Comcast will be giving away a limited supply of free Wiis in an upcoming promotion, a current employee tell us. The offer is good for new Comcast triple-play subscribers signing up July 28-August 17th in select markets. Our tipster confirmed the promo will be good in Miami, San Francisco, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and some other markets too. In valid markets where triple-play is not available, double-play subscriptions are eligible.

Link to the post at the Consumerist.

Could be a good deal for those looking to switch to comcast i guess.

That's an interesting offer.

Corrected Link....Comcast Deal - Free Wii

I guess if you were planning on signing up for the triple play, anyway, then it's a really good deal. But is getting a Wii enough of a reason to sign up for a plan that's probably $100 per month and locked into a 12 or 24 month contract? That depends on the individual. Still really interesting, regardless.

Funny...

The cable provider is apparently undaunted by the unresolved incompatibility issues between some Comcast-provided routers and the Wii.

Would an existing Comcast customer who does not currently have triple play qualify when they upgrade to triple play?

tags318 said:The Comcast techs in our area are very busy lately, doing disconnects, as Verizon's FiOS is taking the area by storm. They, the company Comcast, will sell their soul to keep your business.
But the Devil already owns their soul - they can't sell it.

"one of the reply from the site"
$129/mo for a DOUBLE PLAY???? TV and Internet or TV and phone??

Still - their double play is usually only $66 or $69/mo (which already comes w/ HBO and STARZ) and their TRIPLY play is only $99/mo! GTFOH, Comcast!

Sure, you'll get a Wii, but you'll be paying $60/mo EXTRA than what you COULD pay for 12 months! If my math serves me right, that's $720 down the drain. That could be $720 in my TANK.

I am an existing customer of Comcast, out of a term contract that ended several months ago. I presently pay $93/mo for phone and Internet. I tried to call their customer service and see if I could get the Triple Play deal, but they wouldn't do it. They would only sell me some $129/mo nonsense with a bunch of channels I don't want.

You would think they would be willing to take the extra $7/mo from me, for something that costs them zero extra dollars to provide, but I guess not. If FIOS was in my area, I would be with them in a heartbeat, but they're very slow in getting around to my area.

I'm wondering if anyone knows any tricks to getting Comcast to let existing customers jump to Triple Play. Is it going to take me threatening to cancel? My guess is that they'll call my bluff and then I'll have to do it.

Thanks!

The Comcast techs in our area are very busy lately, doing disconnects, as Verizon's FiOS is taking the area by storm. They, the company Comcast, will sell their soul to keep your business.

Yeah, they had a rep out here last week. "We might be able to save you $10 a month!" Sure, $10 is nice, but considering I'd be saving at least $40 with FIOS, uh, no thanks. You can just keep your price increases.

Once FIOSTV is up and going, I'm dumping comcast.