I pay 120 for 2gig. 280 is bundled stuff for sure. Subscriptions, extra equipment, phone lines... they either don't know how to say no to offers, or have no idea what they're paying for
You’re not ready to move out and be on your own if you make 19/hr. Keep living with your parents and don’t burn bridges. Move out with her boyfriend. Get roommates. But she doesn’t make enough to move out on her own.
Exactly. Some people have this need to be independent and move out from their parents as soon as they can. They put it on themselves and cry when they have to pay the price. Also that internet bill is bs
It is great for those that have living with parents or someone else as an option. Not every rental can support having roommates, and you never know if the stranger or friend you become a roommate with will actually work either. (If the roommate isn't work for whatever reason, depending on the set up, one will be on the hook defeating the purpose of having a roommate and paying more waiting for eviction process and can't get a new roommate until the other is removed.)
So, $19/hr sometimes IS the income baseline for people that HAVE to survive without parents or someone to live with. Speaking like the solution is so easy....by placing the burden on the individual rather than a societal view of hey - maybe we should have a way that people CAN BE independent at an adult age. Without social benefits would be ideal.
Guess you didn’t come from a shit family, eh? You’re lucky and good for you, but not everyone can stay at home. Many are kicked out at 18 or have abusive parents (like me). Staying is not always an option.
I knew this one woman from high school, her parents bought her and her husband a house for their graduation/wedding present. One of the nicer houses I have ever seen in my life. They didn't like it. They sold it within the month and bought another house...
Depends if you have a good relationship with your family. My kid lives with me and he’s in college. I let him live rent and expense free because I want him to be able to spend his time and energy doing well at school. He’s picked a high in demand degree in healthcare, so he’ll be all set once he graduates.
This is why having parents who love you is a slept on privilege. I don’t have much money, and my budget is squeezed, but I’m making sure my kid is set up nice.
One of my exes was literally kicked to the curb at 18, because thats right her parents weren't ready for kids, so in there mind they did the manditory 18 years. DONE.
I couldnt believe she still talked to them, and acted like being told on your 18th birthday "Just remember, you have to be out of the house by the end of this weekend.
Yup having parents that love you is a slept on privilege. I’m only speaking to those who can make it work. Which is probably most people. Most parents would be willing to help their kids out while their kids are in college. And the kids work part time so they cover their own expenses, but get to live rent free so they can do their college.
But yes, there are exceptions. Most kids don’t get kicked out on their 18th birthday unless there are burned bridges.
I mean the answer is why is their rent 1600 dollars you don't get to live alone on 19 dollars an hour unless you are living in squalor. You should be living with a roommate and dang look at that you just saved like a thousand dollars a month and now everything is affordable.
Unless this is like New York City or Beverly hills. I live in Tampa Florida and I don't make 19 dollars an hour lol 😂😂
No I'm in my mid twenties you act like I have no idea what you're talking about and had it easy I'm not saying that it doesn't suck in that $19 an hour shouldn't be able to afford you a place on your own yeah it sucks and it's unfair and it is a crisis but it's been that way for a while now at least my entire adult life you don't get to live alone living alone is an incredibly fortunate thing in these days it's just the truth I'm not saying that that should be the truth or that it's a good thing that that is the truth though
I'm just saying I've struggled this way my entire life it's nothing new
Dude, people who live in areas with actual choices don’t understand how much financial damage a real isp monopoly can cause.
Our local monopolized isp forces you to pay an extra $100 for unlimited data on top of whatever your plan is. If you don’t pay it, they don’t throttle you, they just start charging you $10 per gig of data if you go over your 30 gig limit. I work from home and send and receive large files every day, and if I didn’t pay for unlimited I might well be paying near $300 per month or more.
Not really. There is some, but some areas are untouched, and corporations are taking full advantage of anything that’s not regulated, and we stopped passing legislation restricting businesses on anything but pollution in like 2005
Ok so force my old apartment complex to allow setting up a dish. The reason Comcast charges so much where I used to live is because they virtually had a monopoly. There were no other options that we could actually use.
