XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: scharf.steven@geemail.com   
      
   On 5/17/2019 8:59 AM, 123456789 wrote:   
      
      
      
   > Cox's price is fluid. Every year I call and threaten to quit   
   > and (so far) I have gotten a $30 to $50 discount off the   
   > listed bundle price for another year. I suppose it is like   
   > buying a new car. Only fools pay the listed price. I do have   
   > competition here (CenturyLink twisted pair + satellite) so   
   > my threat is real. But CenturyLinks's DSL is very sloooow so it   
   > is mostly just a threat...   
      
   On Comcast, they essentially give away basic cable with Internet   
   service. The list price is not what many people pay. You just go to a   
   Comcast independent salesperson who sets up a table in Fry's, Walmart,   
   etc., and they are able to advise you on how to get the best price. But   
   many people just pay the list price.   
      
   My mother-in-law watches one channel. Her Comcast bill was $85 per month   
   with no Internet. I changed it to a $45 per month plan with Internet   
   (normally $35 but the one Chinese channel she watches is $10 per month   
   extra).   
      
   Both AT&T and Comcast offer fiber to the home, but it's expensive and   
   unnecessary.   
      
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