[ale] Broadband

[Fulton Green]

Actually, most of my cable modem experience has been that getting broadband
Internet service over cable WITHOUT getting the complementary broadband
television service only adds $10-15 to your cable modem bill. MediaOne
Express had that policy, but I don't know what AT&T does now. Charter also
had that policy back when I had cable modem service (without cable
television service) back in early 2000.

'course, I wound up reducing expenses through a combination of getting a
cheap cell phone plan, keeping my land-line and getting a $10/mo. dialup
service. The total out of all that is around $80/mo. Your needs may vary.

On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 06:57:38AM -0700, Kevin O'Neill Stoll wrote:
> I'm trying to cut some cuts on my telecom expenses at home. 
> 
> Currently have Bell$outh DSL. With a land line and the dsl I end up
> spending about $80 - 90 a month. I don't really need the land line because
> I have a cell phone so I was wondering if anyone knows how I could get DSL
> or cable without having to pay for a phone line or cable. I have heard of
> non-telco DSL but I haven't had any luck finding providers that match this
> definition. I also have heard about cable providers that offer cable
> modems without the cable service but I don't know of any in the area.
> 
> Of course, if the extra cost associated with not having a phone line or
> cable still ends up being 80-90 then it doesn't make a difference.

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