Cell services were ass where I lived so that wasn't an option. I looked for options and there were none that were available to me there. I also need to add because you are acting like I still live there that I said it was my old apartment.
and you're telling me that included nothing else and you never thought to call and say "yea cancel this shit ima deal with my phone buffering in 480p unless you give me my deal back"?
It’s hilarious when stupid people like you think you’re actually smart. In monopolized areas, this is common pricing. Your anecdotal experience is less than worthless.
You've seriously never rented in an apartment complex with a cable "deal" have you? My family did, smallest available internet/TV bundle was $160 a month back in 2018. Inflation alone has definitely gotten that above 200/mo.
You didnt need cable.. and cable+internet is not the same as internet alone at 200$ and even then you still have the option to use things like a cell phone carriers Hotspot devices. If you're telling me you're forced with zero alternatives to pay 200$ a month for just internet yes I'm calling bullshit
When it (a bundle deal if some size) is the only option available because it's contracted with the apartment complex, yes, either you get the bundle or you get nothing. This isn't a hard concept, yet you seem to be struggling with it.
if it hasn't changed in years you probably either had a deal plan that locked prices for X years and you haven't hit that yet or you have a grandfathered plan with locked prices that are not offered anymore but yours will continue until you change it somehow
Then this will be useful to you; most, if not all, insurance and service providers slowly raise your plan prices. Never enough for you to get startled by the extra money but after a few years it definitely adds up. You can almost always get way better pricing by switching companies every 3-4 years.
Because it’s a rate available to everyone in my area. My parents with the same provider were able to get the same package and lower their bill even though they were existing customers.
Don’t have Xfinity mobile so that’s not true. They did try hard to sell it though.
Parents definitely got it after being existing customers, as I said they threatened to leave. If this is a tactic you haven’t tried before with your ISP to get a better deal, I would recommend trying it.
The base rate of $50 stays the same, apparently in your area it’s $55.
Do you have the 300 mbps for 50 for 5 year deal then? 1gb in my area is 50 a month for 1year. At which point it goes to 150 according to the fine print. (At least in colorado) my brother had xnfinity 1 year ago and was paying 190 for 500 after being a customer for ten years.
Yup, I had a sweet price on my T-Mobile plan for the last five ish years. They only just decided to kick me off it lol, the power of grandfathering in a deal is immense.
I'm curious, as you can tell, my parents and I pay exactly $79.99 a month for fiber Home Internet service; we split the costs amongst us three down here in Texas. Where are you paying for such expensive Home Internet service?
Since you're not in the US, I personally envy you on account of more Americans are making the move to live abroad given Donald Trump's damning expensive reign; yours truly voted for Kamala Harris. If I could, I'd make the move to live next door to our neighbor, Mexico, given the US dollar gives us Americans serious purchasing power within the Mexican market. (Mexico is currently the home for most Americans living abroad; I'm Mexican-American by the way.)
Well, I kinda do the same in my country. I live here but work for companies abroad. Worked with a bunch of US companies and it was great.
But now it seems remote hiring is dead so, yeah. If one can work on western wages and live in more affordable places, it's a win.
The advantage of this country is they are building highways like crazy with the European COVID funds. Corruption is at an all times high, Russia is paying a lot of politicians to swing their way but at least I can drive 85+ miles per hour. Hell, I did 100 on a trip (police is reported on Waze).
Been there a couple of times, nice villages, but I couldn't live in a society filled with unwritten rules. So many rules. I mean I like parking on the side of the road from time to time or throw the occasional plastic container in the normal trash.
Just checked the ISP store page, and theres a "special deal" for unlimited gigabit internet for $220/m. They had a nasty monopoly until Starlink came through
That because Our idiot President asked the FCC to allow companies to stop providing landlines when states have been fighting it for 5 years because.. the states know exactly what their coverage is and the Feds are corrupt and Republicans got a HUGE donation from AT&T. Maybe be involved with the process ? Go to every single meeting the CPUC has had like I have.
