basic cable.... about 20 stations.

This'nThat · 01-10-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TOAD

Not up there yet but wondering what is the approximate monthly cost for basic cable, and I need the news and hisotry channels, and internet access?

Expect to pay ~$116/month for expanded basic (70 channels, some of them HD, no converter box required) plus high-speed internet.

BroadHopper · 01-10-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by This'nThat

Expect to pay ~$116/month for expanded basic (70 channels, some of them HD, no converter box required) plus high-speed internet.

I am in Laconia. I am only paying $65 for expanded Basic. Including the taxes and license fees. Cheaper to use your cell phone as a modem and bypass cable. You will be surprise how fast Verizon wireless is.

tis · 01-10-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I am in Laconia. I am only paying $65 for expanded Basic. Including the taxes and license fees. Cheaper to use your cell phone as a modem and bypass cable. You will be surprise how fast Verizon wireless is.

I was thinking about dropping the cable internet and getting a Verizon card. Do you know how fast that is BroadHopper?

Slickcraft · 01-10-2011, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

I was thinking about dropping the cable internet and getting a Verizon card. Do you know how fast that is BroadHopper?

There is some info here:
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10876

BroadHopper · 01-10-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

I was thinking about dropping the cable internet and getting a Verizon card. Do you know how fast that is BroadHopper?

With Mobile Broadband Connect devices that are EV-DO Rev. A-capable, you can expect download speeds of 600-1.4 Mbps and upload speeds of 500-800 Kbps while in the Mobile Broadband Mobile Broadband coverage area¹. With Mobile Broadband Connect devices that are EV-DO Rev. 0-capable, you can expect download speeds of 400-700 Kbps and upload speeds of 60-80 Kbps.* while in the Mobile Broadband coverage area. When traveling outside of the Mobile Broadband coverage area, NationalAccess coverage is also included with Mobile Broadband Connect. Users should expect average speeds of 60 to 80 Kbps.**

brk-lnt · 01-11-2011, 09:51 AM

I checked my bill too. I was being billed for their "Premium Entertainment Package", but it turns out the channels were neither premium OR entertaining.

SIKSUKR · 01-11-2011, 10:51 AM

My Comcast triple play is $120 a month.Phone,internet,and HD tv.

SteveA · 01-14-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

I was thinking about dropping the cable internet and getting a Verizon card. Do you know how fast that is BroadHopper?

I have both, I use the Verizon on my laptop when traveling. Generally very happy with the results.

I had never tried the VZ card on my home computer, so your question made me think... " I wonder if the VZ was a fast as Metrocast" Short answer... NO

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tis · 01-15-2011, 08:48 AM

Thank you SteveA. I guess I wouldn't be very happy with the Verizon. I can't stand to sit here and wait and waiting that long would drive me up the wall. I had an idea that might be the case as my daughter uses a Verizon card and she has a hard time downloading pics and videos. It is so convenient though as you said, when traveling.

01-11-2011, 09:51 AM	#8
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,944 Thanks: 544 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	I checked my bill too. I was being billed for their "Premium Entertainment Package", but it turns out the channels were neither premium OR entertaining. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

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SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	My Comcast triple play is $120 a month.Phone,internet,and HD tv. __________________ SIKSUKR

01-10-2011, 01:37 PM	#2
Simon Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hudson, NH / Laconia Posts: 21 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	My cable bill is $23.12 (up $2 from previous month). No internet, no phone ~ just basic cable.... about 20 stations.

01-15-2011, 08:48 AM	#11
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,778 Thanks: 755 Thanked 1,466 Times in 1,022 Posts	Thank you SteveA. I guess I wouldn't be very happy with the Verizon. I can't stand to sit here and wait and waiting that long would drive me up the wall. I had an idea that might be the case as my daughter uses a Verizon card and she has a hard time downloading pics and videos. It is so convenient though as you said, when traveling.