Tag: charter
-
Comcast, AT&T, DISH, Spectrum, & Others Are All Raising Their TV Prices This Month
It’s January and for traditional TV subscribers, that means it is time to pay more. We already reported on Spectrum and Comcast’s price hikes coming out later this month, now we know DISH is also raising their price. The price hikes seem to range from as little as $1 a month on things like Regional…
-
The Best XFINITY & Spectrum Modems For Cord Cutting (Updated August 2018)
Did you know most cable companies charge between $8 and $10 a month to rent their modem? That means you could be paying $120 a year just to rent a cable modem. Other companies like Spectrum don’t charge for the modem but charge you for WiFi. The good news is you don’t have to be…
-
As Cord Cutting Grows Charter’s CEO Says Cable TV is No Longer a Standalone Product
After a tough second quarter that saw Charter lose 73,000 TV customers, it looks like Charter is making some changes. This week Charter’s President and CEO Tom Rutledge said they no longer see cable TV as a standalone product. “We’re going to use video aggressively. But what we’re saying is, it really isn’t a standalone product…
-
Comcast & Spectrum’s Hidden Fees & Taxes Can Add Over $60 a Month to Your Bill
We all see the ads for TV, phone, and internet for a crazy good deal. Or have a phone agent tell you they can give you TV and internet cheaper than internet only. So how can they advertise these great deals and yet you always seem to pay more? The simple answer is fees and…
-
Charter’s SVP Says They Have to “Become Better” At Delivering Content People Want in the Face of Cord Cutting
Today at the Pay TV Show in Denver, Gary Schanman, the SVP of Video Products at Charter Communications, opened up about cord cutting. Schanman says everyone wants content; we have to figure out how they want their content. Charter has to “become better” at delivering the content people want. The moderator, Mike Dano from Firececable,…
-
Charter Lost 122,000 TV Subscribers in The 1st Quarter of 2018
Cord Cutting is off to a very strong start in 2018. This week Charter reported their 1st quarter 2018 numbers. In these numbers, they reported a loss of 122,000 subscribers. That is up from In the 1st quarter of 2017 during which Charter lost 100,00 subscribers. Charter also reported that they added 331,000 internet only customers in the 1st…
-
Spectrum Is Shutting Down Their Cloud Drive Service
This week Spectrum started to contact customers to notify them that effective May 15, 2018, they will be shutting down their Cloud Drive. The Spectrum Cloud Drive is a secure online service that lets you automatically back up and share important files such as photos, videos, and music. Files stored on the Cloud Drive can…
-
Charter is Testing 5G Home Internet in 6 Cities
For some time now we have known that Charter has been working on 5G home internet. Now they have announced six cities that Charter will test out 5G home internet. 5G home Internet promises to bring fiber Internet speeds without the cost of running fiber to each house. With 5G you will be able to get…
-
How To Stop Getting Spam Email And Mail From Comcast, DIRECTV, Dish, TWC, And More
2018 is here and your ex-pay TV provider really wants you back. We all know the pain after you cancel your TV service you get hundreds of emails and letters asking you to come back. Here is how you can get off their contact list for many of the major companies. The first thing you…
-
For the Second Time in a Year Charter Is Raising Their Broadcast TV Fee
Well 2018 is almost here and we have already seen Comcast and Cox raise their prices and now Charter is doing the same. Recently Cord Cutters News confirmed that for the second time this year Charter is raising their broadcast TV fee in February 2018. At the start of 2017 the fee was $6.05 a…