The cable/internet companies sorta have a monopoly so you can’t really switch. My previous Internet provider retention sales rep told me that point blank and “dared” I switch saying that no other Internet company was in my area…
Little did he know there was another so I canceled and sign up for another promo 12 months. I expect that I would have to switch again after the 12 months is up. The good thing is I had service before so it’s just changing what cable I plug into my modem.
We don’t have cable tv other than Netflix so don’t tend to care what DirectTV or sports is out there so that might not work for you.
Also, after seeing other people with DirectTV and cable, I don’t know how anyone can sit through commercials anymore. They pop up so much!
One thing to also watch out for is AT&T has Internet download limits so that can be very bad if you download a lot of movies (or watch a lot of p*rn), games from Steam, etc…
Overall, the US Internet infrastructure is crap due to lobbyist, monopolies, special interest, big business, etc…Even in major metro areas which would be profitable for new players, it’s not done in the US. Go to anywhere in Asia an their Internet is like 100x faster…for MUCH less cost. (Yes, I hate the US more and more each day)…I’d probably leave, but wife can’t see living anywhere else.
