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FCC bans cable TV industry’s favorite trick for hiding full cost of service (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Wilshire to c/technology

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

leave pricing out entirely.

So I have to actually do research instead of being baited in? That's fine too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nothing better than Verizon advertising $65 a month, which is already too much, then when you actually try to sign up it's not just more; they straight up refuse to tell you what it will be (yes, I tried asking).

I know that's not cable but they both play the same games. No, it's not impossible for you to just tell a customer what you're going to charge them.

[–] graeghos_714 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So it's like going to the hospital. Arghh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The best part?

I ended up actually signing up for visible (Verizon has the best service in my area). It's Verizon, reselling their own service, for $45 with everything included. (That's 50GB before they deprioritize you. There's a $35 that's less but still fine for most people.)

It seems like it is actually possible to include those fees in their price.