Off the grid

[FlyFishingMoose]

Pulled the plug on land lines with the latest events/problems with my phone company. Phone service kept getting interrupted and calls dropped from a landline so I came off the grid on Saturday and the wife and I are sporting two new cell phones and don't have to tolerate the soliticitors any more. For once I had a quiet weekend and didn't have 30-40 unsolicited calls.
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[mikecromaine]

I DID THE SAME THING OVER A YEAR AGO AND WENT TO COMCAST BROADBAND FOR MY INTERNET BUT KEPT DIREST TV FOR MY TV

OH DIRECT TV IS MUCH BETTER FOR THE TV AT LEATS FOR ME I HATED COMCAST FOR TV BUT THERE INTERNET ROCKS MUCH BETTER THEN DSL [sly]
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[guppyslayer]

did the same thing myself around 6 months ago. Only calls i used to get on land line was those nasty telemarketers AND i was paying them $40 a month for the pleasure! [] i got cable modem at home and switched to verizon for better coverage....couldn't be happier! [cool]

now the only telemarketers i get are Comcast callin me on my cell...go figure. [shocked]

[fish4fish]

I have done the same thing, shared dsl line with my landlords and a cell, only thing is if you enter and place your cell phone # enough you will get telemarketers. if i were you i would enter it into the do not call registry
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[ocean]

Congratulations Dave! I know exactly how you feel.I have been trying to get my wife to do the same thing but she doesnt want to give up the phone.[pirate]
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[cableguy]

I have been considering voip. Has anyone ever had any experience with Vonage? I was just reading that you can get unlimited local calls 500 min long distance and every calling feature you ever heard of for 24.99 month. And you can keep your own phone number. Sounds to good to be true. I would like to talk to someone who has tried it.

Cableguy
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[BEARCLAW]

I took that leap too. It was also very expensive to have a land line with such minimal use. For two lines it was like $55 a month (with no-long distance). What a racket.. Our cell phones have free long distance and all the features+ of the land line. Congrats on your freedom from the land line racket.
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[Kent]

What do you pay each month for Comcast Internet access only?
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[guppyslayer]

i pay 49.95 a month....pricey but i'm very satisfied with the decision...you can get DSL cheaper i think.

[BEARCLAW]

Kent,

I have comcast dsl and its about $30 a month. Way better than dial-up...[]
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[mikecromaine]

BUT IF YOU WANT SPEED DSL IS AT MAX 1.5 MEG BITS AND COMCAST IS 3 MEGA BITS IT IS ALOT FASTER AND DOESN'T GO DOWN AS MUCH AS DSL DOES DSL STILL IS JUST A PHONE LINE JUST IT IS DIGITAL COMCAST IS AT LEAST TWICE AS FAST AND MINE HAS NEVER GONE DOWN UNLESS THE POWER WENT OUT GOD I WISH I WE HAD THE CHOICE OF POWER COMPANIES AND GAS COMPANIES
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[cat_man]

Hey Kent, right now until I think July 16th you can get 3 Mbps Comcast cable broadband internet for 19.99/month if you already have the cable modem, if not, then you can rent one from them for $3 a month for a total of $22.99 per month. There is usually a $100 installation but right now it's half off only 50 bucks. This price of 19.99 only lasts for 6 months, however then you go back to regular price. You're only locked in for those 6 months.

I only know all this cause I saw a commercial for it yesterday and called to ask cause I'm thinking of getting it.

1-800-COMCAST
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[Kent]

[size 1]I now have Internet, cable, and telephone service (includes 180 minutes a month of long-distance calling, which is more than we ever use) through Comcast. I am just wondering if there are options that I should be exploring to save money -- by keeping the Internet through Comcast and exploring other possibilities for the other services, or combinations thereof. [/size]
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[BEARCLAW]

Mike, I was way off[crazy].. Asked the wife what we pay and she said $45 or $50. Our connection isn't through a phone line though, its through the cable. My phone lines were removed when we had our retaining wall installed. It kinda sounds like we may have the same connection. Super fast.
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[mikecromaine]

YEAH CABLE MODEM KICKS BUTT
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[FlyFishingMoose]

Thanks guys, now I know I did the right thing. Next step is to get a laptop with a calling card in it for unlimited wireless internet. but that is pricey too.
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[DanielJRioux]

When I saw "Off the Grid" I thought you went off the electrical grid. I read two magazines, one called Country side and the other called Backwoods home, that talk about going off the grid.
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[FlyFishingMoose]

No I'm not prepared to go that far but there are some here at work who are almost close enough to do just that. With solar panels, and emergency generators, the doomsayers are preparing for the 3rd world war which they think will happen any day.

Just got tired of the BS with the folks trying to sell stuff to me and all that crap. Then to top it all off, use of the internet ended at work on Monday. So I can use a friends computer at lumch time, and then find one after work someplace. Didn't think I used the net that much but I do a lot, now I really miss it while at work.

For all out there, PM me if you want I can get PM,but can't use the net anymore at work, at least from my desk.
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