Ah, even worse. They want to charge $5 a month forever if you use their equipment for wifi. It's 2018. WIFI IS HOW MOST EVERYONE USES INTERNET. Just price-gouging. I did contact a rep who had nothing else to say because she realized I understood the game.https://twitter.com/Ask_Spectrum/status/1022849197773545472 …
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If you know to ask, they immediately say, ah, okay, use your own router. (which makes more sense). But if you are a non-technical, ordinary person, it just says "Do you want Wi-fi" and you are stuck.https://twitter.com/richardherlihy/status/1022852832310046720 …
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Yes it is if you are not a technical person and do not understand what these are. I have my own router and this is not a problem for me. They are charging who-knows-how-many people monthly fees for something that should be standard.https://twitter.com/kchoudhu/status/1022852797627330562 …
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Yep, there was a whole set of other hidden charges, weird language there. Also, still can't get over
@ATT charging an enormous fee for very slow internet, basically for "elderly people on email". US is so behind and predatory on broadband it's nuts. https://twitter.com/TonySoaprhino/status/1022853347576111106 …This Tweet is unavailable.Show this thread
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Make sure you just get your own Router. It will save you money in the long run and be faster than their garbage.
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I do have my router... But the process is crazy. I get expensive, useless options till someone realizes I understand what they are saying..
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You have to pay $15 extra if you will use your own wifi router? Or is that for access to public/city wifi?
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They want $15 to provide a modem that has wifi--somehow they managed to give people modems that are wired only (I can't even find one for sale so clearly they probably give you a modem with wifi anyway but don't tell you unless you pay $15 extra? Not sure).
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I study digital divides and I’m moving into a case study. Moving from NYC to rural Oklahoma. AT&T has 5 Mbps, not sure about local provider yet, Suddenlink. We need to call to see if they offer service.
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Our previous house was just a little outside the city limits, and our housing area had no cable or DSL options. I had a point-to-point WiFi solution to a station about 2 miles away. We sold that house (as beautiful as it was) and moved into town, in part for fast Internet.
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