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I'm the opposite. I want "internet but not TV". If you're in Comcast land, you'll pay for cable either way. > I don't think it's realistic to assume "no intern
by _jal 5y ago
I'm the opposite. I want "internet but not TV". If you're in Comcast land, you'll pay for cable either way.
> I don't think it's realistic to assume "no internet" is a standard default these days
About 1 in 6 US households has no internet access, nowhere near a small enough number to start rolling up alternatives.
- margalabargala 5y agoDo you have more details or a source on this? I'm wondering if the 1 in 6 is no centralized household internet, or no access whatsoever e.g. via a smartphone with a data plan.
- _jal 5y agoThe info I'm thinking of came from a Pew report that went around work, I'm not finding that on the public internet. There is this, which comes up with a similar number: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2020-united-states-of-america https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2020-united-states-... That also claims: "The number of mobile connections in the United States of America in January 2020 was equivalent to 107% of the total population." I'm not sure how to disaggregate that to humans. I do personally have more than one device with a data plan, although I'm not sure how typical that is.
- ghaff 5y agoNot sure I understand. I pay Comcast for Internet but dropped both cable TV and landline a couple years ago and cut the bill in about half.
- readflaggedcomm 5y agoThat's not my experience with decades of different Comcast subscriptions in one city.