Tihs Week: Spectrum Mobile's New Anytime Upgrade Plan, Roger gets stuck in traffic
Manage episode 412578924 series 3296040
Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner unpack Charter's new Anytime Upgrade and Low-Cost Device Protection Plan, possible impacts to the cable industry, and the fading relevance of credit scores. Roger also discusses his eclipse viewing and the ensuing New England traffic nightmare.
00:52 Charter announces new Anytime Upgrade plan
01:35 Roger's take on $5 device insurance
03:23 Not subsidizing devices facilitates upgrades
04:21 Charter's strategic aims
07:38 Impacts to cable competitors
09:23 T-Mobile values payment history over credit scores
12:12 Roger's post-eclipse traffic jam
14:44 Planning for the next eclipse
More details on the Spectrum Mobile Plan:
https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-mobile-launches-anytime-upgrade-and-device-protection-plan
Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don
Kellogg, Roger Entner, Charter, Spectrum, upgrade, insurance, cable, Verizon,
T-Mobile, credit score, Comcast, Cox, 5G, solar eclipse, Google Maps, Iceland
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