Internet service

[cl0udy.livejournal.com]

The roomies and I live in Porter Square and subscribe to RCN's 10mbps cable internet service (no TV). Over the last few months, we've been pretty happy with the service and promotional rate we were getting, which was $26.95/month.

Now that the promotional period is over, the rate's switched to $44.95/month for a one-year plan. RCN customer service says that's the best deal we can get right now (despite their site advertising a $43/month rate).

I'm not too happy about this. Admittedly, I don't know what the market rate is for cable internet service in Somerville, but suddenly jacking up my bill by $18/month seems sketchy. What have your experiences been like with RCN internet? Would you recommend switching to another provider?

Comments

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

We have the opposite experience; literally in the eight months or so thatwe've had RCN, we haven't had to power cycle the modem except just once, and it had been so long that I'd spent half an hour troubleshooting the home router before i even remembered the modem.

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Same here!