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2024 Price Increases
Our December bill had a lovely Merry Christmas Happy New Year message on it: Price increases. Our Xfinity Package will increase $6. Then the Regional Sports Fee will increase $4.80, and the Broadcast TV Fee $7.15. Add on Fees and Taxes and this is probably about a $30 increase per month. Ridiculous. We're "Diamond" customers. We were very unhappy with the price we were already paying. If you want to keep us, do something about the horrible prices we pay for a bunch of stuff we don't want. Comcast said our price would not increase after switching to X1. Yeah, right. We also received an email that our modem in EOL. So, if we get the new modem, will that price go up too?
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CCJessie1
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5.9K Messages
1 year ago
All,
Thank you so much for your feedback regarding recent billing changes. If you would like to know more about understanding your bill and any changes, please see here. If you would like assistance with your account we ask that you please start a new thread in our Billing board, our team will be happy to assist. If you would like to continue providing your feedback, you can do so here. We are now closing this thread from receiving new replies.
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Andyr1
Gold Problem Solver
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8K Messages
1 year ago
So many people are cancelling TV, but the local stations and other networks want the same amount of money, or even more. That means fewer people left to pay, meaning big price increases.
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MosesD
2 Messages
1 year ago
My family and I are furious that our bill is estimated to be increasing by $17 a month. The biggest issue I have is their [Edited: "Language"] excuse for the increase, [Edited: "Inflammatory"] customers who already struggling to make ends meet with this. [Edited: "Inflammatory"]. Thankfully my family and I are looking for alternatives and have fond at least one in our area and will be encouraging all of our friends and family in the area to switch services.
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Andyr1
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8K Messages
1 year ago
If you look at the previous comments, the real greed is the broadcast and cable networks demanding more money from fewer viewers. Internet is the only service that Comcast has near total control of it's costs. Even the streaming live TV services like YouTube TV and Fubo have been forced to raise prices to pay for broadcast and sports.
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user_d819b0
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4 Messages
1 year ago
Comcast said in December the Xfinity increases would be about $6. This was a complete lie, even the news services like Reuters and AP reported this lie without question.
My Xfinity notice on December 15 told me my 2024 rate increase for internet-only Xfinity service would be going up by $16 to $82/month. That's a ~24% increase.
No <Edited: "Language"> way that can be justified.
I cancelled them effective on my 15 January service period end date, and will have Century Link's 80 Mps ADSL service for $55/month starting on 10 January.
Why did you lie so badly Comcast? Are your marketing people so out of touch with what is going on in management ranks?
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user_d819b0
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4 Messages
1 year ago
Comcast raised my January 2024 Xfinity internet only bill from $66/month to $82, a 24% increase. I cancelled them and have 80 Mbps ADSL service with Century Link for $55/month starting 10 January. Other options I examined are T-Mobile's 5G home internet hotspot service for $50/month. That's a viable option if Century Link starts raising their prices too much.
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Andyr1
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8K Messages
1 year ago
Please check your previous FULL bill to see if you were getting discounts from a promo that may have ended.
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user_94t29j
2 Messages
1 year ago
They (xfinity) offer much better prices to new clients. In order to explain my 27% price increase, they (xfinity) claimed that I was on a contract which had (or had not) expired. When we cleared it (misunderstanding?) up, the story was changed. Now it is just a price increase due to ... who knows what. A new customer pays $60 for speeds up to 400 Mbps (no contract) and $70 for 800 Mbps (no contract). I am offered to pay $79 (no contract) for 200 Mbps (the speeds I will never get anyway). With a contract I can get a price of $55 which is $5 less than the price of 400 no-contract plan. So, if you have been with the company for a long time (10+ years), now it is a perfect opportunity to see how much Xfinity appreciates its loyal customers.
I completely forgot to mention an amazing offer of providing your bank account info for $10 discount. Those who are still unaware of a recent data breach (the last four digits of SSN exposed along with names, dates of birth, and etc.), this is a perfect opportunity to give access to your checking (or better savings) accounts to some very knowledgeable and skillful strangers. Happy new year everyone!
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user_fqb219
3 Messages
1 year ago
First i get an email from xfinity " Good news! Effective January 1, 2024, your enrollment in automatic payments and paperless billing provides you with a monthly discount. If you are enrolled in automatic payments with a stored bank account, you will receive a $10 discount per month. If you are enrolled in automatic payments with a credit or debit card, you will receive a $5 discount per month. No action is needed to receive these discounts. " But never received discount. then i go on the chat bot and it tells me "Effective with your next billing statement on or after January 1, 2024, we estimate the monthly price of your services will increase by $8.00." <Edited: "Language"> if my bill going up $8 bucks i will have to close the account. i was expecting a $5 discount no way im paying more.
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Andyr1
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8K Messages
1 year ago
Do you have automatic payment set up? Also, it does not apply to some older grandfathered plans.
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user_twh9er
4 Messages
1 year ago
Same thoughts here. Been a customers for 17 years and just keep getting repeated rate increases. Now up $10 per month to $82. The customer service agent I tried to chat with just said they can't help me and offered and 800 number to call. How is there not a cheaper option for less speed? Never mind the fact rarely do I get the speeds advertised and my service constantly gets throttled during peak times. I currently have another search window open to see what services are offered in my area. If I find something viable I don't plan to waste time even trying to negotiation with Xfinity this time....Look at that. In barely the time it took to type this I found Tmobile 5G Home Internet for $50 per month, nearly the same speeds, and no additional fees or contract.
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user_payhq21
5 Messages
1 year ago
My bill increase from $62 to $79 starting 01/2024 for no reason. It is $17, about 30% increase, Why it has increase that much? I have been with them for over a decade and now is a good time to cancel it. I will have to switch to other internet service for about $50 a month.
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user_twh9er
4 Messages
1 year ago
I sent the direct message and crickets…
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user_czr6b2
1 Message
1 year ago
My bill went up $23 a month. I want to send a direct message but there is no square beside the bell in top right corner to send one
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user_twh9er
4 Messages
1 year ago
Just to post an update to my previous message. I did receive a DM response to my message about 20 minutes after I sent the message and was no longer signed on. That being said, I got my T-mobile 5g Home Internet router today and hooked it up and I’m getting 3x the download speed (350 mbps) and 4x (40 mbps) the upload speed I was getting with xfinity for $50 per month with a price locked in forever if I don’t move. Again I’ve had xfinity almost 17 years and thankfully they raised prices enough that I looked for a competitor and assuming these speeds hold up for the next 7 days or so I’ll be calling to cancel. Again, thank you for raising prices to a level which made me shop around and find better service at a lower price. I’ll save approximately $350 just this year alone
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