Tag: Comcast
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Comcast Now Charges You $5.99 For Every Extra TV
If you are still paying for cable TV, today may be the day to become a cord cutter. In many markets Comcast is raising the fee they charge for every additional TV to $5.99 a month. So if you have three extra TVs in your home you will pay an extra $17.97 a month adding…
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Comcast Is Raising the Price of Their Live TV Streaming Service Instant TV
Recently Comcast started to roll out a live TV streaming service called Instant TV that includes locals and add-ons. You need Comcast Internet and you need to live in a Comcast market that offers the service but you could get your locals for $20 from Comcast streaming online. Or for $25 you could add sports…
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Comcast Is Raising the Rental Price of Their Internet Modems
If you are still renting a modem from Comcast, it may be time to buy one. Right now Comcast is rolling out new rental prices on their modems that will raise the monthly rental to $11. From our understanding, some Comcast subscribers are already seeing the price hike, and all Comcast subscribers will see the…
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In The Face of Cord Cutting 21st Century Fox Goes Up for Sale
Last week it was reported that 21st Century Fox is in talks with 3 potential buyers including Comcast, Verizon, and Sony for a potential sale. This comes a week after it was reported that Fox and Disney have been in talks for a possible sale. It is reported the Rupert Murdoc and his sons are…
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Comcast Makes It Easier to Save $10 a Month on Your Internet Bill
If you are renting a modem from Comcast, you are easily spending $120 a year just on modem rentals. Over a two-year contract, you are spending $240 just to rent a modem you could easily replace with one you would own. If you rent that modem for four years, you just spent $480 for a…
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Comcast Lost 134,000 Pay TV Subscribers in 3rd Quarter 2017
Well, it looks like the bad news for cable TV keeps flooding in as once again a major provider is reporting a drop in pay TV subscribers. This time the drop comes from Comcast who today reported losing 134,000 residential video subscribers in the 3rd quarter 2017. The bad news does not stop there as NBCUniversal also…
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Comcast Added Over $79 in Fees to One Customer’s Bill
We have all seen the ads “come back to cable TV for a crazy great rate,” but there are hidden fees and taxes that make that deal a lot less attractive in reality. Thanks to one of our Facebook group members we get a look at how quickly these fees can add up. In just…
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It Looks Like Cord Cutting Is Taking a Large Bite Out of Comcast
Next week Comcast will officially report their subscriber numbers for the third quarter 2017. Although we are a few days away from the announcement, Comcast is already trying to soften the blow by warning investors of a bad report to come. The Executive Vice President for Comcast Xfinity Services said that the company expects to…
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Comcast & Charter Are Trying to Slow the Growth of Inexpensive TV Packages
Over the last few years, the growth of inexpensive streaming services has started to take a noticeable bite out of traditional pay-TV services. Now companies such as Viacom, Discovery, A&E, and AMC are pushing for inexpensive sports-free packages and others are pushing streaming services. Both do not seem to be sitting well with the likes…
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Comcast Is Trying to Block Cheap Sports-Free TV Packages
Comcast is becoming concerned about the recent effort by some to launch cheap sports-free TV packages. Recently companies such as AMC, A&E, Discovery, and Viacom have been pushing for a $20 or less TV package free of the expensive sports channels, and it looks like Comcast is concerned about this so is pushing back against…