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David W. Tamkin <nobody@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

> Comcast has different channel lineups and I think possibly some differences
> in pricing for the former Chicago Cable zones (1, 4, and 5) from the former
> Group W (and later Prime Cable) zones (2 and 3).  That's why I'm interested.

I wonder if there really is a difference in the channel lineups.

Seems to me with Comcast, if they went digital in most areas now, there
wouldn't be one. When everything was analog, or mostly analog, made sense
because there was a major difference from the old Prime Cable and Chicago
Cable areas.

I think at one time, Prime even had dual cable (two lines coming into the
house) in some areas, with a 550Mhz bandwith. Most of the Chicago Cable
areas had a single 450Mhz feed.

Didn't AT&T take over Prime Cable in 2001/2002 for a while before Comcast
entered the picture?

I don't know about rates with Comcast, I'm a subscriber and barely can
figure out what I'm paying for everything. It's pretty misleading with the
way it's presented and can't really compare anything.

I think they hide the prices now, most of them anyway. When I was still with
Direct TV, they don't have the package prices clearly listed either. Just
saying you have to dig down a bit and end up with a cost that isn't based in
reality. There is too much of the "you get this for six months", just have
to sign a contract for two years.

With the channel lineup, Comcast does offer a list of them, but there are
like 10 different service levels. You need to punch in a service address but
isn't too hard to figure one out. Too tedious to figure out of there is a
difference, something like 8 or 9 pages of them. 

Just saying what you get and for how much is up in the air, seems like they
want you to negotiate the costs. 

-bruce
bje@ripco.com