Fell for a fiber upgrade pitch from a sales rep and paid double for 6 months

I signed a two year contract with a regional ISP in Ohio because the sales guy swore their new fiber would save me money, but after 6 months of $180 bills I did the math and realized I was paying $40 more per month than my old cable plan for speeds I never even used - anyone else get burned by a slick upgrade offer?

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the_morgan1mo ago

Signed that same deal with a midwest ISP back in 2021 (sadly, not Ohio but still). Felt super smart when I bragged to my buddies about getting "gigabit fiber" only to realize later that I was basically paying for bragging rights while still loading YouTube videos at the same speed. My wife still brings it up every time the internet bill comes in.

dixon.ryan1mo ago

Ha! Yeah I fell for the same trick with a different company... paid for "symmetrical upload speeds" and I don't think I've uploaded a single file bigger than a family photo in three years. My neighbor actually got the same pitch and now he calls his fiber bill the "monthly flex fee" because that's all it's good for.