I hear ya...in my area there is zero competition to Comcast, except for satellite which is okay, so long as there are no severe storms, after which you can collect dishes like sea shells.
I could care less about TV, but Comcast is also the only source for high speed internet, the basic cable package internet speed is only slightly better than dial up, to get good speed you have to upgrade to a premium package, to make a long ugly story short, you hit the nail on the head, they are better referred to as Commiecast.
Bingo; that’s all I use it for anymore. But dish is worthless here, with all the storms we get. Dial-up isn’t even an option, anymore.