I would hope this would also apply to the live TV streaming services like Hulu+live tv, Fubo, YouTube TV, etc. I looked into some of them, and the added fees took the monthly bill from like $83 a month to over $100 a month, but you don’t know that unless you read the disclaimers since they advertised it at $83 a month.
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billiam0202@lemmy.world 3 months agohyper-competitive marketplace
Ah yes, when I think of “hyper competitive” I think of the one and only one cable provider who services my neighborhood.
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 3 months ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Seems like it certainly needs to. I haven’t noticed any such added fees for the services I subscribe to. If true, that’s a good indication someone is seeking a competitive advantage by misleading potential customers, and good reason to act
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 3 months ago
This isn’t the worst offender I’ve seen, but it’s still bullshit. They should never be able to advertise it at $84.99 when there are $30.99 in required fees
AA5B@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That would go immediately on my list of “never do business”
atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 3 months ago
And the thing about regulation like this is that it just resets the bar height for everyone. It’s not like this doesn’t apply to all competitors.
Unless we mean non-cable competition, i.e. streaming. Maybe that’s not under the jurisdiction of FCC? If not, though, then I have to wonder why this has to be an FCC thing in the first place. This is about truth in advertising, in general.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Comcast calls me all the time trying to sell me on their
Trojan horsestreaming box or their cell service. I’m polite to the caller cause I know it’s just a gig for them but I always calmly tell them I only have Comcast as I have no other choice and I’d rather peel off my finger nails than give them any other business. It speaks to how bad things are that I’m dying for Verizon of all companies to come “save” me. Hyper-competitive, fucking lol.linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Verizon FIOS is like a unicorn. Service is stable, price hasn’t moved, support is available, clear and friendly. Install and repair dates are quick.
one day the shoe will drop, been waiting for it for years, but in my little corridor they just keep kicking comcast’s ass.
Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The shoe dropped on most of Verizon’s former territory. Basically anywhere they had DSL but didn’t want to lay fiber they sold off instead of even trying.
linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah, if you ended up with frontier or anyone else they sold to you’re going to have a bad time.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I had them when I rented and I was also surprised by how few complaints I had
FunkPhenomenon@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
wow. I’ve never received any spam calls from an ISP & have been using comcast internet since 2006. they’re a lot more reliable in my area than their competition (tried it, the DSL service was terribad, and wave broadband can suck a dick).
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
PNW? how the fuck is it that comcast is the best we can get. goddamn google or someone else please fucking save me from comcast
Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I was so happy when I was able to tell Comcast/Xfinity to suck toads after moving to an area with Google Fiber. Google may be a shit company, but I gotta admit I really love symmetrical gigabit service for $70/month.
elephantium@lemmy.world 3 months ago
There’s a local company in my city that offers fiber to the home. I’m so happy not to be stuck with Comcast!