hot: at&t broadband running $19.95/month for six months again

[beni]

Just got the flyer in the mail yesterday. $19.95/month including cable modem lease for six months, then $45.95/month after that. No contract required, though, so you can quit after six months if $46 is too rich for you. AT&T runs this deal every few months, but it's still nice to know when it's available.

btw I live in Seattle.

 

[klep]

If you have them in your area, you might also want to try RCN. I got fed up with my AT&T connection not working and signed up with RCN for a bazillion cable channels, cable modem, local phone service, and free local toll calling for $100 a month (it's actualy $120 - $20 for the first year).

Just FYI...

 

[RU482]

Gee, why dont they call it AT&T @ Home anymore??

 

[Zclyh3]

Cause @Home is a trademark of the Excite@Home corporation. Since Excite and AT&T couldn't agree with how the money was going to be dispersed, AT&T basically said "screw you" Excite and your bankrupted a$$. So now AT&T changed it to AT&T broadband.

 

[manly]

The best I can do in this area is $42/mo for Earthlink/Time Warner cable Internet. No free month even.

I'm staying away from DS-HelL since I'd rather have AOL dial-up than fork over any money to SBC.

 

[cbrsurfr]

I guess this could be hot if you are still on dial up, but if there are other high speed options in your area take them instead of AT&T. I wouldn't go back to AT&T broadband if they gave me an internet connection free for life!

I have had nothing but trouble with them. Late service calls, missed service calls, having to wait 2 weeks for a tech to come out, long waits on the phone, tech support people that tell you they can't help you, lies from CSR's as well as tech support, 3 weeks of downtime when it was supposed to be 3 days... I could go on, and I foolishly stayed with them for 3 years. Plus another thing that upsets me besides the fact that AT&T boosted their rates awhile back is that they don't and will not offer the buy your own modem plan in my area. I finally dumped them for Earthlink DSL at a slightly higher price but it is worth it to not have to deal with AT&T headaches. Oh and another thing is this $19.95 a month deal is the only thing AT&T will ever do for you. Don't expect any benefits at all for being a long term customer.

Check out www.dslreports.com for info on AT&T/ATTBI/@Home/etc...

Sorry for the rant, I just wouldn't want to see tons of people falling into the trap of AT&T.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

<< Just got the flyer in the mail yesterday. $19.95/month including cable modem lease for six months, then $45.95/month after that. No contract required, though, so you can quit after six months if $46 is too rich for you. AT&T runs this deal every few months, but it's still nice to know when it's available.

btw I live in Seattle. >>



wow, that would be nice...stuck paying $63 a month here.

 

[polypterus]

<< I guess this could be hot if you are still on dial up, but if there are other high speed options in your area take them instead of AT&T. I wouldn't go back to AT&T broadband if they gave me an internet connection free for life!

I have had nothing but trouble with them. Late service calls, missed service calls, having to wait 2 weeks for a tech to come out, long waits on the phone, tech support people that tell you they can't help you, lies from CSR's as well as tech support, 3 weeks of downtime when it was supposed to be 3 days... I could go on, and I foolishly stayed with them for 3 years. Plus another thing that upsets me besides the fact that AT&T boosted their rates awhile back is that they don't and will not offer the buy your own modem plan in my area. I finally dumped them for Earthlink DSL at a slightly higher price but it is worth it to not have to deal with AT&T headaches. Oh and another thing is this $19.95 a month deal is the only thing AT&T will ever do for you. Don't expect any benefits at all for being a long term customer.

Check out www.dslreports.com for info on AT&T/ATTBI/@Home/etc...

Sorry for the rant, I just wouldn't want to see tons of people falling into the trap of AT&T. >>



Hmm, so you're saying I shouldn't dump Earthlink DSL and get ATT cable? Because that's what I was planning to do with this deal. Earthlink ain't all that great either. Dammit why is it so hard to find a good ISP?

dc

 

[hoihtah]

darn.... i just signed up for att two weeks ago.
darn.

 

[samajm]

hoihtah - you might want to get a copy of the ad and try calling them. I was in the same situation with Time Warner and Roadrunner. Offer for 3 months at $19.95 2 weeks after i'd already been connected. Called TW and told them I wanted that deal and gave them the code...took 'em a minute to think about it but they let it go through pretty easily. I know it's not the same company but it's worth a shot.

