Charter claims they are going to provide better pricing

[John2021]

were paying 45.00 a month for there gig service. the rep told us thar promo was for 3 years!!! i thought it was for a year i was wrong.. . i use our own modem and router and not there crap...

 

[John2021]

To rent a cable box from charter next month is going up from 13.50 to 14.50

 

[harshness]

To rent a cable box from charter next month is going up from 13.50 to 14.50

This is especially painful given that they've more or less done away with alternatives to using their STBs. Spectrum no longer offers CableCARDs (they still provide replacement/updated cards for those already registered.

 

[comfortably_numb]

they've more or less done away with alternatives to using their STBs

Don't they have a way to stream their programming the same way DirecTV does? My parents have Spectrum and their full lineup appears to be available through the Spectrum app on Roku.

 

[harshness]

Don't they have a way to stream their programming the same way DirecTV does?

Spectrum is a partner in the Xumo project. They offer the Xumo box for $60 up-front or $5/month.

The Streaming product isn't a 1:1 analog of the Cable product.

 

[comfortably_numb]

The Streaming product isn't a 1:1 analog of the Cable product.

It's pretty darm close if not exact IIRC. I looked at my parents' account on the Spectrum Roku app last time I was home and all of the channels were there, even the OTA ones, although some are greyed out unless the Roku is on the same subnet as the Spectrum gateway.

 

[Bruce]

Spectrum is a partner in the Xumo project. They offer the Xumo box for $60 up-front or $5/month.

The Streaming product isn't a 1:1 analog of the Cable product.

They offer the option of using a Roku ( I assume other devices also), so you do not have to purchase/rent a Xumo box.

Comcast, the other partner in Xumo, offers the same option.

 

[John2021]

Comcast and spectrum might merge. Lord I hope not i like my unlimited data.