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NY AG accuses Charter Spectrum of cheating millions of Internet users
- jdmichal 10y agoI was a bit worried, as I had Brighthouse which was also acquired by Charter last year at the same time as Time Warner Cable. However, this looks like it was actually a Time Warner Cable issue, and Charter just inherited it by virtue of buying them last year.
- xzel 10y agoCan confirm. I can pull a max of maybe 10 mbps down most times on my 100/10 plan. To upgrade to a 250/something plan they want a 250+ fee and 100 something per month. I was spoiled back in Seattle with my 1gbps for 80 a month. Internet infra in NYC is terrible and if you're not anywhere where Fios is offered you're in for a bad time (Comcast, TWC). The only light are the Link stations around the city.
- koenigdavidmj 10y ago> I was spoiled back in Seattle with my 1gbps for 80 a month. Before anyone gets excited, this is only available in a limited set of neighborhoods (CenturyLink fiber) or upscale apartments (CondoInternet or whatever their new name is).
- xzel 10y agoYes I was using CondoInternet in one of the newer apartments. I guess it comes as a perk when the entire downtown is ripped up, you get a chance to lay new fiber.
- shmerl 10y ago> Internet infra in NYC is terrible Optimum are decent. Or rather they were decent, until Altice bought them. Not sure how they fare now. They plan to upgrade their whole coax network to NG-PON2 fiber optics, but it can take a long time.
- macintux 10y agoPrevious discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13553520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13553520
- shmerl 10y agoThey should have required full upgrade to fiber optics as part of the merger deal, and gigabit plans everywhere. Too late now.