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so i got all excited when i realized that DOCSIS 3.0 was available in my area, and looked into whether it was worth switching from AT&T Uverse’s service. I was happy with Uverse – 18Mbps down, 1.5 up, for $55/mo ($65 after the 1st year promotion ended). The service was rock solid, but the uploads were pretty slow.

so on comcast.com, i sign up for Extreme 50 for $80/mo:

and when I checkout, it reiterates the $80 price:

but of course, it would be too much to expect that to be the actual price. when the installer comes, he tells me the price is $115/mo if you don’t bundle it with another comcast service. in the ‘terms and conditions’ it mentions that this is a promotional price, but nowhere on the website could i find the $115 price listed.

oh, and the Motorola SB6210 DOCSIS 3 modem i bought from amazon didn’t work (though it’s supposed to be compatible), so I had to rent the cheapo modem they provided.

i would have been screwed, but then realized that work offers a discount on Comcast Teleworker (16 down, 2 up) for a fixed $52/mo. it was easy enough to transfer over to this type of account. and overall, i have to say that cable seems faster than Uverse’s DSL.

so in the end i’m happy with the service i ended up with, but that doesn’t mean i feel Comcast is any less sleazy than ever.