Not Cambridge but we've had each other sign up as a new account every year and got a discount. Can call them to switch it same day with not interruption.

Same with me, during the MWRA period they clogged super fast and the filtered water didn't taste as clean.

Gentle reminder that Comcast does not do identity verification for “new subscribers”.

The city council voted to extend the contract of the city manager that they blamed for blocking secondary providers.

What does Cambridge water taste like? I’ve been drinking it, but I don’t notice much of a difference. Maybe it tastes a little flat and not as crisp as MWRA water?

Go to r/Comcast_Xfinity and follow the procedure there to get intro rates. It worked for me about a month ago. Also the city council voted for municipal internet, but it was blocked/delayed by the previous city manager. There is a meeting next week where the city will hopefully begin moving forward with it.

When I called today, they were only willing to go halfway between my current rate and the new subscriber rate.

It's something they have offered in their monopoly areas as a way to say, "hey, we promise we're not abusing our monopoly power."

I've been able to do it every two years at the end of the 24mos price lock until just now.

I called and said I was cancelling last month. They gave me a new 24 month promo with pretty good pricing.

Sure, why not.

You used to be able to get the new subscriber deal on an existing account? That never worked for me, so I had to cancel every year and have a roommate sign up as a new customer. I hope that still works.

The only plausible way to bring down rents for small local business is more space.

Well, that's not strictly the case. There are large dorms and high rise apartment buildings on the abutting blocks, and that -- as you say -- is still a ghost town.

This shit taste nasssssssty now. MWRA water supreme. I get why they made the policy choice to keep Cambridge water but from the perspective of a renter who drinks water… this water doesn’t hit the same AT ALL

I can’t tell a difference in the taste but my shower water pressure was a lot higher

Omg, I just realized that this is what happened to my hair!

My hair is very unhappy :(

Increased population without automobiles.

Yup same here. Clogged up fast.

Virtue signaling is pretty much the job of the city council.

Storefronts for what? More ATMs?

The filters are at the water treatment plant. Cambridge needed to change the filters as part of regular maintenance but due to Covid related shortages they could not get the replacements for months and had to switch over to MWRA water supply until the new filters arrived. New filters installed means they have switched back to Cambridge's own water supply.

Why not just put the developers on the city council directly?

The city is filtering it at the treatment plant

wait are we supposed to use filters? I didn't get anything...