Thanks. My first 6 months promo ended recently and I downgraded to basic digital cable and internet and my bill is $130+! I have two cable boxes, as well.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
javachik - Aug 21, 2009 4:16:24 pm PDT #5026 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Polter-Cow - Aug 21, 2009 4:18:55 pm PDT #5027 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, my bill was $150+. It's ridiculous. If a Customer Service person can't find you a better deal, I think you can get the $69.99 deal straight off of Comcast.com. There is nothing in the Terms and Services that restricts it to new customers. You just have to ask for it. They won't just lower all our bills as a courtesy even though we're all eligible.
javachik - Aug 21, 2009 4:20:33 pm PDT #5028 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Is the $69.99 with internet?
javachik - Aug 21, 2009 4:33:24 pm PDT #5029 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Okay, am on chat right now. Her first offer is lowering my bill to $99 for 6 months. I am pushing for more (I want HBO back--I miss "Entourage").
Polter-Cow - Aug 21, 2009 4:33:37 pm PDT #5030 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yep.
Also, I just realized that my landlord is probably not raising my rent, since he could only raise it 0.7% and he hasn't given me 30 days notice. So that's cool! I wonder if I can get a loyalty discount.
Her first offer is lowering my bill to $99 for 6 months. I am pushing for more (I want HBO back--I miss "Entourage").
Is that $99 with HBO? Because that would be like the $69.99 plus...$30 for HBO? That's not right. Yeah, push! (If it's not with HBO, that's bullshit, since the other deal is right there.)
sarameg - Aug 21, 2009 4:35:32 pm PDT #5031 of 30001
Shit. I'd put towels up around the door seals. They're dry. Have drip. Gotta be under the thresh-hold. Must hunt up paperwork and contact roofer who put the roof on.
javachik - Aug 21, 2009 4:36:39 pm PDT #5032 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Is that $99 with HBO?
Nope. Now she is wanting to transfer me to sales; did that happen to you?
[ETA: I love that my "analyst" is named Zildjian]
Kathy A - Aug 21, 2009 4:37:06 pm PDT #5033 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just called Comcast. They're coming in on Sunday to replace my dvr (there's a glitch that has it sometimes not recording something if certain things happen in conjunction, which has happened three separate times in the past week and pissed me off), and it occurred to me to see how much it would cost if they were to also put in a cable connection into my bedroom and add a second box for the tv in there. It's only another $26 for the installation and $5/mo. for the second box, but the guy coming in this week is booked so he won't have time--I'll have to wait until next Sunday for the installation, which is fine with me.
SuziQ - Aug 21, 2009 4:38:00 pm PDT #5034 of 30001
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I called Comcast a month ago cause my rate jumped up. The gal I spoke with gave me back my discounted rate and said that it is good for 6 months, but honestly if I call back at the end of the 6 months they can keep renewing the discount. I just get internet cause my cable is part of my rent.
Polter-Cow - Aug 21, 2009 4:40:02 pm PDT #5035 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Nope. Now she is wanting to transfer me to sales; did that happen to you?
No! Ha.
[ETA: I love that my "analyst" is named Zildjian]
Awesome. I've always gotten "American" names like Richard and Becky and whatnot.
(there's a glitch that has it sometimes not recording something if certain things happen in conjunction, which has happened three separate times in the past week and pissed me off)
Yeah, I've found that it sometimes has an issue with adjacent shows on different channels; even if you make sure there aren't too many overlapping minutes, it will drop one of them (or claim it's recording one but won't actually do it).
The gal I spoke with gave me back my discounted rate and said that it is good for 6 months, but honestly if I call back at the end of the 6 months they can keep renewing the discount.
I wonder how many hundreds of dollars I've wasted by not checking for offers every six months.