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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,849 posts)
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:20 PM Nov 5

Spectrum raises red flag on cause of fleeing customer problem

Spectrum, which is operated by Charter Communications, continues to lose customers at a rapid pace, despite recent efforts to slow down the alarming trend.

During the third quarter of this year, Spectrum lost 70,000 cable TV customers, according to Charter’s latest earnings report. The decline comes as many consumers nationwide flock to streaming services, which allow users to watch TV shows and movies at a lower monthly price than traditional cable.

Spectrum also lost a whopping 109,000 internet customers during the quarter after gradually increasing its internet prices over the past year, frustrating customers.

The loss in cable and internet customers comes after it rolled out “a new and simplified pricing strategy” in September of last year. This strategy offers customers internet for a starting price of $30 a month when bundled with mobile or video services. Pricing plans for internet services are also guaranteed for up to three years.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/spectrum-raises-red-flag-on-cause-of-fleeing-customer-problem/ar-AA1PP8SH

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Raftergirl

(1,758 posts)
4. I had Spectrum after they bought up Time Warner in my area. Customer service went to shite. We switched to
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:56 PM
Nov 5

Fios and are very happy with it. This was about 7 years ago.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,055 posts)
14. Yup, once you lose a customer
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:55 AM
Thursday

you're unlikely to get them back. They got greedy and focused more on quarterly profits than customer satisfaction.

Skittles

(168,609 posts)
7. my bill kept going up with ZERO notice, WTF
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:32 PM
Nov 5

they also seemed to have a lot of downtime and not always related to weather

chowder66

(11,559 posts)
6. I called about another increase in my bill and asked if they could do something about lowering the price.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:28 PM
Nov 5

Nope. They didn't even try. I've been contemplating leaving. If they are upset about it then they should do something to keep their current customers.

BlueSpot

(1,218 posts)
8. I dumped them a couple of years ago
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:53 PM
Nov 5

They drastically reduced channels and promised better speeds to improve game play. I don't do game play. When I called to cancel, the person I spoke to said I had a bunch of discounts available. I just said this probably wasn't the best time to tell me that. Moved on to streaming.

Jerks.

Tree Lady

(12,899 posts)
9. They lost me
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 12:54 AM
Thursday

Charged too much, I switched to Verizon price right but way too slow. Getting fiber soon.

Norbert

(7,452 posts)
10. Spectrum keeps giving us teaser internet monthly rates to switch
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 01:08 AM
Thursday

to Spectrum. The price, I admit, is very enticing, but I know their history of raising prices a lot. I don't want to deal with that so I probably will never switch.

Raftergirl

(1,758 posts)
11. I get something from them once a week. Goes immediately into the shredder, I don't mind paying a high price for my
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 01:21 AM
Thursday

cable service, as long as I get going customer service, and their’s sucked. We are very happy with Fios even though we pay a lot.

GoodRaisin

(10,629 posts)
12. It's not just cable TV losing customers either. People are learning they don't need to pay for
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 02:44 AM
Thursday

a bunch of junk channels they don’t watch and opting instead for true a la carte streaming. I recently dumped my Directv streaming and saved $90 a month just streaming the individual apps I like to watch.

mnhtnbb

(32,987 posts)
13. I dumped Spectrum cable
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 05:48 AM
Thursday

two years ago when they were having a carriage dispute with Disney at the start of college football season. Huh. (Last year Disney tried to rip off DirecTV and this year it's YouTube TV.) I switched to YTTV and saved $70/mo for same channels. Then when Google Fiber came into my development I switched to it for much faster download and upload speeds and saved $20/mo.
Spectrum sends me weekly offers in the mail. They must be spending a fortune advertising to customers who will never return. I know I won't.

IcyPeas

(24,603 posts)
15. They should read the writing on the wall
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 07:08 AM
Thursday

They should offer some sort of a la carte plans. I hate their bundles especially when you don't want half the channels.

and, yeah, this year the internet connection has gone down more than usual (once was caused by vandalism).

One thing they've done. I now also get some streaming services free (with ads).... Disney+, Hulu, Paramount+, AMC+, Peacock, ViX (a Spanish channel), ESPN (I never ever watch sports), and a few more, maybe they're offering this as an incentive to stay.

I keep meaning to research what it would cost if I gave up cable and just used streaming apps.

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