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Thread Number: 81386
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Comcast Screws Us Over Again |
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Post# 1054203 , Reply# 1 12/13/2019 at 16:46 (1,593 days old) by ea56  (Cotati, Calif.) |
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They cut our TCM too about 4 mo ago, with no warning other than some hidden fine print on the e-bill, which I missed. It now costs an additional $9.99 a mo for the “sports and entertainment” package, which the only entertainment offering is TCM and the Country Music Channel, plus a bunch of sports channels. The only channel we watch from this package is TCM. Seems to me that we should have been offered the option of paying for TCM ONLY, and not be forced into financing a bunch of crap we’ll never watch.
We also have to pay an $8.00 “franchise fee” for sports channels every month too. If viewers want to watch sports, then they should pay for this and those of us that don’t partake of these channels shouldn’t be forced into financing the entertainment of others. Fair is fair, but then look at where we are right now as a nation, not much is fair anymore. Eddie | ||
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Post# 1054229 , Reply# 3 12/13/2019 at 18:50 (1,593 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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I have had Total Choice since 2000 with Directv. They added sports fee and took away Sirus radio and replaced it with that crap Music Choice. I originally had Primestar and you rented the dish and paid for just the stations you wanted and the original Directv bought them out. Now with AT&T, Directv will do what it wants, no more discounts and more crap channels for more $. They either wipe out that stupid sports fee and give me back my discounts or I switch to another provider.
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| Post# 1054237 , Reply# 4 12/13/2019 at 20:53 (1,593 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
 I don't have cable TV. I don't have the $$$, and even when I did, I was too cheap. I can't say I miss it, either. My local library has a good collection of DVDs. And I prefer other sources for news and--particularly--commentary. I'm not interested in watching "news" on a channel that is little more than a PR arm for a political party.
That said... I've noted a lot of people really, really, really hate Comcast. Indeed, a few months ago, I saw some on-line ranting about a cable provider, and wishing that Comcast served the area. My immediate reaction: that cable provider must be really frustrating if that person wants Comcast!
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| Post# 1054239 , Reply# 5 12/13/2019 at 21:05 (1,593 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
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Seems to me that we should have been offered the option of paying for TCM ONLY, and not be forced into financing a bunch of crap we’ll never watch.
Yes. I've seen this point mentioned elsewhere before, particularly with expensive packages. Of course, it's good for a cable company--if they can make someone cough up $$$ extra month just to get one channel they really want. And, unfortunately in today's world, the corporate bottom line seems to matter more than the best interests of ordinary people. | ||
| Post# 1054247 , Reply# 6 12/13/2019 at 23:18 (1,593 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
 Lest we forget, TCM was originally a BASIC channel like CNN. But, hoho, everybody watched it so natcherly the guys in the mahogany underwear went "hey we can gouge for that!" to offset the jacking they get from the sports franchisers fewer and fewer subscribers want.
Spectrum just flat raised the price of almost the same package by $30. The 'almost' being that AT&T bought Cinemax and withdrew it from the package, to be sold separately for another $10, for an overall increase of $40. Oh, and that's the BUNDLE price. IINM, you can now drop phone or internet and the price does not go down.
I thought this industry was supposed to be at least somewhat regulated? How's that working for you? | ||
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Post# 1054284 , Reply# 8 12/14/2019 at 12:58 (1,592 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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 I got a Roku stick a while back and am seriously considering quitting AT&T U-verse TV service. Once you've experienced commercial-free viewing and all of its perks, it's difficult to put up with regular TV anymore.
I agree that sports should be a separate package. Make the wife beaters that are into watching men who refuse to grow up pay for the access. They will, regardless of price. They already pay well into the three figures to attend games in person. | ||
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Post# 1054287 , Reply# 9 12/14/2019 at 14:09 (1,592 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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I got my Spectrum bill today! Shocker! last bill was $124. plus change. New bill $153.00!!! OUCH! No explanation or anything! Now comes the dickering! | ||
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Post# 1054297 , Reply# 10 12/14/2019 at 16:28 (1,592 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI) |
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Don't have cable TV, never missed it. Used to watch OTA but have pretty much completely abandoned that for streaming. Have 300/20 internet from Comcast for $60. | ||
| Post# 1054299 , Reply# 11 12/14/2019 at 16:38 (1,592 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
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I got my Spectrum bill today! Shocker! last bill was $124. plus change. New bill $153.00!!! OUCH! No explanation or anything!
So much "fun" when that happens... I'm pretty sure I've seen situations where the price goes up with no real warning with my ISP. There have been explanations, but it still irritates me. Particularly when it's a new fee that suddenly gets invented. Or the time when I was "upgraded" to a new level service. It was promoted with a line of: how wonderful this is--better than you had--and oh, by the way, the rate will got up slightly!
