<p>What do you guys use. I was looking at Comcasts double play bundle with internet and cable, but after six months, their rates hike up from ~$67 to ~$110.</p>
<p>Cable is pretty damn expensive. My housemates and I ended up forgoing it with the availability of Hulu and whatnot. Comcast Internet can usually be had for $30/month.</p>
<p>I’m also looking for internet, and am currently looking at AT&T. Their prices seem to be lower and they also offer a “Digital TV” service, which I imagine is similar to cable.</p>
<p>If you want the fastest internet, go with Comcast, but for better packages AT&T is the way to go.</p>
<p>The Comcast website kind of annoys me. They advertise their download speeds with “Powerboost,” which is only the speed for the first 10MB of a file. I don’t see the actual speed anywhere. I also heard that they limit bandwidth for certain types of traffic so I’m planning to just stay away…</p>
<p>AT&T U-Verse doesn’t serve my apartment. Going to have to deal with Comcast.</p>
<p>There is no way I am forgoing TV. Hulu doesn’t offer everything, and it doesn’t do live feeds of CNN (which consumes >50% of my cable usage.)</p>
<p>Comcast speed is either 10/2, 22/5, or 50/10. 50/10 will cost you $100 a month, but is much cheaper for lower speeds. Also, Comcast as of now throttles no specific traffic whatsoever.</p>
<p>If you call after six months and threaten to switch they will usually let you keep the cheap rate. If not, hang up and call again.</p>
<p>We don’t use Comcast, but have tried a similar trick with our Internet/Cable and newspaper subscription at home…</p>
<p>So take this into account as well (:</p>
<p>So basically the best idea, is to sign up for the $69 bundle until the price ends, and then to downgrade the internet to the basic one, because Comcast doesn’t monitor speeds.</p>
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<p>Just make sure you get an internet speed fast enough to stream.</p>
<p>Ehh… rather have real TV</p>
<p>The idea is to play off the competitiors.</p>
<p>Start off with Comcast, and once their deal ends, switch to AT&T and take their special pricing for former Comcast customers. After the pricing at AT&T ends, you’ll be eligible for Comcast’s deals again. Rinse and repeat a couple times, and you’ll be out of college soon.</p>
<p>I am going to be a senior next year. I only need to deal with them until May 2011. My issue with AT&T is that they don’t offer cable TV where I will be living.</p>
<p>Does Comcast require contracts with its services?</p>