[Luggage]

Except that most of spectrums costs are fixed , cable, wired wages by contracts

[crash]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

If you don't mind paying more for the same service/equipment you have now and getting nothing for it then add me to your list. You can send me $1.27 each month and I will give you nothing new in return . I might even say "thank you" which you aren't likely to get from your internet provider.

Or we can keep the cost the same and provide you with the same service from 5 years ago. The same thing happens with food you don’t want to pay more so they just give you less. Have you noticed a half gallon of ice cream is now 1.5 quarts.

[merrymini]

I would not make the assumption that everyone who lives in the Villages is wealthy. Anyway, this inflation will hit you hard no matter where you live.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by adirenzo010

Spectrum found a way to chip into the $30. credit the Gov. gave us for internet, by raising there rates by $10. They just hate to see seniors get any type of break.

Don't blame Spectrum for inflation. We all know who created all this inflation.

[mkjelenbaas]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

No one in the Villages is “poor”. Its disgusting when people complain about reasonable increases and use the excuse..” why do they do this to seniors”

Yep the seniors that eat out often, play golf, drive nice cars..

Boo hoo...cant afford it here...try another place

An obvious person that does not live in the Villages and sounds like SOUR GRAPES -poor you!!

[MSchad]

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[MSchad]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

What $30 credit the Governor gave us?

Found this…
Find out if you qualify for $30 off internet bills

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

I think people on this site should be paying ME monthly for my excellent and priceless advice for all their problems. $1.27/month from everyone would be just fine. PM me for Zelle or Venmo info!

I can do this from my penny collection but wrapping will take some time and should be reimbursed for this. Please send me $ 10 per month and will be happy to do this for you.

[MrFlorida]

People here give in so easily to rate increases, it's no wonder they keep doing it.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

What $30 credit the Governor gave us?

I wondered when someone was going to ask this question.

[Joe C.]

POOR is relative. Nobody in the USA is poor. You want poor? Check out Somalia or Rwanda. People here who own televisions, computer, IPad and a cellphone still consider themselves "poor". Go overseas and see poor. Some people here don't know how good they have it.

[Dantes]

Thank you. Only the snobby elite say no one’s poor in the Villages they look down on people like you and me

[biker1]

The costs really fall into two categories: infrastructure and programming (content). By infrastructure, I mean the cables, switches, etc. to bring broadband to your house. This infrastructure is used for both internet traffic and to deliver programming. This cost really hasn't changed in the last 20 years in an absolute dollar amount. For example, I was paying $45 per month for broadband 25 years ago and still pay $45 per month today. The bandwidth has improved significantly but the price in absolute dollars hasn't changed. The other component is programming - the content you choose to watch. The "cable companies" such as Spectrum and Xfinity, who provide both infrastructure and programming, and the "streaming companies" such as YouTubeTV and Hulu, who provide only programming, must pay those content providers. The costs of programming will respond to inflationary pressures. My costs for infrastructure (broadband) are fixed. If you obtain your programming from a streaming service you may have more control over costs then going through a provider that bundles broadband(infrastructure) with programming. You obviously need to contract for broadband but you can do that for about $45 per month. You can also drive your programming costs to zero by using an over-the-air antenna but your programming choices will be more limited.

Originally Posted by Luggage

Except that most of spectrums costs are fixed , cable, wired wages by contracts

[capecoralbill]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Do the math. With an inflation rate of 8.3 percent, I would expect everything to go up by approximately that amount, some things more, some things less. So, a $100 Spectrum bill should increase to $108.30. Why blame Spectrum?

That is not the way an economy works, it is the sum of its different pieces not one of the pieces creating the economy.

[daveczo]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

What $30 credit the Governor gave us?

Yeah, what $30?