AAAAK! Internetandphoneandtvpackagesandbundles...

[Catty1]

I've been doing so much surfing my eyes are crossed!

I thought I would use the TV a lot after my surgery. I didn't. I was on here! (the computer anyway).

Mom was kind of suggesting that I get the tv deal...and the cheapest package is $29.95 plus GST.

I 'bundled' the telephone, long distance and internet, and it rounds out to $92 plus whatever. Cable. For everything.

THREE TIMES in the last week and a half, my PHONES have gone down! A tech came out; he got things going, and explained that some adjustments had to be made outside the building here - and that it should be done in the next couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, I am trying to run an office from home, and this SUCKS.

So I am trying to keep the TV and bundle services with other providers...and it just doesn't get any better with the hidden fees and all.

I HATE THIS.

I wish I could just get a dorky little satellite dish to pick up a few channels. There are a couple of shows I like. I don't need 70 channels(which is as high as my TV goes.)

I am just venting. But any ideas????

[chocolatepuppy]

Speaking as someone who just experienced *four* trips by technicians to keep our online service and my neighbors phone(both through the cable company)working, all I can say is best of luck.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Beware of those darn bundle packages! I got suckered into a phone/tv/internet thing for really cheap...until the promotion ended. I ended up paying over $300 a month when it was all said and done.

I canceled before my contract was up. Even though I was charged fees, it was well worth getting the whole thing off my back!

[Laura's Babies]

Hummmmm... I had thought about getting cable internet and been warned against it because around here, there is a lot of problems with it. Seems like there is a problem with it everywhere after reading this..... (NOTE TO SELF; NO CABLE INTERNET!)

[Karen]

We have had the Internet via cable for years. For a long while it worked great, but the third or fourth time the provider got sold, quality started to go downhill, and tech support got less helpful. We now have FiOS, which I know isn't yet available everywhere (one of the advantages of living here), but it has been simply great. Fabulous.

FiOS = Verizon's Fiber Optic Service

[jennielynn1970]

I've got Verizon DSL, and I've never had an issue with it.

I have had Sunrocket phone service since Nov. of 2005. Up until apparently this week. They filed for bankruptcy.

I had to pay each year up front.

I'm paid up until Nov. 2007. It seems that doesn't matter because of the bankruptcy. Before this I never had a problem with their service. It was 199.00 a year and had every option that normal phones had without add on fees. This was an awesome deal.

Sigh.

I received the email today from the creditors of SunRocket that the service will be dropped at any time. Customer Service is not available and you can't email questions about refunds or anything.

I've looked at the other broadband phone providers, and I guess I'm going back to Verizon if they can provide 911 service in my area over broadband.

Ugh. The things you have to go through to get service.

Oh, I'd have normal phone service, but my phone lines in my house are basically shot (the house is ancient) and I'd have to pay a fortune to have them repaired by any phone company. Hence, the broadband service.

[Catty1]

If you find a good deal, can you send it to Canada???

Heck, each province has its own phone company...so much for variety.

SULK

I talked to a nice tech again tonight...the maintenance call (to tweak the thingies outside) happens from 5 to 10 days. He is showing my phone signal as weak. Will hope this gets fixed up soon!

As for the TV crap...I want to look into a small satellite dish that is NOT attached to any big company. Satellite dishes are NOT allowed on our balconies...but I am so p***** right now that I don't care! Put a lien on my mortgage - scare me!

*sigh*

Wasn't technology supposed to make our lives easier...and less frustrating? They LIED.