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GoodRaisin

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12. It's not just cable TV losing customers either. People are learning they don't need to pay for

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 02:44 AM

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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.

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Spectrum raises red flag on cause of fleeing customer problem [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 OP

Not to mention the fact that all their routers were compromised and spying for the CCP. pecosbob Nov 5 #1

Keep jacking up prices dalton99a Nov 5 #2

One word: enshittification. n/t flvegan Nov 5 #3

I had Spectrum after they bought up Time Warner in my area. Customer service went to shite. We switched to Raftergirl Nov 5 #4

Yup, once you lose a customer TexasBushwhacker Thursday #14

Well, if you jack up prices, and have crummy customer service, mwmisses4289 Nov 5 #5

my bill kept going up with ZERO notice, WTF Skittles Nov 5 #7

I called about another increase in my bill and asked if they could do something about lowering the price. chowder66 Nov 5 #6

I dumped them a couple of years ago BlueSpot Nov 5 #8

They lost me Tree Lady Thursday #9

Spectrum keeps giving us teaser internet monthly rates to switch Norbert Thursday #10

I get something from them once a week. Goes immediately into the shredder, I don't mind paying a high price for my Raftergirl Thursday #11

It's not just cable TV losing customers either. People are learning they don't need to pay for GoodRaisin Thursday #12

I dumped Spectrum cable mnhtnbb Thursday #13

They should read the writing on the wall IcyPeas Thursday #15