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Maybe my first statement wasn't clear. With TV+internet my cost is ~$85 / mo. With just the same internet, my cost would be ~$90 / mo. So yes, with the bundle the internet alone is cheaper if you divide the costs.

However, I don't see it this way because I don't use the other service (TV). I see this as Comcast saying they're going to take $100 / mo from me no matter what.

Suppose you go to a taco truck. They tell you can purchase tacos together with a burrito full of hair for $8. On the other hand, you can purchase just the tacos for $10. Naturally, you buy just the tacos and toss the hair burrito in the trash. However, you can't help but wonder if the truck is only selling the hair burritos simply because they have so much invested in hair burrito production and infrastructure, not because of the public demand for hair burritos.



Yeah I understood correctly. Internet+TV is cheaper than just Internet. I was just saying that the only way I've ever seen it offered to me is Internet is $50 alone or $40 with TV, and then TV is $40 on top of that. The only packages I've ever been offered, TV+Internet is always more expensive than just Internet alone.

I would love to have a hair burrito if the tacos were cheaper, because I never have the option to go to another taco stand.




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