When I bought an HDTV this past year, I looked at upgrading the cable package to get HD across all the channels I do get. Which isn't many; I get Comcast's very basic service, mainly because if I don't, it actually costs MORE to just get Cable internet by itself. Comcast tells me I'm getting a "discount" for signing up for both services.

When I called, I found out that it wasn't just a matter of getting digital cable, or adding an HD package --I had to upgrade to digital cable, then move two tiers up from standard, and THEN I'd get HD --I believe I had to pay an additional fee for that as well.

I told them to forget it. I get the local channels in HD, and I'll settle for that for now --until Dish Network lofts a satellite this year that will allow me to receive my local channels in HD. When that happens, I'll be able to switch to AT&T, and get my phone, Internet, and a 100-channel package with HD for far less than Comcast wants, and it won't be a "for the first x months then the price goes up" package.

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