Cost of Internet

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jerseygirl82

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• Oct 4, 2015

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Thinking about ending my cable relationship with Verizon, as I want to cry every time I process a payment for nearly $200 a month with them. Can anyone tell me how much I can expect to pay for just a decent high speed internet service in NJ?

 

Alesia

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• Oct 4, 2015

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It's going to depend on exactly where you live. Call all of the internet providers in your city or town and find out what they charge.

 

starry_solo

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• Oct 4, 2015

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Do you want cable, DSL, UVerse, etc.? AT&T is running a promotion for $15/month for a one year contract (Uverse) when bundled with another service (so TV or phone or possibly wireless).

 

aprilgail

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• Oct 4, 2015

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jerseygirl82 said:

Thinking about ending my cable relationship with Verizon, as I want to cry every time I process a payment for nearly $200 a month with them. Can anyone tell me how much I can expect to pay for just a decent high speed internet service in NJ?

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What does that cover? I pay 140.00 for Cable TV (3 boxes), High Speed internet, and 2 separate phone lines. I don't get HBO or anything but get hundreds of other channels. I don't know if NJ has Optimum. I bounce back and forth between optimum and Verizon FIOS, when my contract expires and special pricing goes up then if they don't give me a decent price when I call I switch to the other- just repeat that every couple of years. House is now wired for optimum and FIOS so they just have to switch the boxes out and that's it.

 

Last edited: Oct 5, 2015

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• Oct 5, 2015

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I pay $209 a month. We have 1 DVR, 2 other boxes, no premium channels; internet; phone.
Internet alone would be $39.99 according to the breakdown on our bill. You should probably have a breakdown of your services and their costs on your bill too.

 

cglaura

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• Oct 5, 2015

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I have Comcast performance with free blast for 1 year and economy digital tv with one converter box.

The speed, even without the blast is plenty for streaming Netflix, etc on a tablet or roku.

$83/month, south jersey

This bundled package is actually less $ than internet alone. I think their idea is that if you get a taste of digital tv, you'll want to upgrade to more channels. The economy gets all the basics, nbc/abc/cbs, but not things like tnt/syfy. It does get Cartoon Network, Disney, History and H2 and a bunch of others. Anything I'm missing I can usually find on Hulu, Netflix or AmazonPrime.

 

FairestOfThemAll37

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• Oct 5, 2015

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Granted I live nowhere near South Jersey, but I pay $130/month for the highest speed internet plus HD Premium cable, one DVR and HBO. Granted, I had to call several times and negotiate to get this rate.

For high speed internet alone is close to $100. For me it is well worth the extra $30/month for cable plus HBO and dvr

 

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pampam

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• Oct 6, 2015

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I like auracom for dsl. It's something like $30.00 a month.

 

FamilyGuy

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• Oct 6, 2015

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I don't know about NJ specifically, but if you shop several providers, you should be able to find one in the $30/month range for a moderate speed. . . We pay exactly $68/mo for Comcast Xfinity INCLUDING Digital Economy cable and 4 tvs. . . I don't understand how so many households spend $150-200/mo for (granted they are faster or have more channels) similar services. . .

 

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MillauFr

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• Oct 6, 2015

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I have Comcast internet only and pay $39.95 per month. I had to negotiate with them to get them down to this price. I have heard others on here even get better rates.

 

Accident

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• Oct 7, 2015

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I'm in nj and for internet only, I pay nowhere near $200.. The range of prices listed from others is accurate for this area also and you can find something decent in the $20-$50 range depending on how overkill you choose.