Pasadena city officials decide to impose so-called Netflix tax on residents Pasadena, California has become the latest community in the Golden State to begin taxing users of Netflix, HBO Go and Hulu, according to Press-Telegram. The city’s finance department decided last week to impose a 9.4 percent tax on “video services” to subscribers of streaming […]
Is sharing WiFi the best revenge against cable?
LAST UPDATED JUNE 15, 2017 at 10:25 P.M. How to get a cheaper Internet bill High-priced Internet plans often stop many people who were considering joining the tribes of cord cutters around the nation. With a pricey Internet-only plan and little competition, it’s simply way too hard to make the numbers work and really save […]
Amazon Fire TV is the best device for live streaming TV
EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was published on August 6, 2016, and has been updated. The Amazon Fire TV models covered in this review are no longer being sold new by Amazon. PlayStation Vue is also no longer in service. REVIEW: Amazon Fire TV best device for streaming PlayStation Vue An Amazon Fire TV is what […]
Cable & satellite TV employees trained to create fear, doubts in customers
Why do loyal customers struggle when they want a better deal on their cable subscription? Have you ever called to lower your Comcast bill, but felt like you were pushing a boulder the size of a Mack truck up a mountain? That’s because customer service agents for big cable companies like Comcast, Charter Communications, Direct […]
Congress discovers cable companies maintain secret rates that are never advertised
How to get the best price for broadband & access secret rates from cable companies Cable executives had to acknowledge that they keep secret rate charts that are never disclosed to customers. The revelation came under questioning by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) while a number of cable executives appeared before the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee […]