topic Re: Spectrum update in TV and Movies

Spectrum update

10sluvr — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:03:25 GMT

Our ESPN 1 & 2, came back on, this afternoon. I can't wait to see or hear what the new $$ will be.

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annie-g — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:16:15 GMT

Today I cancelled spectrum TV and home phone. I kept their internet. I was a long time hold out on cutting the cord and signed up for UTube Tv, a lot of money saved, as my cable bill was reaching 300.00 in my area. Everyone is happy and I can have 3 different people using my account. Returned my equipment to a UPS store and they said that just today they probably had 200 people returning their cable boxes. I do not care about ESPN or football, this was totally about money. Spectrum created their own Bud Light moment.

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judianne — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:31:36 GMT

l am returning my cable boxes tomorrow ! My bill was 220 just for internet and basic cable . l kept the internet , it's the only really good one around here . l have hulu , disney + ,peacock, and discovery for 20 bucks a month and get Prime video with my Amazon account . So 130 for cable minus 20 for streaming services saves me 110 bucks a month ! happy don't watch much sports .

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Nightowlz — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:41:57 GMT

@annie-g

I don't blame you for cutting the cord. We did that a couple of years ago. We also changed our Internet when they installed Fiber Optics. We got rid of our home phone which I forgot about. I guess that's about a $250 per month savings.

We just got tired of paying DISH with no incentives except to new customers. Didn't like when they had disputes so they turned off channels. I can find more TV to watch streaming vs having DISH. I just can't record stuff but I don't miss any of it.

We don't need sports channels either I do like watching the Olympics when they are on.

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nada54 — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:56:36 GMT

I am so mad. I don't care about ESPN. I do care about Freeform. That did not come back. I don't even care about the Disney channel.

Freeform we liked for the 13 days of Halloween and 25 days of Christmas.

They said they will be giving us Disney Plus! Who cares.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:10:17 GMT

I shut down my Direct TV almost 5 years ago and have never looked back or regretted it for a minute. I've got more TV to watch than evrer before

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CoffeeNut — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:14:17 GMT

We dropped our cable (Comcast) back in January and just kept their Internet. Monthly bill went from $224 to $82.

The only regret is I wish I had done it much sooner.

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In-x-s — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:29:07 GMT

@nada54 wrote:
I am so mad. I don't care about ESPN. I do care about Freeform. That did not come back. I don't even care about the Disney channel.
Freeform we liked for the 13 days of Halloween and 25 days of Christmas.
They said they will be giving us Disney Plus! Who cares.

I was not at all happy to lose Freeform either! One of my favorite channels during the holiday season. I think all the movies on Freeform are probably available via Disney+ but I like just seeing what is on via a guide not searching for a particular movie. I feel sorry for the elderly who do not stream.

I also received a follow-up email from Spectrum that they will be giving an automatic credit to accounts for lost days of programming (probably a $1.00 LOL)

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santorini — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:10:52 GMT

My missing channel was not restored. It was just reruns of old comedy shows but I watched it all the time.

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wilma — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:44:48 GMT

@In-x-s

@nada54

We didn't get the Freeform channel back either. There's a message explaining it when I go to that channel, but I don't really understand it. I have watched some movies and shows on both Freeform & Disney. We like college football so we're glad the ESPN, ACC, and SEC channels are back. I'm sure when all is said and done, the consumer will pay more.

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CherryHugs — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:42:57 GMT

All seem to be back but Freeform will not be back. I like that channel.

The credit is $15, and is applied to our accts.

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BarbiHollywood — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:11:54 GMT

@annie-g I, too, have Spectrum. Been a customer for over 25 years with an insanely high cable bill, too. I got rid of our landline a long time ago, but we've been teetering for months about cutting the cord. I just don't understand much about the streaming stuff. Hubby doesn't really care what we get rid of, but, like you, we need Internet. I've already returned our whole-house DVR which was basically $20 out the window every month for me to record Days. Days was free for the past year, it expired yesterday, but I've tried reaching Peacock by phone (no answer on any number I try) and didn't get far with emailing them. I have an email saying my rate would be $4.99, not the $5.99 like they've notified me they will bill me. Out of frustration, I contacted Spectrum yesterday to ask if they had a good contact number for Peacock. They did not. Customer Service Google'd it for me, got the same info I already have. I just don't know what to do!!!!! My bill, like yours, is almost at $250 and, honestly, I only watch Days and hubby and son only watch some stuff on HBO or whatever.

Does anyone know if there's any way around the Peacock fees? Any freebie offers out there?? Spectrum gave me some info the other day about canceling Peacock then returning with some sort of deal, but the CS gal at Spectrum had no idea when I told her that her colleague gave me the info last week.

I feel like I'm in some parallel universe with all this stuff. Steaming, fees, logins, and NO customer service.

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Alsace Gal — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:28:48 GMT

@BarbiHollywood

I understand, my Spectrum bill is $290 every month, I looked at the charges and I'm being billed for Acorn, showtime, HBO, Stars and encore, Cinemax..

'I get Acorn through prime video, and I no longer watch HBO, Stars, encore, etc.

when I delete these it will bring my bill down to $205 per month.

'I have smart tv, next will be deleting Netflix, there aren't enough good moviesI like to watch on it anymore, except for foreign language movies and I don't understand many of the languages.

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heart of savino — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:09:56 GMT

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THEY PUT A NEW RECENT MOVIE ON HBO OR SHOW TIME .THEY SHOW ALL THE SAME GARBAGE MOVIES OVER AND OVER.

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elated — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:27:38 GMT

I got a big credit from Spectrum (don't hold your breath), it was $6.00. Could they spare that much!!!😘

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elated — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:34:25 GMT

@BarbiHollywood wrote:
@annie-g I, too, have Spectrum. Been a customer for over 25 years with an insanely high cable bill, too. I got rid of our landline a long time ago, but we've been teetering for months about cutting the cord. I just don't understand much about the streaming stuff. Hubby doesn't really care what we get rid of, but, like you, we need Internet. I've already returned our whole-house DVR which was basically $20 out the window every month for me to record Days. Days was free for the past year, it expired yesterday, but I've tried reaching Peacock by phone (no answer on any number I try) and didn't get far with emailing them. I have an email saying my rate would be $4.99, not the $5.99 like they've notified me they will bill me. Out of frustration, I contacted Spectrum yesterday to ask if they had a good contact number for Peacock. They did not. Customer Service Google'd it for me, got the same info I already have. I just don't know what to do!!!!! My bill, like yours, is almost at $250 and, honestly, I only watch Days and hubby and son only watch some stuff on HBO or whatever.

Does anyone know if there's any way around the Peacock fees? Any freebie offers out there?? Spectrum gave me some info the other day about canceling Peacock then returning with some sort of deal, but the CS gal at Spectrum had no idea when I told her that her colleague gave me the info last week.

I feel like I'm in some parallel universe with all this stuff. Steaming, fees, logins, and NO customer service.

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elated — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:49:27 GMT

@elated wrote:
@BarbiHollywood wrote:
@annie-g I, too, have Spectrum. Been a customer for over 25 years with an insanely high cable bill, too. I got rid of our landline a long time ago, but we've been teetering for months about cutting the cord. I just don't understand much about the streaming stuff. Hubby doesn't really care what we get rid of, but, like you, we need Internet. I've already returned our whole-house DVR which was basically $20 out the window every month for me to record Days. Days was free for the past year, it expired yesterday, but I've tried reaching Peacock by phone (no answer on any number I try) and didn't get far with emailing them. I have an email saying my rate would be $4.99, not the $5.99 like they've notified me they will bill me. Out of frustration, I contacted Spectrum yesterday to ask if they had a good contact number for Peacock. They did not. Customer Service Google'd it for me, got the same info I already have. I just don't know what to do!!!!! My bill, like yours, is almost at $250 and, honestly, I only watch Days and hubby and son only watch some stuff on HBO or whatever.

Does anyone know if there's any way around the Peacock fees? Any freebie offers out there?? Spectrum gave me some info the other day about canceling Peacock then returning with some sort of deal, but the CS gal at Spectrum had no idea when I told her that her colleague gave me the info last week.

I feel like I'm in some parallel universe with all this stuff. Steaming, fees, logins, and NO customer service.

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elated — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 00:48:32 GMT

@elated wrote:
@elated wrote:
@BarbiHollywood wrote:
@annie-g I, too, have Spectrum. Been a customer for over 25 years with an insanely high cable bill, too. I got rid of our landline a long time ago, but we've been teetering for months about cutting the cord. I just don't understand much about the streaming stuff. Hubby doesn't really care what we get rid of, but, like you, we need Internet. I've already returned our whole-house DVR which was basically $20 out the window every month for me to record Days. Days was free for the past year, it expired yesterday, but I've tried reaching Peacock by phone (no answer on any number I try) and didn't get far with emailing them. I have an email saying my rate would be $4.99, not the $5.99 like they've notified me they will bill me. Out of frustration, I contacted Spectrum yesterday to ask if they had a good contact number for Peacock. They did not. Customer Service Google'd it for me, got the same info I already have. I just don't know what to do!!!!! My bill, like yours, is almost at $250 and, honestly, I only watch Days and hubby and son only watch some stuff on HBO or whatever.

Does anyone know if there's any way around the Peacock fees? Any freebie offers out there?? Spectrum gave me some info the other day about canceling Peacock then returning with some sort of deal, but the CS gal at Spectrum had no idea when I told her that her colleague gave me the info last week.

I feel like I'm in some parallel universe with all this stuff. Steaming, fees, logins, and NO customer service.
Have you tried YouTube TV? If you want you can add other streaming services by signing up. Also, Sling TV appears to be very inexpensive. My neighbor has it and only pays $75.00 a month.. Just a few options. I found the Peacock TV phone number 212-664-7864.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 06:53:20 GMT

@elated wrote:
I got a big credit from Spectrum (don't hold your breath), it was $6.00. Could they spare that much!!!😘

@elated

I got the same $6 credit notice today. I think giving such a pittance is more insulting than giving no credit at all! Six bucks? Really?

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BarbiHollywood — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:24:51 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 Me, too.