XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
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   > > 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.   
      
   they do not. it's actually the other way around. the cost to offer   
   internet is negligible versus paying licensing fees for the various   
   channels.   
      
   > The list price is not what many people pay.   
      
   only because of promos, after which they jack up the price.   
      
   sometimes a customer can call and threaten to cancel and they'll find   
   another promo, but not always. they know they're the only game in town   
   for most people and people will suck it up and pay no matter what the   
   price is because there aren't any alternatives.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   such tables are very, very rare.   
      
   typically, comcast, charter, verizon, etc. advertise via flyers in the   
   mail and online ads, and the deals are only for new customers.   
      
   > 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).   
      
   stream it.   
      
   > Both AT&T and Comcast offer fiber to the home, but it's expensive and   
   > unnecessary.   
      
   not everywhere and not expensive.   
      
   verizon fios is $80/mo for *symmetrical* gigabit, and *with* a $200   
   rebate:   
      
      
   comcast gigabit only has 35 mbit uplink and costs more.   
      
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