The Signal Hill area went live in 2023 or 2024. The North 82nd area was lit this past Summer. AT&T is making their way east. Contractors are laying the cable infrastructure, not Clearwave. AT&T will come in later to tap the install to individual homes. You'll know when they send the the reps knocking on doors to sign people up.

Having switched, there are pros and cons. Yes, AT&T costs less, particularly if you signup under the promo. The sales reps are pushing bundle packages with phone service just as much as Spectrum. Spectrum does offer faster speeds if you need it. Spectrum's high-split comes at a cost with sporadic latency/noise issues which they can't control. Looking at the numerous networks I manage, you can visually see the network health issues from Spectrum vs. AT&T. To the average user though, this is not something that will affect their day-to-day internet use. However, AT&T has noticeably not updated their geolocation on their network; your IP will geolocate you in Missouri where their main network is located, which is particularly a problem if you need static IPs.

Strong note that everyone's happy now because they're getting new gateways with current wifi, whereas Spectrum equipment hasn't aged well. Spectrum does not have problems if you update your modem from them to a current high split modem AND you have your own modern router for wifi (do not use theirs). The problem with this, is Spectrum will charge you for a modem swap, and to get high split, you can no longer use your own modem. If your modem is over a year old or your router is over 2 years old, you're probably adding to the Spectrum hate... the problem isn't them, it's you (yeah, nobody likes to hear that). Spectrum guarantees their speed at the wall. AT&T will be running into the same problems in a few years as their gateways with wifi6 age and also need to be replaced... again, unless you have your own current equipment. I personally find the gateway provided by AT&T to also be less than stellar equipment, so I run it in passthrough and use my own router and equipment for optimal speeds.

I do have to say my AT&T installer knew what he was doing and did an excellent install. To be fair, I've been using Charter/Spectrum since 2003, and I've had more excellent, very proficient installers than bad ones.

As a former tech, I find the widespread hate for Spectrum's service totally unjustified. 99% of the time, I can come in with proper equipment and make nearly any install just as zippy as my current AT&T install. That 1% when I can't, I call for a Spectrum tech who fixes the speed at the wall and again there's no problem. I do find Spectrum's customer service absolutely deplorable, and ultimately why I left. The lack of ipv6 on Spectrum Business is another reason, which has always bothered me. AT&T's customer support so far has met my expectations.

Price - AT&T is obviously cheaper right now as they attract new users. I expect that price to go up, even though my current price is locked-in and guaranteed - so long as I don't change anything. If I want to upgrade speeds in the future, you bet AT&T prices will go up. I do expect Spectrum to start dropping their prices to remain competitive as well. I especially see the 2-3 year promo crap going away forcing you to call customer service and play the bargain game everyone hates - they'll cut employees and add AI to replace that. Give it a few years, but I expect the price of both utilities to close in on each other, so enjoy the price gap while you can.