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What I want the FCC to look into is the practice of what I call "price bumping." Where they increase speeds and features of a plan "for free" and then raise you
by bityard 3y ago
What I want the FCC to look into is the practice of what I call "price bumping." Where they increase speeds and features of a plan "for free" and then raise your bill accordingly a few months later and hope you're too busy to notice.
This happened to me. In the beginning, I was paying $35 for 25/5 through Comcast. It was fine, did everything I needed. But then, roughly once a year, for a few years in a row, they would announce a speed increase on my plan, complete with a flyer in the mail congratulating me on being a loyal customer while patting themselves for being such a fine, generous company.
A few months later, like clockwork, a plain black-and-white letter would be attached to my bill informing me of a change in the price of my plan due to unspecified business and economic factors.
I am literally on their lowest plan, and still pay over $60 a month. That's more than what I pay for 3 cell phones.
It's fucking sleazy and I would gladly switch ISPs yesterday if they didn't have a government-granted monopoly in my area. (And no, Starlink and T-mobile are not options for reasons I don't have time to get into right now.)
- throitallaway 3y agoStarlink is roughly double what you're paying right now anyway. I consider it a "last resort" ISP that should only be used if you "need" it (don't have adequate land line options available to you.) It's not really a first choice provider, and it doesn't intend to be.
- test6554 3y agoI have a couple hundred acres of farm land with hills between it and the closest cell towers. There's no internet or cell service, so I got StarLink. It was easy to set up and works great, but I don't go out there enough to justify the $110/120 per month. So after a while, I cancelled it.
- marcrosoft 3y agoCenturyLink advertises that they don’t raise the rate and they STILL do it. Mine went from $50->$60 with no speed change. I don’t have the energy anymore to fight it. My alternative is xfinity which is far worse.