 

[dongky]

is this the free "PREMIUM INSTALLATION + $19.99 for 6 mos." deal?
i got on this deal couple of months ago so you might wanna check the promo again.

 

[manly]

<< hoihtah - you might want to get a copy of the ad and try calling them. I was in the same situation with Time Warner and Roadrunner. Offer for 3 months at $19.95 2 weeks after i'd already been connected. Called TW and told them I wanted that deal and gave them the code...took 'em a minute to think about it but they let it go through pretty easily. I know it's not the same company but it's worth a shot. >>



Any way I can find any similar offer? I'm in the L.A. market.

Btw, I was an ATT@Home customer for over two years, and overall, was very pleased with the service and value.

The biggest complaint was that @Home email was the most unreliable in the world.

 

[EliteForces]

link

 

[BobGoNext]

Hmmm...paying about $45 right now... Wonder if I can cancel then resubscribe at this new rate...? Anyone tried that yet?

 

[prov811]

Wonderful! Now I have another reason to be angry, because broadband (cable or DSL) is STILL not available in my area.

 

[Glottis]

BobGoNext, I was wondering the exact same thing, if anyone has any info on cancelling your current AT&T account (or simply asking them to apply this for you) we would appreciate it. Also, I followed that link, but didn't see where the deal info was, any ideas? Of course, I am getting an error message when I try to click on packages and pricing, ugh.

 

[RickDel]

<< I have had nothing but trouble with them. Late service calls, missed service calls, having to wait 2 weeks for a tech to come out, long waits on the phone, tech support people that tell you they can't help you, lies from CSR's as well as tech support, 3 weeks of downtime when it was supposed to be 3 days... I could go on >>

This sounds like Comcast:|

 

[MrPhelps]

<<

<< Just got the flyer in the mail yesterday. $19.95/month including cable modem lease for six months, then $45.95/month after that. No contract required, though, so you can quit after six months if $46 is too rich for you. AT&T runs this deal every few months, but it's still nice to know when it's available.

btw I live in Seattle. >>



wow, that would be nice...stuck paying $63 a month here. >>



Holy sh___t bohica ( bend over here it comes again) I thought I payed too much at $45 per month. Too bad, us anandtech people should buy our own cable company so we can profit from it.LOL

 

[RickDel]

<< Holy sh___t bohica ( bend over here it comes again) I thought I payed too much at $45 per month. >>



I'm paying $60 plus a few more dollars in taxes to have Comcast without a TV subscription. No offense to anyone affiliated with Comcast(tech's have been great) but they're a bunch of crooks. From $30 to over $60 in less then six months. Plus, now NO NEWSGROUPS.:disgust:

Started writing down all my horror stories with Comcast, but it was getting lengthy and I thought it was more appropreate over at bitch and moan.

 

[kulki]

no at6&t here either. Comcast offers great speeds, but its too darn expensive here. Wish I could have got onto at&t deal.
Hot for those who have it available in their area

 

[Techie333]

boy......broadband for $19.99 for six months? That would be GREAT w/ modem included.......but not avail in my area......

 

[bagn]

@home? i thought they were long gone...

 

[McCarron]

I just signed up at the beginning of this week, after switching from Verizon DSL for around $60 a month (had to pay Verizon and a seperate ISP) and much slower speeds.

I could only get a $20 a month for three months with a $10 premium installation. It was either the $10 premium install or $50 basic install. They didn't have the six months at $20 deal, and also didn't have the free installation deal. But I had called the day before to check if I was servicable and was offered a free installation right that moment. I am thinking maybe they are only allowed to give out promotions at random, or only at certain times, but that doesn't make sense.

 

[Om]

You are paying half price for the install so that comes out to $100.00, then you get the the $19.95 for 6 months. Still a better deal than my $60.00 a month that I'm paying now.

If you call and you have the service already it's a no good. You can cancel the service but to re-connect is $100.00 within the first 90 days. That makes this deal $200.00 for install and re-connect fee and then the $19.95 for 6 months.

Great deal if you don't already have it.

 

[Trike]

sucks.. i live in seattle and no att.. instead it's Millenium cablespeed.. stuck paying 60 bucks a month after taxes and modem rental. but it's only for 1.5mb down and 256k up. i called yesterday and tried to get them to pricematch att's promo. heh.. no go.. oh well.. at least i tried.