Tag: Spectrum
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Spectrum is Slowly Pushing Cable TV Customers Over to Its New Streaming TV Service With Higher Device Fees
Spectrum is slowly pushing customers from its older cable TV service to its newer streaming service with the Xumo Box. Now Spectrum is trying to speed up the process of moving customers from its legacy cable TV service to its new streaming service by raising the monthly price of cable TV boxes but keeping the…
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DIRECTV & Spectrum Raised Prices Twice Over the Last Year as Cable TV Price Hikes Become Common
2023 was a year filled with price hikes as most major cable TV providers, including Comcast, Spectrum, DISH, and DIRECTV, saw rate increases. Not only did they raise prices in 2023, two of them raised prices twice within a year. DIRECTV raised its prices in early 2023 and in the fall of 2023. Spectrum raised…
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Spectrum Cable TV Subscribers Now Get Ad-Based Disney+ For Free
Spectrum on Thursday said that all subscribers of its TV Select packages will get the ad-based version of Disney+ for free at no additional cost. Subscribers who can go here to sign up for a Disney+ Basic subscription. Customers with an existing Disney+ subscription can go to the service’s app or site to change their…
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Spectrum is Raising Prices for its Cable TV Services and Low-Income Internet Program
Spectrum is quietly raising the rates for some of its services, the second time in less than six months that it is rolling out a price hike. The cable company, owned by Charter Communications, sent a notification to some customers warning them of the increase. Noteworthy is another increase to the Spectrum Internet Assist, which…
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Spectrum Is Running a Special Sale on Two Years of 1-Gig Internet Service
Spectrum is offering 1-Gig internet service for $39.99 a month for two years for customers in the Kansas City, Missouri area. This is the same price as Spectrum’s 300 Mbps plan. Spectrum describes the plan as its “fastest internet for smart homes, virtual reality explorers, and instant downloads.” The promotion, spotted earlier by Light Reading,…
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The Recap: FCC’s Plan to Kill Junk Fees, Disappearing Apps, and More
Cord cutting has taken its toll on cable companies, which we’ve seen every time Comcast or Charter Communications reports earnings and continued losses on the TV side. But what gets less attention are the small local cable TV companies, and things are even uglier. There have been a string of cable companies that have either…
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The Recap: Comcast Price Hikes, DIRECTV-Tegna Fight Gets Uglier, and More
It’s been about a week or so since the last price hike from a cable or streaming service, so we’re overdue. The latest to warn customers that its prices were going up is cable giant Comcast, which said the increases would take effect later this week. It follows price hikes from DIRECTV, DISH, and pretty…
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Spectrum Plans to Drop More Cable TV Networks as Cord Cutting Grows
In September Spectrum reached a deal with Disney that removed eight networks including Freeform, Nat Geo Wild, FXX, Disney Junior, and Disney XD from Spectrum. Now Spectrum’s CFO Jessica Fischer says they plan to drop even more channels. According to a report from the Hollywood Reporter, Spectrum plans to drop less popular channels and bundle…
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Spectrum Expects to Lose Internet Customers as Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows
For some time now, many cable TV companies, including Comcast, have been losing internet customers. One of the few companies that has been adding customers was Spectrum. Now, however, Spectrum’s CFO has announced that they expect to lose internet customers in the 4th quarter of 2023. “I can certainly see that it’s likely that we…
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Charter’s Spectrum Told to Stop Bashing T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet Service
Charter’s claims that T-Mobile’s 5G home internet service is “spotty” and “glitchy” go to far, according to the National Advertising Division, which recommended the cable TV provider modify or cease several claims against the wireless company. The NAD, which is part of the BBB National Programs, ruled that two of its commercials and claims on…