Board:   [DoveNet] Internet Discussion
Subject: Re: The Internet
From:    Accession
Date:    Thu Nov 05, 2026 16:20

@VIA: PHARCYDE
Hey MRO!

On Wed, Nov 04 2026 23:54:48 -0600, you wrote:

 M> i don't like comcast and i dont like charter/spectrum.

I've had Time Warner (and now Spectrum) for almost 20 years now, probably.

 M> with spectrum my bill trippled over 3 years. they also kept raising the
 M> rate by small amounts randomly.

More than likely, you had some kind of promotion (or multiple) for the first year. They will only mention that your promotions are almost up in small print on your paper bill. If you don't get a paper bill, you'd never know. Rates go up without warning once that year is up.

I just don't mess with promotions any more. I stick with my $100/mo for Gig internet, and that's it. If I notice they're offering it for less, and not via promotion (which I did awhile back, and dropped my bill $30/mo), I'll call and see if I can move to the recent plan.

All of the big providers do this. AT&T is probably the worst of all of 'em, in my experience. They will straight up tell you your bill is going to be <THIS> much, your first bill matches that, and then over the next 6 months you bill creeps up $10-20 a month and by the time you notice it's WAY out of hand.

Regards,
Accession

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