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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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