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Originally Posted by jrref
So, you went from 1Gig download and upload speeds with Quantum to 1Gig download and 30mb upload speeds with Xfinity and now after 5 years have to do this all over again vs just staying with QF and not having to worry about this any more. You could have purchased a Roku or Fire stick for less than $50 and either of these blow away the XUMO box in picture and sound quality. As far as cell service, don't get fooled by their "discounted" service. Read the fine print. They have data caps and you can get better service at the same or better pricing at Consumer Cellular or Visible or T-Mobile or Mint, etc.. The only reason why the cable companies are offering cell service at a discount is to get you to pay for their overprices services after the promotion is up, but 5 years is a long time.
So, here is what happens, sorry for the rant. You stay with Xfinity for 5 years. After the 5 years is up, whatever they offer you, by that time everything will have increased in price, will probably be way more than if you went with QF now and locked in the current price for life with them. I've seen this with my neighbors many times. That $35 1 Gig service QF had will probably never happen again but thousands of us here in the Villages will be enjoying that service for years to come.
Just another perspective on the subject.
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He wrote he is NOT using the XUMO box so he probably IS using a firestick or Roku.
The $35 1G service from QF is not happening now or two months ago when he changed providers. Today, QF will be happy to sell me 940Mbps (close to 1G) for $65 compared to the $23 that he is paying. Even if some of his discounts only last for two years, that is over $1,000 saved and if the $23 price lasts for five years the savings will add up to $2,500.
If he starts with $2,500 savings by 2030 then QF will need to raise their 1G price to over $100 in order for him to break even by 2035. How likely is that? What's the chance that QF won't discover a new meaning of life again and increase those $65 payments? What's the chance there won't be another shift in technology and new plans at 5Gbps or higher will be available for the same price?