Spectrum's $30 Internet: The Fine Print You Need to Know

An article recently listed a new pricing structure for Spectrum claiming a $30/month plan. There's a catch, of course. That's the price when bundled with another service. The actual price is $50/month, and there's a $20 discount for bundling a package.

Don't get me wrong, $50 is a good price for 500 Mbps service, but it's not what the news headline was touting.

This is a problem with both news outlets -- Cord Cutters News, in this instance, but others do the same thing -- and Internet service providers. They promote a special price, but it's for a limited time, or you have to bundle something else you don't want. In the case of Spectrum's "deal" you have to add a TV package (which as a streamer is useless to me) AND two unlimited telephone lines. The price doesn't include TV and two phones, but rather that's the price is you also pay for TV and two phones. Not such a deal after all.\

These special deals from these ISPs don't impress me, nor should they impress anyone who actually pays attention to what's really going on. Low information voters elect bad politicianss, and everyone pays for it. Low information shoppers pay for it, so there's that at least.

My Streaming Life is always searching for better deals. But I'm never searching for returning to cable or paying more for my phones. I'm looking to save money.