I have a question.

[Supreme Admiral]

Earlier tonight, my grandmother learned that my internet bill was over 137 dollars. Boy, I was very furious that they charged me over this outrageous price that I wasn't signed up for. Embarq is the internet service who has been robbing us for months long.

Yet, my grandmother accused me that I went to this very popular site, HULU. That allows me to access to any tv shows that I love to watch. To her, she thinks that HULU is not free and that is, I would have to pay to watch all of the tv shows or movies.

I told her the millions of times that HULU is free, for love of god. I don't think she realized that Embarq is the worst service that has to offered.

I have a question: Do you have worst internet service that robs out of you?

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Where the hell do you live that your Internet service charges like that?

I have Sprint wireless broadband, so as long as I don't go over 5GB of transfer in a month, it's $60. Granted, not the greatest deal-per-byte, but the fact that it works everywhere I go is a plus.

 

[Supreme Admiral]

Where the hell do you live that your Internet service charges like that?

I have Sprint wireless broadband, so as long as I don't go over 5GB of transfer in a month, it's $60. Granted, not the greatest deal-per-byte, but the fact that it works everywhere I go is a plus.

I live in North Carolina, Robert. Balance of the bill was supposed to be 45 dollars a month. Yet, they charge me over this outrageous bill that I wasn't supposed to pay over 137 dollars a month. That's ridiculous, if you ask me.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Check their policy. Clearly, they have overage charges. You need to find out how much data is included in your plan and make damn sure not to go over--in the meantime, find a new company, stat!

 

[McCoy]

Yeah you're watching TOO MUCH Hulu, man.

 

[Australis]

How much are you downloading?

Without going into detail, my kids d/l a LOT, so much so that we signed up for a plan that costs $AU100/month, extra if they go over the limit.

If you d/l a lot of eps of tv series, this will quickly add up.

I know nothing about hulu, so don't know if that could be it. It might be free to use, but Embarq might still be charging for the data transfer.

 

[Small White Car]

Check their policy. Clearly, they have overage charges.

Yeah. It sounds like Grandma is actually right about this one!

She's not right for the reason she thinks she's right...but still, good call, Grandma!

 

[RJDiogenes]

I pay about $125 a month, and that includes my internet access and cable TV upstairs and downstairs.

 

[Gepard]

...and cable TV upstairs and downstairs.

Surely they don't charge you per room?

 

[RJDiogenes]

Per floor, I guess. I have it upstairs in my apartment and downstairs in my Uncle's waiting room. I'm pretty sure they are separate charges.

 

[Gepard]

^That's...really weird. I know satellite TV works like that, because each TV needs it's own receiver and it's a cost per unit, but for cable? Never heard of that.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Maybe because one is residential and one is business? I'll see what it says next time I get a bill.

 

[JonathonWally]

^That's...really weird. I know satellite TV works like that, because each TV needs it's own receiver and it's a cost per unit, but for cable? Never heard of that.

I pay an extra $5 per cable box per month after the first one, we have 4 of them, so an extra $15 a month to cover 3 more rooms, which isn't bad, I can't complain about my cable/internet company, they're decently priced, never give me a hard time and don't try and screw me, ever. I have to say of all the bills I have, theirs is on of my most hassle free. The other being T-Mobile. Those people are great to me too.

 

[Canadave]

Check their policy. Clearly, they have overage charges.

Yeah. It sounds like Grandma is actually right about this one!

She's not right for the reason she thinks she's right...but still, good call, Grandma!

Yeah, I have to agree. It's easier than most people think to exceed your bandwidth, especially if you spend a lot of time watching videos.

 

[ITL]

If you d/l a lot of eps of tv series, this will quickly add up.

I know nothing about hulu, so don't know if that could be it. It might be free to use, but Embarq might still be charging for the data transfer.

That's right. The site may be free, but that's irrelevant. Streaming video content is still data transfer.

I use BBC iPlayer to watch shows - I don't download them (which is an option), I just watch online. And it still goes towards my monthly d/l allowance set by my contract with my IP. Just like any data transfer does.

 

[RoJoHen]

^That's...really weird. I know satellite TV works like that, because each TV needs it's own receiver and it's a cost per unit, but for cable? Never heard of that.

Really? I've never NOT heard of that.

Usually you have to pay for every cable jack that they activate. If you have cable on one that they don't know about, it's considered theft.

 

[cultcross]

^That's...really weird. I know satellite TV works like that, because each TV needs it's own receiver and it's a cost per unit, but for cable? Never heard of that.

Really? I've never NOT heard of that.

Usually you have to pay for every cable jack that they activate. If you have cable on one that they don't know about, it's considered theft.

Yehp, that's the ticket

I have one cable TV input, it's wired to my TV and my computer, but it will only allow me to watch one thing at once (i.e. I can watch the same channel on both receivers, but not different ones on each). If I want two, independently controlled, receivers, I need to pay double.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

^That's...really weird. I know satellite TV works like that, because each TV needs it's own receiver and it's a cost per unit, but for cable? Never heard of that.

Really? I've never NOT heard of that.

Usually you have to pay for every cable jack that they activate. If you have cable on one that they don't know about, it's considered theft.

Weird. Where I've lived, if the cable was not scrambled by default, you could hook up as many TVs as you wanted--however, it was only basic cable. If you wanted premium channels you'd need a descrambling box, and you had to pay for each one of those.

Nowadays, they are trying to get everyone on digital cable, and you pay a fee for each box you want hooked up. Analog cable will go the way of the dodo before long, and then you will have no choice but to pay per TV.

 

[Michael Chris]

Usually you have to pay for every cable jack that they activate. If you have cable on one that they don't know about, it's considered theft.

That is bizarre!

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Usually you have to pay for every cable jack that they activate. If you have cable on one that they don't know about, it's considered theft.

That is bizarre!

AT&T used to do that back before they got broken up. They owned the phones, and if you tried to hook up another one they could tell, based on the voltage change. And they would penalize you for it.