XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: Nobody@NotMyISP.net   
      
   On 5/17/19 12:51 PM, nospam 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Not everyone has much choice. Our only cable option is Charter/Spectrum.   
   100Mbps down/10Mbps up (but we usually get about 10% faster than those)   
   is approx. $65/mo. (internet only, no phone or TV). I just got offered a   
   "special deal" on AT&T, but the fastest they could offer was 25Mbps   
   down. No Comcast or Verizon here. There is fiber to the premises (don't   
   recall which company) in this ZIP code, but not to the residential areas.   
      
   Perce   
      
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