Comcast Kills Trees

Down here in Delray Beach, I only have one viable option for Internet service -- Comcast. However, in order to get a static IP address and an unfiltered connection, I have to sign up for a business-class account. The privilege of Comcast doing less work to provide me service costs about double the amount that of a roughly-equivalent residential connection.

Meanwhile, the place I'm renting has a Home Owner's Association that includes basic cable. To get this, I have to sign up with Comcast Residential to get a cable converter box. Getting all of that set up was an ordeal in of itself, plus the DTA gives a cruddier picture than simply attaching an antenna to the TV, but I digress.

Every month, Comcast Business sends me two or three mailers that basically preach on about the benefits of getting TV and/or phone service through them.

Every month, Comcast Residential sends me two or three mailers that basically preach on about the benefits of getting High Speed Internet Access, phone service, and/or fancier TV packages.

At the same time, both bills I get in the mail (one of which is for $0.00) try to get me to switch to paperless billing because "it's good for the environment!"

Tell you what, Comcast: It would save far more trees if you stopped attempting to sell me services I don't want or already have, not to mention the direct savings of $2.50 in postage, which incidentally is about 2% of my monthly bill.

(As an aside, My bill with Comcast is about double what it was with Bright House back in Melbourne. For equivalent service. Isn't having no competition wonderful?)