This is why I consider Starlink, despite being owned by Elon Musk, so important. It’s creating competition in places where there is none, because it doesn’t need to run cables which nobody wants to do.
You should check whether it’s available in your area, and if it is, when you talk to Spectrum you know you have a backup, and can even say so.
Similarly, if their service isn’t as fast as Starlink, you can say that as a reason for cancelling, and if you convince a bunch of neighbors to do the same, the landline isp may be inclined to upgrade the cables to try and get the business back.
Though really, we should have a government run satellite internet like Starlink as a ‘base level’ provider for all. Let companies compete and do better if they want business.
I’ve looked into satellite Internet before and it’s typically slow speeds with low data caps for a lot of money.
I just checked StarLink’s site and it doesn’t look like much competition to cable Internet. The cost is $120 a month which is double what I’m currently paying. In addition, I would need to pay $600 for the equipment to connect to their service. Meanwhile, I get a free cable modem from Spectrum or can buy one for well under $100.
The speeds seem more reasonable than other satellite Internet providers, so there’s at least that plus. I also couldn’t find any data limits, which is good.
Still, that price point keeps it from being an effective competition to Spectrum. If Spectrum threatened to increase my rates to $80 a month, I couldn’t exactly threaten to leave for a $120 a month (and $600 initial equipment cost) service.
The costs and it’s owned by the Muskrat, so I could not do it. I went with the T-mo home internet ($50/mo) option as a backup to our crummy DSL (20Mb). The cell service is faster during off-peak times and it is nice having the backup service since we WFH often.
This is why I consider Starlink, despite being owned by Elon Musk, so important. It’s creating competition in places where there is none, because it doesn’t need to run cables which nobody wants to do.
You should check whether it’s available in your area, and if it is, when you talk to Spectrum you know you have a backup, and can even say so.
Similarly, if their service isn’t as fast as Starlink, you can say that as a reason for cancelling, and if you convince a bunch of neighbors to do the same, the landline isp may be inclined to upgrade the cables to try and get the business back.
Though really, we should have a government run satellite internet like Starlink as a ‘base level’ provider for all. Let companies compete and do better if they want business.
I’ve looked into satellite Internet before and it’s typically slow speeds with low data caps for a lot of money.
I just checked StarLink’s site and it doesn’t look like much competition to cable Internet. The cost is $120 a month which is double what I’m currently paying. In addition, I would need to pay $600 for the equipment to connect to their service. Meanwhile, I get a free cable modem from Spectrum or can buy one for well under $100.
The speeds seem more reasonable than other satellite Internet providers, so there’s at least that plus. I also couldn’t find any data limits, which is good.
Still, that price point keeps it from being an effective competition to Spectrum. If Spectrum threatened to increase my rates to $80 a month, I couldn’t exactly threaten to leave for a $120 a month (and $600 initial equipment cost) service.
The costs and it’s owned by the Muskrat, so I could not do it. I went with the T-mo home internet ($50/mo) option as a backup to our crummy DSL (20Mb). The cell service is faster during off-peak times and it is nice having the backup service since we WFH often.