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Boom prices going up
Netflix prices will increase for 17 million users next month - Houston Chronicle
Netflix prices will increase for 17 million users next month
To top it off with icingAbout 17 million people who are basically the hipsters of streaming ("I was Netflixing before it was cool") will have to start paying the same as the rest of us soon.
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The users who are grandfathered into an $8 per month, two-stream HD subscription will be charged $10 starting in May. But Business Insider says a lot of people don't know this will happen.
AT&T charging extra for unlimited U-verse Internet [Updated] - TechBlog
AT&T charging extra for unlimited U-verse Internet [Updated]
And Comcast customers, don’t feel too smug. You’ve got an unenforced data cap in Houston of 300 gigabytes, but in other markets Comcast has been charging $30 for unlimited data. And in some markets, it has set up usage-based tiers, similar to smartphone Internet plans. Don’t be surprised to see Comcast follow AT&T’s lead here.
I’ve asked Comcast if AT&T’s move means they’ll start charging for unlimited data in Houston. I’ll let you know what they say.
Update: I heard back from a local Comcast spokesman. Here’s his response:
More and more media and entertainment consumption is going mobile and online, which is why we continue to look for new and innovative ways to make our products and services available in this space, whether it’s TV Everywhere, with thousands of hours of On Demand content and nearly 90 networks available live to customers anywhere, anytime on any device, or our new Stream offering. With that said, no data use trials have been announced for Houston.