Comments on: Follow-Up: Saving $10 on Cable Internet http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/09/follow-up-saving-10-on-cable-internet/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MJhttp://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/09/follow-up-saving-10-on-cable-internet/#comment-88761 MJ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:54:35 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=930#comment-88761 I cut off my cable internet thinking I will switch to DSL, but was getting very strong open wireless connection from one of my neighbor. Actually two of them. The signals are good enough to work from home, watch streaming video, blog etc. So I was thinking if I can continue like this. Then I found its not legal. Think about it, if a neighbor does some illegal activity on internet, you can get in trouble.So there are legal issues around it. However, there is one startup which is working to use this concept for mobile phones. I think there is a potential for business here. I cut off my cable internet thinking I will switch to DSL, but was getting very strong open wireless connection from one of my neighbor. Actually two of them. The signals are good enough to work from home, watch streaming video, blog etc. So I was thinking if I can continue like this. Then I found its not legal. Think about it, if a neighbor does some illegal activity on internet, you can get in trouble.So there are legal issues around it. However, there is one startup which is working to use this concept for mobile phones. I think there is a potential for business here.

]]> By: Koryhttp://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/09/follow-up-saving-10-on-cable-internet/#comment-88564 Kory Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:31:55 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=930#comment-88564 I shaved off almost $40 from my comcast bill. Internet plus TV. All I did was call and say I was going to switch to a Quest bundle package and they immediately offered to give me a discount for 6 months. My bill went from $120 to $80 with a 5 minute phone call.I will have to Reevaluate the situation again in 6 months. I shaved off almost $40 from my comcast bill. Internet plus TV. All I did was call and say I was going to switch to a Quest bundle package and they immediately offered to give me a discount for 6 months. My bill went from $120 to $80 with a 5 minute phone call.

I will have to Reevaluate the situation again in 6 months.

]]> By: Erichttp://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/09/follow-up-saving-10-on-cable-internet/#comment-2040 Eric Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:35:39 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=930#comment-2040 Or your neighbor could build his own wireless antenna. <a href="http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html</a>There are companies that make wireless signal boosters too. Or your neighbor could build his own wireless antenna.
http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html

There are companies that make wireless signal boosters too.

]]> By: Flexohttp://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/09/follow-up-saving-10-on-cable-internet/#comment-2039 Flexo Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:56:36 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=930#comment-2039 My current wireless router has some options for signal boosting, but I'm not too remoreseful about it not working out. My current wireless router has some options for signal boosting, but I’m not too remoreseful about it not working out.

]]> By: RShttp://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/03/09/follow-up-saving-10-on-cable-internet/#comment-2038 RS Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:40:02 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=930#comment-2038 Sorry to hear that...could have been a pretty good deal for you. Not sure how badly you wanted to do this...but you could look into getting a newer, higher power router or just one of those signal booster atennas. Sorry to hear that…could have been a pretty good deal for you. Not sure how badly you wanted to do this…but you could look into getting a newer, higher power router or just one of those signal booster atennas.

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