Spectrum Mobile wireless service now offered by Charter

July 6, 2018

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Spectrum Mobile wireless service now offered by Charter 4

Increasingly we are seeing companies attempting to become both the source and the delivery platform for the consumption of entertainment, in particular sources that would have traditionally been considered part of cable television packages. This move is accelerating as the providers of services, notably subscription services like cable and satellite TV, fight off the cord-cutters even as major wireless companies like AT&T snatch up these services. The latest example of this is the launch of Spectrum Mobile by Charter Communications.

The new Spectrum Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator – MVNO – which uses a combination of Verizon's wireless network and Charter's own Wi-Fi hotspots. By launching this new service, many believe Charter will use Spectrum Mobile as leverage to try to keep residential customers on their cable TV plans by bundling the services.

Spectrum Mobile will come in two flavors. One is a $45 per month plan that includes unlimited data and the other is pay-as-you-go plan for $14 per GB of data used. The unlimited plan will be throttled after 20GB of use. Similar to Xfinity Mobile offered by Comcast, only residential Charter or Spectrum internet customers can sign up for Spectrum Mobile. The new service also limits video streaming to only 480p with no HD upgrade option available.

source: Spectrum Mobile
via: Business Insider, BGR

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Raised in North Carolina, Jeff Causey is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Jeff's past Android devices include an HTC EVO, a Samsung Note II, an LG G3, and a Motorola Moto X Pure Edition along with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. He currently uses a Samsung Galaxy S8 and (very rarely) a Nexus 7 (2013). He is also using a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto Z Play Droid supplied by his job. Jeff used to have a pair of Google Glass and a Moto 360 Sport in his stable of gadgets. Unfortunately, his kids have all drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and have i-devices. Life at home often includes demonstrations of the superiority of his Android based devices. In his free time, Jeff is active an active runner usually training for his next marathon, owns a Mazda MX-5 Miata, and plays Dungeons & Dragons. Jeff has three grown kids and a golden retriever.