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I switched my wife first because she wanted Verizon's network and at that point you had to buy a new device from Comcast. After a couple of months, I ended up
by jdeibele 8y ago
I switched my wife first because she wanted Verizon's network and at that point you had to buy a new device from Comcast. After a couple of months, I ended up buying a used phone compatible with Xfinity Mobile and have been very happy with it.
We took our phones with us to Mexico and roamed for a week for about $9 over the usual bill. That was almost entirely Google Maps, with a little "Find Friends", but it was so much nicer than swapping SIM cards.
I was in the process of setting up BackBlaze and ARQ to back up everything at home offsite when Comcast implemented their 1TB/month limit. That was not pleasant. And every year Comcast makes me do the "we're doubling your price for internet unless you threaten to leave" every year and having the cell phones with them makes it harder to move. It's another $10/month per line if you don't have service with Comcast.
So I'm not thrilled about having more eggs in their basket but the service has been really reliable. My wife wanted Verizon because she travels to the boondocks and she wouldn't have service with Ting, which is what we were using before.
- gnicholas 8y agoI have wondered if it would make things hard on me when it comes time to threaten to leave and keep my cable internet bill low. On the other hand, I'll be saving $100/mo versus Verizon (big family plan), so even if I have to eat a $20 increase in my Comcast bill, it will be well worth it. I also get access to xfinitywifi hotspots, which I previously didn't have because my Comcast internet is below the required tier (60Mbps).