Tag: Comcast
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How to Cancel Comcast, Save Money, & Still Watch Your Shows
Canceling Comcast and becoming a cord cutter can sound scary at first, with a ton of options and decisions to make, but this guide will show you that cord cutting is surprisingly easy. In fact, you may already have most, if not everything, you need. Now that its 2020 more people than ever are canceling…
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Comcast Says Increased Demand for Faster Broadband Offsets Losses From Cord Cutting
Last week, on Comcast’s Q4’s earning call, Comcast commented that their losses from video were offset by their growth in broadband services. To further capitalize on cord cutting, Comcast will soon be launching the NBCU streaming service Peacock. “We believe that Peacock, a premium ad-supported service, hits the mark for both consumers and advertisers,” Brian…
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Comcast Warns That Cord Cutting Will Speed Up in 2020 & That Cable TV Prices Are Going Up
There has recently been talk that cord cutting may be slowing down, but Comcast disagrees. Yesterday Comcast during its 4th quarter earnings call they warned investors that cord cutting will speed up in 2020 and expects video subscriber losses to accelerate throughout the year. Comcast lost 732,000 TV subscribers in 2019. If that continues and…
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Comcast Says They Are Not Making Money from Streaming Services Like They Should
Last week Comcast announced details on their new streaming service Peacock. During that event Comcast announced that they are not making money on on-demand and free streaming services like they should. They are launching Peacock so they can make money off of their content like they should with on-demand and free streaming. The digital ad…
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How To Stop Getting Spam Email And Mail From Dish, Spectrum, Comcast, DIRECTV, & More in 2020
At the beginning of every new year, phone calls and letters with offers and promotions trying to win you back as a cable, internet, or phone customer seems to spike. Luckily, there are ways to make these advertisements and promotional offers stop. Do Not Call Registry First things first. Put your phone number on the…
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Comcast Is Worried about Losing Money on Its Peacock Streaming Service
Later today Comcast will officially announce its plans for its new NBCU Peacock streaming service. First, though, The Information has reported that Comcast only plans to spend $2 billion on its service over two years. Now that may seem like a lot but that is $2 billion on everything for Peacock compared to Disney+’s $2.5…
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Cord Cutting 2.0 May Be the Death of Comcast, Spectrum, & More
In 2019, a growing number of companies announced plans to launch new home Internet services. Now in 2020, we are seeing these services become a reality. Some of these new Internet providers are lesser known, like Starry, but others are well known companies like Amazon and SpaceX. Even wireless providers, like Verizon and T-Mobile, are…
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Comcast Launches xFi Advanced Gateway with Wi-Fi 6
Earlier this week, Comcast announced the launch of its next-generation xFi Advanced Gateway, which will begin rolling out to consumers in the coming months. Comcast will be one of the first U.S. Internet Service Providers to offer a WiFi 6 Certified gateway delivering faster speeds, ultimate capacity, lower latency and best-in-class WiFi coverage throughout the home.…
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Comcast New Peacock Streaming Service Launches a Twitter Account
We are now just a few months away from Comcast’s new Peacock streaming service launching. Now to get ready Comcast has launched a Twitter account @PeacockTV for the new service. Peacock, the ad and subscription supported streaming service, will launch in April 2020. Pricing details will be announced later, but we know that the content…
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Cable TV Prices Are Continuing to Rise in 2020 as Comcast, DISH, Spectrum & More Raise Their Prices
Cable companies are ringing in the new year with price hikes on their TV packages and extra fees. Let’s take a look at how prices are changing for Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, and Dish customers. Spectrum was the first to alert customers of price changes in the most recent round of increases. Spectrum raised their prices…