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Re:AT&T's website raising the price every time I refresh the... by bachmeier on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @10:45AM (#30932554)
It's awesome in the US if you only have one internet provider. Not only is the internet badly overpriced[1], they bundle cable and internet together, so that you basically pay for cable whether or not you want it. We wanted to drop cable to save money, but they said "Oh that means we remove the bundle discount. Your bill only goes down $3 a month."

[1] This is not an opinion. AT&T just put in fiber and I got 6x faster download, 20x faster upload at a fraction of what I was paying before. My existing provider countered (after I cancelled) with a much faster internet plan plus cable at 40% of their previous price.

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Re:AT&T's website raising the price every time I refresh the... by dylan604 on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @11:53AM (#30933619)
In these monopoly provider situations, can you not get a "dry line" data only package? A lot of people are unfamiliar with that option as the ISP doesn't like to advertise it as they want you to subscribe to their bundles.

However, I have found that by using my cable subscription to gain access to the various streaming apps, it is cheaper than buying all of the apps a la carte.

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Re:AT&T's website raising the price every time I refresh the... by goosedragons on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @11:57AM (#30933683)
Yes, but it's often not much cheaper or sometimes even more expensive than the bundle.
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Re:AT&T's website raising the price every time I refresh the... by bachmeier on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @12:16PM (#30933968)
> even more expensive than the bundle

That's the shocking thing. I've heard of cases where dropping cable would increase the bill. I suspect that's because it's easier to defend leveraging your monopoly power if you can show customers are "buying" other services like cable.

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Re:AT&T's website raising the price every time I refresh the... by bachmeier on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @12:13PM (#30933921)
That's what I meant by dropping cable, but they'd only cut my bill by $3.
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