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| Post# 1054300 , Reply# 12 12/14/2019 at 16:50 (1,592 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
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One thing I've thought is that cable companies in general have probably come to a conclusion that their future is less and less rosy with every passing day, thanks to streaming services and cell phone Internet service. So...they might figure "get the money while we can!" by rate increases, cute tricks like forcing one to buy an expensive package to get one desirable channel, etc. | ||
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Post# 1054717 , Reply# 13 12/18/2019 at 21:32 (1,588 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Post# 1054838 , Reply# 16 12/19/2019 at 17:11 (1,587 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 I canceled cable TV in July 2006. Wasn't watching much, and (accidentally) ran the mower over the coax coming down at the utility pole where it wasn't fully buried. They ran a new cable and properly buried it in April 2007 when I needed Internet service after we shut down the dial-up ISP where I'd worked since Nov 1998. DSL wasn't available at the outskirts of town, and I wouldn't have touched SWB/ATT/XYZ with a 30' pole anyway. I have only Internet service. I thought the local cable outfit is a Comcast reseller but recently noticed the bank statement description for the bill-pay transaction references Cable One. Maybe that's a recent change, haven't checked statement back-history. Except a service guy some years ago took the filter off at the pole that blocks the TV part. It had gone bad, and he said they always cause trouble so he removed it and didn't install another. So basic channels slip through. I told him at the time that all the jacks in the house are disconnected except the one in the office room for the computers, which was true then and still now. I can use RJ's DirecTV password to valid streaming on the network web sites. Only show I watch anyway is General Hospital. Have an ancient Roku in the MBR, haven't used it in several years. | ||
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Post# 1055029 , Reply# 17 12/21/2019 at 12:25 (1,585 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Tom,
Exactly!
Weatherscan was your local forecast, 24 hours a day. They suggest your local news, or The Weather Channel. Neither one is giving you the current local conditions, as they happen. Any time there was severe weather, we would just leave Weatherscan on. We even enjoyed the background music! As far as I'm concerned, there is no equal. I think it came down to, Weatherscan has no commercials, so Goliath Comcast wasn't making any money off of it. Aww...poor Comcast. Barry | ||
| Post# 1057568 , Reply# 20 1/14/2020 at 14:41 (1,561 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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When AT and Sleaze .... bought Direct TV streaming my bill went up 3 months later by 30 bucks. Dropped them like a bad habit since I had At&t Internet years prior and all they did was jack the price every few months. Absolutely despise the "too big to fail" company. | ||
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Post# 1057866 , Reply# 22 1/17/2020 at 04:09 (1,558 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Currently paying $45 for Comcast internet only. Speed is good. Currently in a 2 year agreement. Before that, every year they'd hike the charges and I'd have to call and talk them down... I've heard that if the salesperson resists, you can ask for the termination desk or some such thing; let them know their price hikes are not acceptable.
Lately been getting Facebook ads and mailings from "Common" network service. As far as I can tell, they use rooftop antennas to connect to the city owned fiber backbone system, and offer fast speeds. However the price is only $5 less than Comcast, and I have my doubts about this municipal WiFi type of service. One is security. The other is depending on the city for internet backbone. And I figure they will do what they all do: try to jack up the price after a year or two. We'll see. | ||
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Post# 1057921 , Reply# 23 1/17/2020 at 15:00 (1,558 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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I bailed on cable TV about 15 years ago and havent looked back. With extended basic from Comcast it was $700.00 per year. Screw that! I use them for internet thats it. I have a basic landline for $24.00 per month with Frontier and have Amazon Prime which gives me lots of free TV to watch plus I've collected dozens of boxed DVD sets of all the great TV I watched as a kid in the 70's like Mannix, Kojak, Perry Mason etc to keep me busy. I still need to find Quincy M.E. and the original Hawaii Five-O on sale and will get them.
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| Post# 1057930 , Reply# 24 1/17/2020 at 16:16 (1,558 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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Robbins, if you want ..... to knock an extra $18 a month more off your landline, look into Ooma. I pay $6 a month and it is absolutely fantastic service. All you need is Internet service. | ||
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Post# 1057997 , Reply# 26 1/18/2020 at 04:14 (1,557 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1058032 , Reply# 27 1/18/2020 at 12:00 (1,557 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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My problem is I have a vintage 1930 Western Electric wall phone in the kitchen and my Xfinity internet came with digital phone. The WE didnt like the digital network and didnt work right so I ended up with AT&T for the landline before they were sold to frontier and yanked all the Comcast phone cable up. Im not sure the phone would work well on Ooma.
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