Tag: Spectrum
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Spectrum Is Offering 30 Mbps Internet Service for Just $14.99 If You Qualify
Part of the deal for Charter Communications to buy Time Warner Cable was that they would offer low income Internet plans. This was one of the reasons the FCC agreed to approve the merger. So, if you are on Supplemental Security Income, Community Eligibility Provision, or the National School Lunch Program you can get 30…
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Cord Cutting This Week 63 – Sling TV is Bigger Than PlayStation Vue & DIRECTV NOW, ATSC 3.0, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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AT&T, Spectrum, Comcast, Dish, & Verizon Lost 1.1 Million Subscribers in The 4th Quarter of 2018
Cable TV had a really bad 2018 with over 1.1 million subscribers canceling their traditional pay-TV services in just the 4th quarter. This news comes as today Dish announced that they lost 334,000 pay TV subscribers in the 4th quarter of 2018. Dish’s losses are in addition to the 658,000 DIRECTV lost, 36,000 Spectrum lost, 19,000 Comcast…
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Spectrum TV is Raising the Fees on their New Streaming Service
For some time now, Spectrum TVTM has been slowly pushing their new streaming service, Spectrum TV Choice, as an option for cord cutters. One of the drawbacks for customers is that Spectrum still includes the hated broadcast TV fee. Recently, Spectrum has been contacting subscribers of their Spectrum TVTM Choice streaming service to inform them that…
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Spectrum À La Carte TV, Spectrum TV Choice Now Supports HDHomeRun & TiVo DVRs
Have you been thinking about testing out Spectrum’s à la carte TV service but the lack of a good DVR was holding you back? Good news! You can now use Spectrum TV Choice, their à la carte TV service, with a cable card which will enable you to use a TiVo or HDHomeRun as your…
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Spectrum & The State of New York Near Deal to Keep Spectrum in NY
Back in July 2018, New York ordered Charter’s Spectrum cable to leave the state after accusing them of not meeting their commitments. At that time Charter, had 60 days to complete services as the state transition to a new provider but Spectrum and New York agreed to delay this deadline so talks could happen. New York…
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Spectrum is Raising Their Broadcast TV Fee By 20%
Still just thinking about cord cutting? Well, this price hike may make you finally cut the cord. We have now learned that Spectrum cable is reportedly planning on raising their broadcast from $9.95 to $11.99 a month. This price hike comes as Spectrum just raised their broadcast TV fee back in November from $8.85 to $9.95…
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Spectrum Lost 36,000 TV Customers & 83,000 Voice Customers in The 4th Quarter of 2018
Today Spectrum announced their 4th quarter 2018 subscriber numbers. According to Spectrum residential video customers decreased by 36,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 when video customers increased by 2,000. During the same time, residential voice customers declined by 83,000, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 when voice customers grew by…
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Cord Cutting This Week 57 – Free Month of YouTube TV From Roku, Sling TV Update, Apple TV, & More
Join Cord Cutters News every Saturday as we take a look back at some of the biggest Cord Cutting Stories from the past week. Now, remember these are my opinions on them not an in-depth look at each story. If you would like to learn more about each story check out the links below. (Also let…
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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…