Comcast To Offer Pay-As-You-Go TV, Broadband Service (dslreports.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from DSLReports: Comcast plans to roll-out prepaid cable TV and internet services later this year in portions of Illinois and four other states. According to a company announcement, Comcast's Xfinity Prepaid Services lets users sign up for TV or internet services and renew service for seven or 30 days at a time -- instead of paying by the month. A one-time setup fee of $80 includes equipment and 30 days of service, with users paying $15 for an additional seven days and $45 for an additional 30 days. "We want to create an easy, pay-as-you-go option for people who want more flexibility and predictability when buying our services," said Marcien Jenckes, Executive Vice President, Consumer Services, Comcast Cable. "And our partnership with Boost Mobile will give Xfinity Prepaid customers even more places where they can conveniently sign-up and pay-as-they-go."

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Re:HOW much to start-up?

[kheldan]

I wouldn't even waste my time with their TV service if it was free. I found out the hard way the awful truth: recompression. They recompress the living fuck out of every channel to get it all into the available bandwidth. You may be technically getting 1080i, but as soon as there is any sort of motion, you see the compression artifacts like crazy. I'll stick with the antenna on my roof and downloading everything else.