So I officially pulled the trigger with AT&T today for their Fiber 1000 Internet service. Scheduled to get it installed next Wednesday. Got it for the advertised cost of $60/mo. + $10 for the gateway. $70 is a great deal considering what it is, plus they're throwing in HBO Max for free which is nice since I didn't have it. That alone is normally 15 bucks. NO contract.
Also, for placing an order online and being a new customer, I'm getting $400 worth of prepaid Visa cards!
Compare that with Xfinity whom I've been paying well over $200/mo. for a Triple Play package. It became real clear to me when I had a chat with Xfinity about my contract expiring next month. They said if I sign another 2 year contract (fuck that) I'd be eligible for a discount but it won't be as cheap as my current rate! WTF?!? I have the Gigabit speed with Xfinity but have a data cap at 1.2TB which is a load of shit too. They want an extra $30 to remove the cap. I don't think so.
As discussed before in this thread, I'll see what streaming package I want for television content. Probably go with Hulu Live TV first. YouTube TV and Direct Stream are other options but we'll see. The great thing is none of these are based on a "contract". Just goes to show how messed up Comcast/Xfinity is. A customer of almost 12 years and yet I have to sign on for another 2 years to even get a shitty discount.
