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Sounds like it may not help you, but I lowered my hi-speed rate by dropping down one level when my last increase hit. There are 7 levels of hi-speed with XFinity, something I did not know before. I also bought my own modem saving me $7.00/mo. FWIW...from an earlier post.I have lived in several complexes where one company is the exclusive provider and I have no choice. The price of connecting to internet has been increasing, especially if you do not bundle it with cable TV and phone services. In addition , the ISP has been squeezing out additional charges for installation and modem rental fee (in the case of Comcast) , and repeatedly tried to bring in traffic based pricing. The trend was unlike long distance telephone calls and air travel, where until recently, competition had really brought the cost down.
Comcast threatened to raise my monthly rate from $48.95 to $62.95*. When they've done so in the past, I told them I would switch to DSL, and they backed off. This time they refused to back off, so I dropped down one level keeping my monthly cost at $49.95**. They offer 7 performance levels and corresponding prices, I had no idea:
The difference in speed isn't even noticeable for most activities including streaming. It's only apparent on large downloads, and then it's not that bad. I may drop down another level or two and save even more.
- Economy
- Economy Plus
- Performance Starter**
- Performance*
- Blast!
- Extreme 50
- Extreme 105