[784caroline]

If you get Comcast you should read the Pricing changes coming your way January 1, 2015. What really bugs me is the Digital Adapter fees (which we originaly got for free about 2-3 years ago) are rising from $1.99 per adapter to $2.99 per adapter per month. Another crazy fee is the Broadcast TV fee now at $1.50 to $3.25 per month. Another issue is when you call Comcast to raise an issue about somehting , they NOW change you a one time $2.99 billing change fee.

Talk about nickel and diming you!!

[JourneyOfLife]

Better get used to it... Look at this!

The Motley Fool:

How Comcast Plans to Boost Your Internet Bill With New Fees

Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA ) has begun testing data caps in certain markets and plans to make what it prefers to call "usage-based" billing standard policy across the country within the next five years.

Previously, in nearly all cases, Internet data was an unlimited flat-rate, all-you-can-eat buffet. Under its new plan, which Comcast has already rolled out in a number of test cities, the company will sell users a flat amount of data and then charge them overages. This will take a system where customers had cost certainty and replace it with the model that has served the cell-phone industry so well -- one where subscribers pay more if they go over a set limit.

How Comcast Plans to Boost Your Internet Bill With New Fees (CMCSA)

[tuccillo]

That is why I don't have cable/sat TV service. I have an over-the-air antenna for HighDef broadcasts from ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox (and others) from Orlando for no cost. I also use Netflix and Hulu+ for $8/month.

Originally Posted by 784caroline

If you get Comcast you should read the Pricing changes coming your way January 1, 2015. What really bugs me is the Digital Adapter fees (which we originaly got for free about 2-3 years ago) are rising from $1.99 per adapter to $2.99 per adapter per month. Another crazy fee is the Broadcast TV fee now at $1.50 to $3.25 per month. Another issue is when you call Comcast to raise an issue about somehting , they NOW change you a one time $2.99 billing change fee.

Talk about nickel and diming you!!

[billethkid]

what would work but would be impossible to make happen....all Comcast customers demand going to the next package down from what they currently have (unless you already only have basic).

In substantial numbers that would have a significant impact on their revenues.

[TrudyM]

Are the internet fees going up also. The higher level internet access here in WA has gone up. I assume because people are using streaming like Ruku - google crome - and the new amazon fire stick and dumping cable. Problem is hubby would go into withdrawl without the golf channel.


And yes I know I can't spell.

[Villages PL]

Isn't most of this junk-food for the mind and very addictive? ......Just say NO!

[rubicon]

Comcast is about to lose a boat full of customers

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

That is why I don't have cable/sat TV service. I have an over-the-air antenna for HighDef broadcasts from ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox (and others) from Orlando for no cost. I also use Netflix and Hulu+ for $8/month.

Where did you get the antenna? what did it cost? here is it placed? What do you use for telephone service and internet?

[tuccillo]

Tom at TheVillagesAV.com installed the antenna in our attic. I believe the model is a DB4e from AntennasDirect.com. I don't like to quote other peoples prices so I would recommend you call Tom - it was reasonable and he does a great job installing it. It has a amplifier because the signal is split 4-ways. If you are handy you can do the install yourself. I had Tom do it because his price was very reasonable and he had done a bunch of installs in The Villages and could guarantee that I would pick up stations from Orlando - I pull in about 50 stations.

I use CenturyLink for Internet access but do not have phone service through them. I use an Ooma Voice-over-IP for phone service (as well as cell phones).

Tom has recently posted that Comcast has a pretty good deal for internet access plus basic TV for 1-year, I believe. I do not know what the price is after 1 year. I "cut the cord" with TV service about 3 years ago and have not looked back.

Originally Posted by rubicon

Where did you get the antenna? what did it cost? here is it placed? What do you use for telephone service and internet?

[Hancle704]

Comcast gets away with it because many folks tolerate it. They have reached a point where they enjoy an almost monopoly status in some markets and could care less what their customers think. Oh and there are some who say they enjoy the high speed that only Comcast can offer, is it really that important? Not to me.

[PennBF]

Where are the Florida elected reps who are to protect the Community against abuses? This is just another way of using the air waves as a facility to over charge and cheat customers. Only the Gov't reps can stop this and they are invisable.

[tuccillo]

I have had 100 Mbits/sec (nominal download) internet in a previous home outside of The Villages in the past and I now have 10 Mbits/sec in The Villages. I work from home (I do "computer stuff") and stream video via Roku boxes. It is really hard to see the difference between 100 Mbits/sec and 10 Mbits/sec. The 100 Mbits/sec was part of a "bundled plan" through the local phone company with an IP TV service (which I dropped after a year). I agree that the vast majority of people don't need the higher speed internet that Comcast offers. Along those lines, I wonder how many people are overpaying for cellular data plans where they use a small percentage of the "megabytes per month" that they are paying for. It is always worthwhile to analyze your needs before choosing a service.

Originally Posted by Hancle704

Comcast gets away with it because many folks tolerate it. They have reached a point where they enjoy an almost monopoly status in some markets and could care less what their customers think. Oh and there are some who say they enjoy the high speed that only Comcast can offer, is it really that important? Not to me.

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by Hancle704

Comcast gets away with it because many folks tolerate it. They have reached a point where they enjoy an almost monopoly status in some markets and could care less what their customers think. Oh and there are some who say they enjoy the high speed that only Comcast can offer, is it really that important? Not to me.

Wait till they form an even bigger monopoly with Time Warner, with the blessing of their pals in Washington:

Time Warner Cable Likes Chances on Comcast Merger Approval in Early 2015 - TheStreet

Be sure to read the last two paragraphs.

[Deseylou]

We dropped Comcast and went back to Direct TV
We are so much happier
Saving money also

[PaPaLarry]

Originally Posted by Deseylou

We dropped Comcast and went back to Direct TV
We are so much happier
Saving money also

Like what's the difference in prices or costs?