Comment Well, I'm a happy customer (Score 1) 84
Since these things all tend to be an orgy of piling on the awful cable companies, I thought I'd share my very good experience. I was stuck on TWC's pretty mediocre 20 mb internet for $80/mo, with no realistic alternatives, unless you count centurylink crappy 10mb dsl (ha!). After the merger, I was offered the spectrum plan for $20 *less*, and I am regularly getting 70 mb downstream. The difference is night and day. This is for internet only, no phone or TV, so I can't speak to that part, However, the wording of the summary implies a lot that may not be happening. "Many people paying higher prices." Were they forced to pay higher prices? Maybe the new packages offered more so they were willing to pay more. I didn't have to switch plans, it just would have been stupid not to. Also how many is "many people"? Another (just as correct) way to say "many" is to say "some". Presumably there might also be "many people", like me, who are paying less. New formula = some win, some lose. Am I saying that there isn't gouging, or that the service might be even better? No, I think if we actually had any real competition, I'd probably be getting a lot more for a lot less. But as it stands, compared to what I had before, I have nothing to complain about.
