Slippy_T_Frog t1_j6iq2dw wrote
This is a pretty common practice with them. They'll raise everyone's rates a little here and there and some customers either won't notice, or won't be troubled to contest it, so they (Comcast/Xfinity) will keep doing it.
ZephyrInfernum t1_j6ivi0y wrote
Yup. I read a piece on this somewhat recently. It's not just Xfinity. It's pretty much any cable/internet provider. They really need to make internet a public utility.
yellowspaces t1_j6j86g8 wrote
B-b-but that’s socialism!!!!!
ZephyrInfernum t1_j6j9bi1 wrote
Good. I'm down for socialism.
yellowspaces t1_j6jag4n wrote
Haven’t you seen all the pictures and videos on Fox News of failing capitalism with the caption “This is what socialism looks like”????
Pjtruslow t1_j6n1mtv wrote
Verizon seems to do it different on the Fios side anyways. As far as I can tell it’s $50/mo with the router provided for everyone to get the 300mb plan which is enough for anyone, even with my absurd usage. It used to be $40 if you used your own router but it seems the only option is to have the provided router (even if you don’t use it) probably to streamline customer service.
ZephyrInfernum t1_j6n266l wrote
That's not what we're talking about. Rather, the practice of these companies to raise the rates just a little so that people just kind of accept it rather than dispute it. Multiply that by thousands or millions of subscribers, and you're inflating your profit quite nicely.
Pjtruslow t1_j6n2m4f wrote
I get that. I used to have comcast and they would start you out on a lower than “standard” price and increase it as soon as the price guarantee ended, but would discount it again if you threatened to leave (provided you have options). At least if you get internet only, the price is the price and new customers and existing customers that aren’t locked into an older price will get the same price. The only thing verizon doesn’t do is put you on lower priced equivalent plans that weren’t available when you signed up.
D_Robb t1_j6iysen wrote
Pretty common for all cable companies/ISPs. That two year contract is a guaranteed price for two years, then it goes up
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