Tag: Comcast
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How to Save $168 a Year on Comcast’s Home Internet
This week Comcast confirmed that they are raising the cost to rent a cable Internet modem starting in December 2019. Now you will have to pay $169 a year to rent a modem so you can use Comcast’s Internet service. Over two years, you will pay $336 just to rent a modem that costs a…
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Comcast Confirms a December Price Increase on Cable TV & Internet Customers
Last Saturday, Cord Cutters News broke the news that Comcast was going to be raising prices on TV and internet customers in December. Now Comcast has confirmed the price increase that will go into effect on December 18, 2019. “Rising programming costs — most notably for broadcast TV and sports — continue to be the…
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Comcast Is Once Again Raising Prices on Cable TV & Internet
If you are a Comcast customer, be prepared for a price hike. Comcast is rolling out price hikes across the nation, and according to a new Comcast price sheet, the hikes will go into effect on December 18, 2019. With this new price hike, you will see the price on Broadcast TV go up from…
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T-Mobile & Comcast Team Up To Crack Down on Robocalls
Today T-Mobile and Comcast have announced a partnership to crack down on Robocalls through a system called STIR (Secure Telephony Identity Revisited) and SHAKEN (Secure Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) standards to identify authentic calls across both company’s networks. Along with Inteliquent, the three companies will work to block robocalls before your phone even…
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Comcast Could be Broken Up Into Smaller Companies if One U.S. Congressman Has His Way
This week Congressman Bobby Rush sent a letter to Comcast’s CEO Brian Roberts that included how he wants to break up Comcast into smaller companies. This comes from a report over at Deadline who obtained a copy of the letter. “Comcast has enjoyed the largesse – as has the cable industry, in general – of…
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The DOJ is Investigating Comcast Over its Dispute With Starz
Back in August Cord Cutters News first reported that Comcast planned to move some channels including Starz to more expensive packages. Now this has happened as Comcast has removed Starz from some of its bundles. This is not the end of the story as Comcast and Starz still need to reach a new deal or…
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Comcast’s Roku Like Xfinity Flex Streaming Player is Now Free For Comcast Internet Customers Even if You Don’t Rent a Modem
Back in March, Comcast announced that they are launching a $5 a month streaming device. In September Comcast made the Flex free to all Comcast Internet customers if you rented a Comcast Modem. Now Comcast internet customers can get a free Flex even if they don’t rent a Comcast modem. This device will aggregate streaming…
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Comcast is Trying to Block Maine’s New A La Carte TV Law
Recently, Maine passed a law requiring that cable operators offer an à la carte TV option. The new law says that “a cable system operator shall offer subscribers the option of purchasing access to cable channels, or programs on cable channels, individually.” This would bring à la carte TV, which many have hoped for, to…
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Comcast Is Dropping STARZ in December
Exclusive: In August, Cord Cutters News broke the news that Comcast would be removing Starz from some high-end packages and moving TCM to the Sports Extra Add-on. Comcast followed through by removing TCM from their core packages and making STARZ a $12 add-on. Now Cord Cutters News has learned that Comcast will be dropping STARZ…
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Comcast Has Been Removing TV Channels But Not Lowering Its Price
Xfinity cable customers have been taking to Twitter to share complaints about Comcast Xfinity dropping channels. Channels including WE TV, Investigation Discovery, and WGN have been disappearing from lineups in markets around the country. Customers are saying they haven’t been getting any warning or any explanation from the company about why this content is suddenly…