So my triple play package just went up 50 bucks /mo... (your cable/internet prices?)

[yoyoyo1]

:dempsey: @ seeing an extra 50 bucks on your bill every month.


any suggestions on how to deal with this or swing some kind of better deal? stories, tips, tricks? how much do you pay for cable/internet/phone?

last year i threatened to just cut everything off (time warner) and they kept it at the same intro rate for a year.. time flies though and i wanna on these bill increases

 

[STAN JONES]

Just change your plan

Comcast does this with those 2 year deals, all I do is call and see what promotional offers they got in my area then change my plan

Right now I got the HD Premier triple play that $159 for the 1st year then it jumps to $220 in year 2 but all I do is after the 1st year over just switch to a new Premier package deal and go back to paying $159

 

[STAN JONES]

fukk happen to the smile

Edit: nevernind

 

[SuburbanPimp]

bytch. Moan. Escalate.

Thats how you get shyt done or changed with cable companies.

I made sure they sent me a documentation that the rate that I currently have will be locked in for 12 months. it doesn't hurt than I have a family member who works at time warner. But I basically got the highest speed internet, And HD Cable with a DVR and HBO, Cinemax, Starz, and Showtime for like $120.

I usually don't haggle with prices much with things but I was always do it with Cablle/Internet providers cause there is always a promotion, bundle or something and they can always alter your plan.

 

[GoldenGlove]

Just change your plan

Comcast does this with those 2 year deals, all I do is call and see what promotional offers they got in my area then change my plan

Right now I got the HD Premier triple play that $159 for the 1st year then it jumps to $220 in year 2 but all I do is after the 1st year over just switch to a new Premier package deal and go back to paying $159

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Explain to them that you're thinking about dropping their services because a rival company has offered you a better deal. Make sure you add the competition in because if you just say you're thinking about cancelling they'll just throw some bad deals at you. They'd rather lose you all together than lose you to someone else. I once had a lady transfer me to a supervisor who was ready to offer me her first born son

Just call ATT and see what their promotional U Verse deal is and quote it to them

 

[GoldenGlove]

Cancel that package.

Cop an internet only package from somewhere
Use your cellphone as your main phone (I don't have a house line)
Download/Stream everything

Yal realize how much money yal blowing paying those crazy ass rates?

 

[606onit]

Cancel that package.

Cop an internet only package from somewhere
Use your cellphone as your main phone (I don't have a house line)
Download/Stream everything

Yal realize how much money yal blowing paying those crazy ass rates?

this is what I run as my point guard...

saving so much doe! I'll be in Brasil before I know it!

 

[GoldenGlove]

this is what I run as my point guard...

saving so much doe! I'll be in Brasil before I know it!

I have Comcast, and I don't know if it's something about their service, but all I signed up for is an internet only package. I plugged in the coaxial cables that were laying around and scanned for channels... and all the local shyt popped up.

I was like

Even have Comcast Sportsnet for free.

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Cable on demand is amazing

So much better than streaming. The selection is not that great though.

 

[One4Deuce]

I'm currently paying like $155 for my cable and internet, very close to canceling my cable... it's just too much.

 

[STAN JONES]

Cancel that package.

Cop an internet only package from somewhere
Use your cellphone as your main phone (I don't have a house line)
Download/Stream everything

Yal realize how much money yal blowing paying those crazy ass rates?

This only works if you live alone and dont watch sports

 

[MightyHealthy]

Threatening to switch almost always works because most companies educate their employees to see you as lost money at that point. Therefore it's more than economically sound to keep providing service at the original or similar rate.

They're surprisingly willing to acknowledge that a price increase didn't work. Better to have a subscriber at a discounted rate, rather than no subscriber at all.

If you know how to navigate customer service, you can very well get off your first few years paying a few bucks more than the introductory rate.

Cancel that package.

Cop an internet only package from somewhere
Use your cellphone as your main phone (I don't have a house line)
Download/Stream everything

Yal realize how much money yal blowing paying those crazy ass rates?

When you look at it from a budgeting standpoint, of course you can just get internet and handle everything else. It's extremely economical. I did this a ton when I was single, and it worked perfect for me...

But when I got into a relationship, the free time dwindled, and the necessity of paying for TV grew. I pay 104 a month for TV, internet, and phone. It includes a sweet ass HD DVR, tons of HD channels, my speeds have always been phenomenal for the price...

It'd be 15 bucks cheaper if I didn't add the extra channels to watch more college sports (UL football/basketball, keeping up with a lot more teams with double the sports channels, plus a few extra entertainment ones too), but it's a relatively small price for the convenience.

Both sides are right.

 

[CTech83]

I pay $128 a month for 50 MB/7 MB internet, 2 cables boxes (no DVR) with family cable, and a phone line. I had the triple play deal and they ended up raising my rates after the initial year. I called cablevision and immediately requested they put me on the line with the disconnect department. I told the guy on the phone that I planned on leaving for Verizon (Even though Fios isn't available in my apartment). He put me on hold for about 5 minutes and locked me into my original rate for 2 years. It's been over 2 years now and they still haven't raised my rates for some reason. I also have the premium channels (HBO,Showtime) in my bedroom even though I don't pay for it (Doesn't work in the livingroom though).

We barely watch TV since we have Netflix and I download everything else. We barely use the house phone either. The day they raise my rates, i'm cutting the cable and the phone.

 

[GoldenGlove]

This only works if you live alone and dont watch sports

100% wrong.

When you look at it from a budgeting standpoint, of course you can just get internet and handle everything else. It's extremely economical. I did this a ton when I was single, and it worked perfect for me...

But when I got into a relationship, the free time dwindled, and the necessity of paying for TV grew. I pay 104 a month for TV, internet, and phone. It includes a sweet ass HD DVR, tons of HD channels, my speeds have always been phenomenal for the price...

It'd be 15 bucks cheaper if I didn't add the extra channels to watch more college sports (UL football/basketball, keeping up with a lot more teams with double the sports channels, plus a few extra entertainment ones too), but it's a relatively small price for the convenience.

Both sides are right.

HD Antennae will get you your local sports. CBS, NBC, ABC, WGN etc (in my case Comcast Sportsnet)

You want ESPN? Easy. Turn on your Xbox, get the new app, have a friend or family member activate your Xbox under their account. You have ESPN for free, and in HD with a fast enough connection.

You want NBA? Cop League Pass. You can watch it on your TVs in HD with a number of devices. Again, it's 179 or 189 for the entire year... people are paying that each month for a load of shyt that they're not even watching.

Same applies to most sports. Only games that I can't see are the TNT and NBATV ones now. And with what I'm saving, I don't care. I can go to the bar with the guys or a friends house for those if the match up warrants it.

And all the single shyt doesn't apply if your women is on the same page and knows what's up. I'm married, been living like this since March. My girl was skeptical at first, but now she has seen the light and gives no fukks about paying for cable. She don't need to be watching VH1, BET, MTV and all that wack shyt anyway. Add in Netflix, HBOGo etc... (which you can easily get access to from the fam) I have more than enough content to watch.

I have HD everything in every room of my house. And I'm paying 45 for 20mbps speeds (it was 29.99 when I first hopped on it though)

It's easier than people make it out to be.