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There's no need to be worried about it. Don't just threaten, actually switch when a competitor is having a promo and stop worrying about it. I switched internet service between a few providers almost every year for quite a while. It saved a lot of money.

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In the vast majority of America, there is no serious high-speed internet competition.

The they never had the option to threaten to quit and don't apply to this discussion anyways.

up until 2022 i had 2 options, dialup, or 5mbit DSL. I don't consider hughesnet workable for anything other than email (seriously, 1500ms latency on a good day?)

As siblings comment, this only works if you're not a captive audience.

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