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Is Frontier turning into Suddenlink?

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I had a friend ask me if my Frontier bill had almost doubled like his did. I hadn't really been paying attention since I'm on autopay but I checked and saw that my bill had gone up back in February but not as much as his did for the same plan. It had gone up back in June of 2023 when my one year promotional rate expired which was expected. But it went up again in February of this year so 2 increases in less than a year. On top of that, they charged me $6 for a multi device security fee which I never asked for. Turns out that fee was there from the start but had always been refunded until February. I had them remove the fee so my rate is $59.99 before taxes.

My friend contacted them, negotiated a lower rate and had them remove the security fee. He's now only being charged $57.99 before taxes. So two different non-promotional rates for the same serviceā€¦ like what Suddenlink used to do. So are we going to have to call them every year like we used to have to with Suddenlink?
BiochemAg97
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FWIW, Metronet has been finding ways to increase prices recently too. First it was an increase on the data. Then it was an increase in the "technology fee", but they have added new benefits of sending someone out to "optimize your WiFi" once a year. Lol
Chrundle the Great
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doubledog
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The big difference is that there is now competition between cable providers in CoCS.
woodiewood
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doubledog said:

The big difference is that there is now competition between cable providers in CoCS.
I guess I am an exception but seldom have issues with Optimum. What you have to do with Optimum and probably all of them is the call to get your cost lower and threaten to change. I do that about every two to three years with Optimum and I get about a reduction in my internet cost. Now I am probably 1/2 the cost of a new subscriber.



Stucco
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The initial promotion expired for you and then they globally expired the device security promotion. That second one was shady just because I never wanted whatever it was in the first place. They did tell us in advance the price might increase in Feb, but didn't give insight to how or how much until sending the bill for that month.

But Suddenlink is in a class of it's own. There should be a word for what they do/did.
MsDoubleD81
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CEO/Arrive is overpriced to begin with and no negotiations.
vmiaptetr
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They shoulda just gave that contract to Brazos WiFi.
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doubledog said:

The big difference is that there is now competition between cable providers in CoCS.


Yeah, previously saying you were going to leave Suddenlink/Optimum was an empty threat. Now you could actually do it.
althormoon
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Frontier started the bankruptcy process around 2018 or 2019. Eventually they emerged from bankruptcy by taking almost a billion dollars of external financing and being told it all has to go towards fiber installations. That is why they have been so aggressive in expanding fiber installation (not just in College Station), offering sweetheart deals, and then increasing prices. Fiber is the only thing keeping the company alive at this point. So don't expect prices to stay low or the same for long.
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