OT: Cutting the Cord 2.0 - Black Friday streaming deals

[Ryan5UW]

Have spectrum, were getting gigabit for 60/mo, promo expired and just asked for loyalty/tier 2 dept, asked them to give it to me again to avoid closing and opening in my wifes name to get it and they did.

I still have Spectrum internet and have to play the stupid game every year. Sometimes it's easy to keep the same rate sometimes it's like buying a car with the stupid negotiation and escalation you have to do.

One other thing, Spectrum is my only Internet choice so that makes it tougher to negotiate. ATT fiber is here but not yet available to me. The cell phone companies all offer 5G internet but I've heard nothing good about that.

I've had T-Mobile 5G home internet for a few years and it's been great. Like every service it has some hiccups now and then but it's been infinitely better than the experience I was having with Spectrum - faster, more reliable and cheaper.

[MickeyDavis]

I still have Spectrum internet and have to play the stupid game every year. Sometimes it's easy to keep the same rate sometimes it's like buying a car with the stupid negotiation and escalation you have to do.

One other thing, Spectrum is my only Internet choice so that makes it tougher to negotiate. ATT fiber is here but not yet available to me. The cell phone companies all offer 5G internet but I've heard nothing good about that.

I've had T-Mobile 5G home internet for a few years and it's been great. Like every service it has some hiccups now and then but it's been infinitely better than the experience I was having with Spectrum - faster, more reliable and cheaper.

Interesting. I guess it depends on your location and proximity to a tower. I don't game but I stream a lot.

[Ryan5UW]

One other thing, Spectrum is my only Internet choice so that makes it tougher to negotiate. ATT fiber is here but not yet available to me. The cell phone companies all offer 5G internet but I've heard nothing good about that.

I've had T-Mobile 5G home internet for a few years and it's been great. Like every service it has some hiccups now and then but it's been infinitely better than the experience I was having with Spectrum - faster, more reliable and cheaper.

Interesting. I guess it depends on your location and proximity to a tower. I don't game but I stream a lot.

I stream everything, work from home, have 40 some devices connected to my wifi network. I do live close to a tower though, I forgot about that. You could always try it for a month and see how it goes. I had it for two months before making that sweet, sweet call to Spectrum telling them to pound sand.

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[ReasonablySober]

Under the deal it gives those subscribers full access to the ESPN app. That’s really nice.

[MickeyDavis]

I see the ESPN channels back but not ABC yet which is fine.

[Ryan5UW]

Wonder how long until YTTV sends out the email about prices going up.