dreamr802

Is Comcast still giving away the free wiis for new customers? I was going to switch services but my friend just asked me if I knew if they were still giving it away. I told her that I would try to find out. Thanks!

Jay

Got this straight off the Comcast website:

Looks like it ended on August 17th, 2008...and I couldn't find any other information on their website in regards to Wii giveaways.

That was a short offer! It looks like it started on July 28th, 2008 too?

I'm always skeptical on these kind of promotional offers, I wonder if prices stayed the same on Comcast Triple Play Preferred Plus or Premier services before and after the offer ended?

Taki

Now we know why Comcast is raising their base prices by 4.5 percent. Those Wiis are not cheap. The more I hear about this company the less I like about it.

dreamr802

Yeah I'm glad that I didn't jump right on it. I was hoping to get one so then I could turn around and sell it because I already have a wii. HAHA. And that would've paid for the first 3 months of the service. But yeah that was a very short promotion...maybe they realized how much money it would cost them.

Fardreamer

I think that type of promotion is, to put it mildly, a really bad one as far as I'm concerned. First, it probably costs Comcast a lot more to get those Wii consoles than it would if they offered a year's worth of basic cable service for $19.99 a month or something like that. Second, it just causes more disruption in the Wii availability in stores (thus hiking those prices up) for the average Wii-wanting consumer.

leighdu

I'd like to know how they got their hands on so many WII systems, when we STILL cannot find any in any stores here. They are always sold out. Agree with Fardreamer though, not a good idea, and wonder what all their Triple Play and Premiere services entailed (prices, length of promotion, etc).

camogirl

That is totally insane. I bet people were jumping on that right and left. I can only imagine what type of contract they sucked them into! I bet those people who received the free wii will be in STUCK for years. Poor people!

Countrified

One of my buddies has this service. He told me his bill is going to increase by almost 5%... Now we know why they are doing the increase. Can these people not add? I think they need new managerial accountants or something. Why have a promo thing if you can't honestly afford it?

dreamr802

Yeah, that's weird...but EVERYTHING has been going up too...my directv went up a like 2% I think...and yeah I don't know how they got a hold of so many wiis. We still can't find them. I'm just glad that my boyfriend and I found one a couple of months ago.

aclowers

Well, for a free Wii I might have been tempted to jump on the Comcast bandwagon. We did try them for about a week. The kids loved the On Demand option as it had kids exercise programs. But, it just wasn't worth it. We much prefer Direct TV. Maybe, because we have had it for years and love the menu. It is important to me to have a favorites menu option, so that the only channels on the guide are your favorite ones. Comcast just doesn't have that option.

We do have their phone and internet service and so far are happy with it. But, at the moment I am going around and around with them regarding charges for trying out their television service. They assured me it would cost me nothing to try their service, even if I decided I didn't like it. Now, they are trying to charge me for truck fees to connect the service and then to disconnect the service, along with other miscellaneous fees. If you decide to try their service, just be careful.