Tag: Comcast
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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…
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New Details on Comcast’s New Live TV Streaming Service (Its a Lot Like Cable)
Last week we learned that Comcast was planning to take on cord cutting with their own live TV streaming service called Instant TV. Now we have learned a lot more about the service. Free Trial If you are a Comcast internet only customer you can now subscribe to their live TV streaming service starting at just…
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Comcast Announces Their Live TV Streaming Service Starting at $18 a Month
For months now we have heard that Comcast was planning to take on cord cutting with their own live TV streaming service called Instant TV. Now they have started to roll out their live TV streaming service in a few markets. If you are a Comcast internet only customer you can now subscribe to their…
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Comcast Is Again Raising Their Sports & Broadcast TV Fees
Are you ready to pay over $14 a month for regional sports and broadcast TV? If you have Comcast in some markets soon you won’t have an option but to pay the new higher fee. Currently Comcast charges $11 a month for both its regional sports fee and broadcast TV fee. This is the fee…
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Comcast Is Trying to Explain Away Their Hidden Fees in Recent Lawsuit
Comcast is currently facing a class-action lawsuit in California that alleges the company has been falsely advertising its prices for services by not listing the hidden fees in the ads. The main complaint of the lawsuit seems to be the Broadcast TV fee of $6.50 a month and the Regional Sports Fee of $4.50 a…
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We Have New Details on Comcast’s New Sling TV Like Streaming Service
It looks like Comcast is starting to get closer to a release date for their live TV streaming service. Now we know the name of the service “Instant TV” and a rough timeline for its release. So far a channel lineup is unknown but it sounds like Comcast plans to keep the service inside their…
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New Details on Comcast’s $15 Live TV Streaming Service
The live TV streaming service is getting very crowded. Not that long ago you only had one option for live TV streaming to cord cutters with Sling TV. Now you have a growing list of live TV services including DIRECTV NOW, PlayStation Vue, Hulu, and more. One of the newest live TV services is coming…