Do you do a combined package?

I have DirecTV and am moving in town and wondering if I should keep it and add internet or go with something else.

Pros? Cons?

Suddenlink cable and Verizon DSL. Love the DSL.

I say keep it.... I have Sudden link and as a matter of fact they are here right now because my TV picture breaks up just like when a rain cloud covers the satellite signal... Of course the problem is my cable wires.... YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!! SUddenlink is way over priced and as soon as possible I am leaving them.

We use Suddenlink for both. We only have the basic cable package and the high speed internet as a package. We only pay $53/month after taxes ect.

We have been pleased with the service.

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I have Sudden link and as a matter of fact they are here right now because my TV picture breaks up just like when a rain cloud covers the satellite signal

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Hmmm....something seems fishy here but I can't quite put my finger on it.

BCS, how do you only pay $53? I'm paying $87 for basic cable and high speed internet.

Dish. Really like it. Rarely lose signal, even during the hurricane last September we had signal. Only short coming is no local news.

Verizon DSL. Love it. Never goes out and very fast. Only thing I do not like is I have to have a phone number/land line, and I have very little use for that.

"I'm JoeThePlumber...and I approve Dish"

hmm, I was hoping to get rid of my landline.

I have Suddenlink for TV (basic/expanded, no digital etc) and internet. When I signed up in August 08, I got 2 months for $55, but I had to pay a $45 connection fee. After the initial two months the price went to $80.xx. OK, but after two more months, in Nov, the price went up to $83.xx. And guess what, after another two months, my price just went up to $85.xx.

I had verizon dryloop dsl internet previously (never any problems) but dropped it to try the TV/internet together from suddenlink. Verizon will lock your internet price ($18 or $20/mo currently, depending on whether or not you have phone service - you do not need a phone line to get dsl).

Does satellite (direct/dish) lock in your price for the length of the contract or do they raise it like cable does? I have dishes on my roof from the previous house owner so I don't have to buy them. I don't know if I will go satellite, but I am dropping suddenlink next month as soon as my dsl is ready to go.

I only watch a few of the channels and I guess others are willing to put up with the price but it's not worth it, and the constant price increases just irk me. Just state upfront that you are going to raise the price $1 a month. My bill has gone up 7% since from the start of my regular (non-promo) period in October. That is unacceptable. And I told them that, and the response was an offer to transfer me the cancellation dept. I'll soon be doing just that.

[This message has been edited by texbcs (edited 1/27/2009 3:09p).]

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BCS, how do you only pay $53? I'm paying $87 for basic cable and high speed internet.

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cheer, you likely have "expanded basic" cable (~70 channels vs. ~20 for "limited basic" ) and "preferred high-speed internet" (8 Mbps vs. 1 Mbps). I have ~20 channels and 8 Mbps; my last two bills looked like this:



Edit to add: I've been dragging my feet on calling Verizon to see if I can get dryline DSL at my address (their website isn't able to tell me). I'll be dropping Suddenlink entirely if I can, and dropping TV service even if I can't get the DSL—I rarely turn on my TV anymore, and when I do it's usually to watch a DVD—although that will raise my cable internet price by about $10/month.

[This message has been edited by Jabberwocky (edited 1/27/2009 3:23p).]

What exactly is it that sounds fishy?!

DirecTV and Verizon DSL

oops

[This message has been edited by JavelinaAg (edited 1/27/2009 3:53p).]

Jabberwocky-that's before the $15 in taxes that somehow fluctuate each month.

yea, I have ~70 channels. and I guess I need 8 Mbps because of the ginormous files I have to download from school sometimes.

texbcs, I noticed a small price increase, but < $5/month.

suddenlink- I started off at 80 bucks a month, I am now up to 107, I tried calling them to downgrade my pacakge and they said that it was the cheapest one that they had

I called to downgrade too and they said I have the cheapest "bundle" package- so I am now going to investigate how much to get all the services separate.

The amount of misinformation regarding SL is hilarious...its like trying to put out a forest fire with a garden hose.

So instead I'll add some levity...

I work in the IT service industry and we had a customer call the other day and ask if we "could reduce the size of his package."

[This message has been edited by Nom de Plume (edited 1/28/2009 10:03a).]

NdP - A reply is sooo tempting but it would be so un-TLIAC of me. I will just say that what I am thinking is very funny.

Jabberwocky -
I don't know why mine is so low. ?? I can't do all the neato stuff you can do to show the bill, but we pay...
Cable services: $23.39
High speed data services: $25.95
Taxes and surcharges: $3.55
TOTAL = $52.89

BCS, you must have the slower internet service. I think the "value high speed internet" is 1 Mbps, or it may be 1.5 Mbps, vs. the 8 Mbps that I pay for. Or maybe you're still on an introductory/promotional price…how many TV channels do you get?

For NdP and TLIAC:

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It does look like I have a lower grade internet plan than you do. However, I have never had any troubles with it. I mean, I never notice it being slow or anything.

As far as channels go...We don't get any of the movie channels (HBO, CinMax, ect). Just the basic channels...Let's see...Starts at channel 2 and goes through 60-something...I think.

Honestly, we don't watch much TV so I don't pay much attention.

However, I do know we are not on a promotional discounted price because we have had the service for several years already.

I don't know why everyone trashes suddenlink.we have it for our cable(digital),internet and phone in one of thoose bundle thingy's.And we couldn't be happier.It's like $107 a month for a year.we used to have Directv and verison for our phone.and then suddenlink for our internet.but it was way to expensive,I think it was like around $150 a month.

Here are my charges. I do have value internet and ~70 channels. My problem is that the bill continues to creep up every two months.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/3666/picture1ts0.png

[This message has been edited by texbcs (edited 1/28/2009 9:23a).]

Easy if you are a sports fan you will need to keep Direct TV.

I have Direct TV and Verizon DSL. I pay a little more than most but I get to watch what I want to watch. NFL Network, MLB Network, Baseball package, NFL Package and local channels. I have little to no problems with my DSL. Verizon & Direct TV have a deal that if you pay both together I get a $30 credit every month off my Direct TV bill and I also get a discount on my DSL because I still have my Verizon land line.

FWIW-I mentioned this on another thread the other day. I called to downgrade my Suddenlink package and they wound up taking $40 a month off of the bill for three months. Give it a try. In a few months I will actually downgrade if they don't come down on the price again.

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I don't know why everyone trashes suddenlink.

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I've got another friend that sees the light!

I pay $53.01 a month for DSL (3Mbps) and phone. I refuse to pay for TV (maybe if cable didn't have commercials, I would pay for it).

Only had one issue with the DSL; stemed from bad wiring at my apartment and I lost a modem.

~eogn

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The Anchor: I called to downgrade my Suddenlink package and they wound up taking $40 a month off of the bill for three months. Give it a try.

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me: ...the response was an offer to transfer me the cancellation dept.

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I am certainly not trashing suddenlink, just laying out the facts. The bill (posted above) has gone up every two months. Service is good, but a 7% increase since October is not. There are some very sensitive folks on this board...

I have suddenlink, There phone support is friendly, but the service is garbage. THe HD-DVR is always resetting (yes I have the new pace box)

I will admit the internet is doing better lately (after allot of time in the phone there rep found out suddenlink had one of the setting messed up on there end)

Overall not terrible but the pricing is ridiculous. Up north in Kansas city I was pay $60 less and I was getting VOIP included at that price. Of course TimeWarner was fighting ATT Uverse, which is why I am hoping Fios gets in here soon