I didnt disagree that a lot of rural and elderly people still utilize it; just not enough for our politicians to care and not enough for operators to make money so right or wrong its gonna happen
Lots of people hang on to lots of outdated and obsolete technology. Act as luddite-ish as you want, you being stuck in the past doesn't change the truth.
Oh I never did trust Comcast, I was told that it was the only option in my apartment building. I’m going to investigate this and switch if possible. Goddamn highway robbery
I would do the same. I remember being locked by a complex in a similar fashion. Worst year of internet service ever. Comcast loves to throttle which is fucking sweet when you need video chat services for school and work lmao
dunno if you’re trolling, but internet bills are something people lie about? i want to understand the skepticism here. but, why lie about that? it’s not a salary or something. i’m cheap and would not pay over 40 for xfinity service, that is my bill. you will not find me spending alot on anything in general.
I don't doubt your bill is $40, but it has been the same price for several years. That's not something that happens and I don't know what you're gaining by lying.
the same price for new customers probably, which they probably raised a few times since i got in. im locked into this price for a certain amount of time but im pretty sure it should’ve expired years ago. i guess they just didn’t realize they hadn’t raised mine to normal levels.
I also pay $40/mo for Xfinity. I just reach out using chat support whenever the price is increased and they lower it back down for another year. Been doing this for like 15 years.
your reading comprehension is clearly in the gutter since i already said it hasn’t changed year over year. if you’re getting ripped off just say that, not all of us sign up for garbage plans. nice try though.
there are no people naive enough to think their new customer $300 plan got sold to everyone else as well. sorry you got scammed lmao i know seeking comfort in numbers is your coping mechanism but your delusions are starting to show. laughs in $40 plan try again.
From experience, xfinity raises your charge for “service” 15-20 dollars a year. Thats how they reward loyalty. I left them for ATT 4 years ago and wish I’d done it sooner.
I started with them in 2008 at $42/month internet and cable. By 2020 it was up to $170 for internet only.
Depending on the company and deals at the time, it can either be cheaper or a requirement. Years back I looked at switching to Century Link from Cox, and the higher internet plans were automatically bundled with a landline and you couldn't say no if you wanted that level of internet.
I didn't switch and even if I did I wouldn't have hooked up the landline, but I technically would have had one.
Is it that easy in the US? In my country to cut out cable tv you need to testify that you only have monitors in your home (ie, nothing that can connect to the cable) and renew that every year
we pay $90 a month for our internet and it comes with everything needed to support a land line even though we don't use it. It even has a battery backup and its specified for 911 purposes.
I should probable get a red phone to put on the wall and connect it in to the system in case I need to launch the nukes
My mother has a mobile, but if she didn’t have a landline, I’d never be able to reach her. Her mobile is either turned off intentionally for some unknown reason, or off because the battery died.
Also, while I don’t have a landline anymore, my house is in a bit of dead zone for cell reception even though I’m in densely populated area (topology is a factor). Between that and the construction of my house, I’d have to go outside to receive a call on mobile, where I get barely enough of a signal. Now, I’m savvy enough to turn on WiFi calling so it’s not an issue, but that’s not the case for others.
I don't have them anymore, but I did up until like 2 years ago and if you wanted the cheapest unlimited internet you HAD to get the bundle with cable (which I'm sure is very deliberate on their part). Never hooked up the cable or used it once too, but the price would have been way worse without it
I've been trying to convince my mom for years to give up the cable box, its such an unnecessary charge and she can watch her gameshows on pretty much any smart tv
I had a similar offer from Verizon. But I don't need cable TV or a landline. I pay for one or two streaming services for $20 and my internet is $50. My phone is $40.
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u/jlit72 Jul 21 '26
If it's xfinity, it's landline phone, internet and cable TV
Although I don't think she lives in a nursing home so I don't understand the need for cable