Ever look at recent threads?

Spectrum CC charges increase

Just received my Spectrum bill. They have raised the fee on Cablecards from 2.95/month to 6.00/month 😳

www.tivocommunity.com

 

Also, Comcast has discontinued the COE (Customer-Owned Equipment) credit for CableCARD users under their new Simple & Easy billing system.

 

BUT...Comcast now doesn't charge ANY fees re: CC's in most markets (no A/O fees, etc.) regardless of how many you have...which more than negates needing the COE credit.

 

As a (former) Spectrum cable customer, I have to say the COE credit was a joke. The only way you could get decent rates was via bargainig for “promotional” rates, and using a TiVo didn’t save you anything. I compared rates with other customers using Spectrum-supplied DVR’s and the total rates for the same cable packages were almost identical. Was/is Comcast different?

 

I had to pay MORE to use TiVo with Spectrum since they refused to offer me bundle pricing with a CC.

 

Yes...I am/was getting (good) promo's before AND (still) after COE went away & they no longer charged for CC's...

 

That doesn’t seem to answer the question: Do you get lower rates by furnishing your own TiVo DVR compared to other customers using Comcast DVR’s, for the same channel package? (Or did you when the COE was in effect?)

 

Yes before & after COE, since I've NEVER seen a promo where Comcast includes TV/DVR boxes AND DVR service as part of the promo.
Several years ago, I DID have a 2-year promo where the DVR service fee ($10) was waived...but that did NOT include any TV boxes.

 

Yes before & after COE, since I've NEVER seen a promo where Comcast includes TV/DVR boxes AND DVR service as part of the promo.
Several years ago, I DID have a 2-year promo where the DVR service fee ($10) was waived...but that did NOT include any TV boxes.

Comcast used to (and perhaps still does somewhere in an isolated case) include the XG1v4 DVR in a bundled service promotion (see below).

Here's one account statement from 2020 with the X1 Premier Pro Triple Play bundle including DVR device/service:

And here's the same account a couple of months later when, under the new Simple & Easy accounting procedures, any digital devices were no longer included in the service fee. Since the device fee could not be assessed retroactively to an existing legacy service, a line item for the fee had to be added and then a discount applied to negate the charge for as long as the legacy service remained active.

 

Mine went fro $6 to $18 for three cards... returned one.