Spectrum Mobile adopters stopped paying their prior carrier more often
Share with no observed payment to the prior national carrier from February–July 2026
Share no longer paying the prior carrier
Source: YipitData U.S. credit and debit card panel. Spectrum Mobile adopters n=919; Spectrum-home non-adopters n=46,578. Both groups paid a national carrier in April–June 2025.
Chart data
| Series | Share no longer paying the prior carrier |
|---|---|
| Spectrum Mobile adopters | 61.8% |
| Comparable non-adopters | 17.3% |
Which prior carriers were most often no longer observed?
Among Spectrum Mobile adopters, 66.2% of those previously paying Verizon and 63.4% of those previously paying AT&T later had no observed payment to that carrier. Each carrier-specific group contained roughly 245–343 people, so the combined 61.8% result is the more reliable comparison.
Does a missing carrier payment prove that every line moved?
No. The panel observes the paying card, not every line on a household account. A missing charge could also mean payment moved to another card or method. T-Mobile billing can include home internet, so its provider-specific result is not used in the headline. The comparison shows a durable payment pattern, not that Spectrum Mobile caused it.
Assumptions & Methodologies
We analyzed recurring payments in YipitData’s U.S. credit and debit card panel from October 2024–July 2026. Adopters were Spectrum-home households whose first visible Spectrum Mobile charge occurred in July–December 2025 and who paid Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile in April–June 2025. Comparable households paid Spectrum home and a national carrier but never adopted Spectrum Mobile. A carrier was counted as no longer observed when it had zero payments from February–July 2026. The matched comparison is not randomized; payment cessation does not prove account closure, full household-line movement, or causality.