> http://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-to-buy-time-warner-cable-2014-2
This doesn't make my decision to switch things around any easier. I am paying separate companies right now for everything-
Internet: Comcast (no issues at all with them)
TV: DirecTV
Home and mobile phones: AT&T
If it was up to me I would drop home phone altogether and switch TV to Netflix. However, I am getting flak from the other household member who doesn't even want me to consider U-Verse because it doesn't have the Hallmark channels. No way I could get away with Netflix. The choices I have are Comcast for Internet and TV (can't touch the AT&T phone even though she's paying $60-70 a month on it alone), U-Verse for everything despite the Hallmark thing (phone would switch to digital, but would still technically be AT&T), or WOW for internet and phone. At least I think WOW is still an option- haven't received door-hangings from them for a long time now.
The trouble with anything is, I would save money for a year- and even get $250 back from AT&T if I go with that- but afterward the bill would be back up almost to where it was, maybe a $10-15/mo savings. Comcast only offers $50 back as a current internet customer, doesn't have DVR standard like U-Verse, but at least I would keep my current email addresses. Either Comcast or AT&T seem to be steps up over DirecTV on extras though, like streaming.
I have not yet looked into WOW, but I am reading things about them overselling what they can handle, which would explain the lack of advertising lately.
What I will probably end up doing unless I can be talked out of it is go for two years with Comcast double play, and in the meantime switch email over the two years to something outside of the ISP like gmail or outlook (already have a gmail account, though I don't use it for much). Understand that I have had my Comcast email addresses for a very long time now and so switching will take some time. After two years, check out the options again.
Edit: forgot to mention I am in the Chicago market- I'm pretty sure I don't live too far from italie
Edited by Qun Mang (02/15/14 12:26 AM)
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