From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Another point, if you NEED the broadband to do your work from home, for you
employer, you might ask them to allow you to expense that portion of the
cable bill.

Most cable services will allow you to have the most basic of service
(typically not advertised, you have to ask for it), it has very few extra
channels, other than the basic duplication of the broadcast, and none
extra. Here in Nashville, if you ASK, you can get minimum cable for
$12-14.00/month, then you can add HS Internet to that, so you don't have to
get the Expanded Basic, or even "Basic" cable.  Basic has no need
for a cable box, as all you're getting are the unscrambled channels that
allow you to plug your TV into the wire, and see all you're paying for.

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Glenn M.
"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:459ac7bb{at}w3.nls.net...
> Why?  If that's the only Broadband available in your area, most people
> just bite the bullet and take the Cable path.  Simple, easy, etc.
>
> The problem with DSL, as others have mentioned, you have to be within a
> certain distance from the Central Office for DSL to be operable, OR there
> has to be a large enough potential subscriber base for them to install a
> remote DSLAM (the business end of the DSL).
>
> I don't know anything about the area where you live, but if it's more
> sparsely populated, it's entirely possible you're outside the coverage
> area.
>
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>
> Glenn M.
> "Ellen K."  wrote in message
> news:ihflp2l2lub207kidl63gosaludc1slbd3{at}4ax.com...
>> Got back a form-letter email so far due to the holiday.  I think the PUC
>> would be very interested to learn about this...
>>
>> The thing is, there are multiple wireless networks within a few blocks
>> of my house.  (For awhile I was freeloading on one of them, before they
>> secured it.)  Hard to believe all those folks would be on cable...
>>
>> On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:46:58 -0500, Mike N. 
>> wrote in message :
>>
>>>On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:56:15 -0800, Ellen K.

>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Friday I
>>>>tried calling "customer service" and was told  I
can't sign up for high
>>>>speed internet unless I already have an sbc.com email address, which
>>>>made so little sense that I just hung up.
>>>>
>>>>Anybody know anything about this?
>>>
>>>  While I don't know specifically, there are some wild possibilities.
>>>
>>> Did you previously check your phone number their web site and see that
>>> it
>>>qualified?    If so, just keep calling back until you get someone with a
>>>clue :-)
>>>
>>>   If not, it may be that you are located too far from their nearest
>>> point
>>>(more than 2 to 3 miles,   depending on their equipment).   The ad on the
>>>bill was sent to everyone to frustrate those too far from the Telco
>>>remote
>>>station.
>>
>
>

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