Board: [DoveNet] Internet Discussion Subject: Re: The Internet From: MRO Date: Fri Nov 06, 2026 02:26 @VIA: BBSESINF Re: Re: The Internet By: Accession to MRO on Thu Nov 05 2026 04:20 pm > 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. yes, i've had them since like 1998 to 2024 > M> with spectrum my bill trippled over 3 years. they also kept raising > M> the 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. yeah it was a promotion. but it went from 50 bucks in 2021 going up and up until it was like 150 in 2024. it was a gradual thing. you will also notice that with tw everyone was paying different. i'm glad to be off that shit. my bill doesnt go up anymore. my speeds are better. in milwaukee my speeds sucked. > of 'em, in my experience. They will straight up tell you your bill is > going to be 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. comcast charter and att are junk. they charge a lot and raise rates. i would do internet only and my bill would be high. with what i have now, my bill actually dropped 20 bucks last month and i had no idea why. so cellphone and internet is now 72 bucks instead of 92 -- https://i.imgur.com/MNKA5U0.png President of BBS Sysop's Union +++ https://bbses.info/union --- ■ Synchronet ■ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services ::: .