Trying to avoid the 5 bucks charge monthly from RCN I bought my own modem a Motorola SurfBoard SB5100. 70.00 @ Circiut City with 20.00 rebate.
Okay I got home installed the new modem then call RCN,to give them the MAC ID # so they can connect from there.
ME: Yes I just bought a new modem and would like to activate
RCN:Okay Blah blah blah,What's the MAC ID #
ME:762649864874 whatever number was
RCN: Hold on
ME: Okay
RCN:I see a problem
Me:What?
RCN:We can't do this over the phone.
ME:Why not ?The last time I had a tech here and installed it,he just called the dispatcher and gave the MAC ID #,waited aproximately 1-2 min and BOOM on-line.
RCN:Not this time,if you want to have your own modem,we must send a tech to activate for you,that will be 49.95.
ME:WTF I'm only buying this because I don't want to pay the 5 bucks modem rent.Now because I don't want to pay 5 bucks a month,you guys charge me 49.95 to send a tech to do what I can do it for free?
FUCKING SCAM
Returning the modem tomorrow mad:
VISTA 64Bit
C2Q Q6600 2.40G with Tunic Tower 120
8800GTX ( Step up program )
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R 775 with Crucial Ballistix 4GB
Acer 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Stupid idiotic morons. Acctually, thier pretty smart, they know how to get money. That's why we hatess them, they takess our money and they getsss richer......
[quote="Pick Axe":eac26]Stupid idiotic morons. Acctually, thier pretty smart, they know how to get money. That's why we hatess them, they takess our money and they getsss richer......[/quote:eac26]
Plus they raise prices almost every 3 months.
VISTA 64Bit
C2Q Q6600 2.40G with Tunic Tower 120
8800GTX ( Step up program )
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R 775 with Crucial Ballistix 4GB
Acer 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor