OT - saving money on cable TV

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  • Justin7
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 07-31-06
    • 8577

    #1
    OT - saving money on cable TV
    I signed up for a promotion where I received HBO and Cinemax for $14.95/month for 6 months. Near the end of that period, I decided to cancel it - it would be too expensive, and still no Sopranos.

    After the customer service quiz: why are you cancelling, they offered it at a lower price when I said it was too expensive... $7.99 per month.

    The moral: if your cable bill is about to go up, call and cancel. Don't let it go up to $30/month automatically.
  • bigboydan
    SBR Aristocracy
    • 08-10-05
    • 55420

    #2
    Forget cable... Satellite TV is the only way to go Justin
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    • RickySteve
      Restricted User
      • 01-31-06
      • 3415

      #3
      Forget both. Read.
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      • Sam Odom
        SBR Aristocracy
        • 10-30-05
        • 58063

        #4
        Originally posted by RickySteve
        Forget both. Read.
        Hard to have cable/Sat TV on $500.00 per month expense account
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        • BuddyBear
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 08-10-05
          • 7233

          #5
          I should try that...just got a letter in the mail saying cable is going up a few bucks per month (again)....
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          • RickySteve
            Restricted User
            • 01-31-06
            • 3415

            #6
            Originally posted by Sam Odom
            Hard to have cable/Sat TV on $500.00 per month expense account
            More content than you could experience in a lifetime at your local library: $0

            Lifetime Original Movies and the Flavor Flav reality show: $50+ per month

            Tough call.
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            • justbet
              SBR High Roller
              • 03-04-06
              • 185

              #7
              i got free TIVO and an internet connection "upgrade" for free when i threatened to leave the cable company.
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              • pags11
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 08-18-05
                • 12264

                #8
                it definitely pays to negotiate...picked up a $200 cell phone the other day for $29 (after a $50 rebate) by re-upping one more year with my cell provider...I was two months from my contract ending and told them I was starting to look elsewhere...
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