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Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote in
news:jlvp1o$ds3$1@reader1.panix.com: 

> 
> I called AT&T to see if I owe money as for some reason I don't get
> bills anymore.
> 
> My dry "elite" DSL went from $45 to $48, for 6Mb.
> 
> WTF.
> 
> so, I check if I can get uverse stuff for faster internet, at the same
> scam ripoff prices. I can see one of those boxes outside my window.
> 
> I can, so I order the 12Mb service which is supposed to be $50
> something per month or $35ish per month for 1 year if I commit to 1
> year. 
> 
> fine.
> 
> 
> There's some mandatory modem you need to get for $100. It's total 
> bullshit, but they don't seem to be items you replace all that often.
> 
> I opt for self install. I can operate a wire and an outlet all by
> myself and not lose $300 of work and pay $149 to be stood up by some
> install tech.
> 
> They even claim a due date of 4-13, whatever that really means:
> 
> Processing  We received your order and it's scheduled to 
> complete on the date displayed. 04/09/2012 04/13/2012 
> 
> Feel free to place your bets on how this order gets all jacked up. My 
> mailing address is different from my service address, but I clearly
> select the mailing address as the place to ship the scam modem to.

Both times I ordered the Uverse internet I had to pay $100 for the modem 
but I got an instant rebate/credit for $100. I don't have the TV package, 
so you may have gotten that if you were persistent. 

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