comcast deal for new subscribers

Last year I moved to a new house, and I needed to sign up for broadband internet. While at Best Buy one day, I talked to a sales representative who told me about an unadvertised promotion they had with Comcast. The details, which sounded too good to be true, were:

• Six months of broadband internet for $19.99/month
• Free cable modem after rebate (~$80)
• Free wireless router after rebate (~$60)
• Free “setup kit” after rebate (~$20)
• $100 Best Buy gift card

So, adding all that up, you pay about $160 upfront and $120 for six months of service. Total upfront & monthly cost: $280.

But, after rebates you get all $160 back as well as a $100 gift card to Best Buy. Essentially, you get broadband internet, a cable modem, a wireless router and a connection kit for $20. I found this hard to believe, but after grilling the sales representative I went ahead and signed up. Total cost after rebates: $20.

Rebate Timeline

To get the rebate, you have to wait for your first Comcast bill to come in the mail. After that you simply mail a copy of all the different receipts along with a copy of the cable bill for each rebate. Putting together everything needed for all of the rebates and mailing them out takes about one hour.

After mailing the rebates, I received my checks and $100 gift card about two months later. The upfront cost is a bit high, but the rebates and gift card, as well as the extremely discounted service (regular internet from comcast costs anywhere from $40-65/month depending on other services you may have with them), make it worth it.

Cancellation & Friends’ Successes

After the six months were up, I promptly cancelled the service with no problems. You do not have to sign up for a one year contract to get this deal, which is another great perk.

Since getting this deal for myself, I have helped my new roommate to get the deal as well as a friend who had already signed up with Comcast without any deals. She was able to call back and get the deal applied to her account that she had created a few days before.

More Comcast Deal Resources

Another great site with information on Comcast deals, as well as a wealth of personal finance/deal information is MyMoneyBlog. I highly recommend adding it to your RSS reader if you have one (if not, I’ll be writing about RSS readers in a future post, so stay tuned). See the links below for Comcast deal articles on MyMoneyBlog:

• MyMoneyBlog: New Customer Deals
• MyMoneyBlog: Existing customers – haggle down your bill