[lug] Comcast Business - pretty good short term offer

[Nick Golder]

On 2007-08-16 17:40 -0600, Nate Duehr wrote:
> The Comcast Business division (you know, the way you get multiple static 
> IP's from Comcast and can run servers, etc...) is offering for a very 
> short time a deal:
> 
> $59/mo 6m/768k with burst to 12m/1m
> $89/mo 8m/1m with burst to 16m/1m
> 
> Static IP's:
> 1/$4.95
> 5/$9.95
> 13/$19.95

Is the cost of the static IP's a recurring cost?

> 
> 3 year commitment required.
> 
> With the 3 year commitment, installation is free.
> 
> I didn't find out when it ends, but of course they always tell you 
> "soon!".  (LOL!)
> 
> Just thought there might be some folks on the local lists that would be 
> interested.  Pricing is very bad after the promotion, so... you'd have 
> to do some shopping again later on...
> 
> (And pray that someone decided to start trenching in FIOS over at Qwest 
> and that your neighborhood was first in line?  GRIN... keep dreaming...)
> 
> They're also offering a $50 referral bonus, so if you're thinking about 
> it, let me know and I'll send ya whatever reference number they need or 
> just put you in touch with the sales rep I was talking with.
> 
> Have loved FRII/Qwest transport for a long time, but those speeds are 
> pretty hard to resist.  I guess I'll give it a try and report back to 
> the lists how it goes...
> 
> A friend in Indianapolis reports that he gets the above pricing 
> month-to-month from Comcast with no commitment and he's never seen the 
> speed drop below his burst speed... he always runs at the higher rate, 
> but Comcast is getting their butts kicked by FIOS out there.
> 
> Bring on that kind of competition here in the West!  :-)
> 
> I don't really want to deal with Comcast, but...

-- 
Nick Golder