Comments on: Cable Company Gets Smarter http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:48:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Nathan Alter: jigbot » Blog Archive » 2 month wait between “threat” Comcast discounts http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12659 Nathan Alter: jigbot » Blog Archive » 2 month wait between “threat” Comcast discounts Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:34:16 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12659 [...] It looks like Comcast is starting to make you wait 2 months after your last discount before starting a new one.  As I understand it, you can sometimes get a discount on your Comcast bill by threatening to cancel your service.  I haven’t tried it, myself.  Someone commented that you might have the best luck on the discount if you talk to someone at Comcast at the local branch, rather than over the phone.  They say you’ll want to be ready to actually cancel if it doesn’t work out, so have a backup plan.  Here’s the story on the new policy.  I may give it a try in a few months when I’m actually ready to switch to the cheaper DSL. [...] [...] It looks like Comcast is starting to make you wait 2 months after your last discount before starting a new one.  As I understand it, you can sometimes get a discount on your Comcast bill by threatening to cancel your service.  I haven’t tried it, myself.  Someone commented that you might have the best luck on the discount if you talk to someone at Comcast at the local branch, rather than over the phone.  They say you’ll want to be ready to actually cancel if it doesn’t work out, so have a backup plan.  Here’s the story on the new policy.  I may give it a try in a few months when I’m actually ready to switch to the cheaper DSL. [...]

]]> By: livingplanet http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12566 livingplanet Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12566 off topic, but here in tucson, we didn't get cable, only cable internet with cox. a year after, they gave us basic cable for free, because they had to "change their costly filters" with something that provided free basic cable. not complaining either... off topic, but here in tucson, we didn’t get cable, only cable internet with cox. a year after, they gave us basic cable for free, because they had to “change their costly filters” with something that provided free basic cable. not complaining either…

]]> By: Nobody http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12171 Nobody Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:07:18 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12171 Time to switch to satellite. Time to switch to satellite.

]]> By: Mike Peck http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12167 Mike Peck Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:43:27 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12167 actually comcast is just gonna shoot them self in the foot with this one, since you prepay for your service they don't extend you credit and therefor cannot report it. In essence they don't use your social expect for verification purposes when you call or to verify your a new person. So you can just cancel your service then sign up with a new fake name and social so long as you can remember and then get the new discounted rate again. I don't give them my personal info, i just alter the last number of the soc by 1 to make it easy to remeber and use nicknames to sign up. Plus talking to sales reps that are in person will get you even better rates than the ones over the phone. ...ps... i have the inside scoop.... actually comcast is just gonna shoot them self in the foot with this one, since you prepay for your service they don’t extend you credit and therefor cannot report it. In essence they don’t use your social expect for verification purposes when you call or to verify your a new person. So you can just cancel your service then sign up with a new fake name and social so long as you can remember and then get the new discounted rate again. I don’t give them my personal info, i just alter the last number of the soc by 1 to make it easy to remeber and use nicknames to sign up. Plus talking to sales reps that are in person will get you even better rates than the ones over the phone.

…ps… i have the inside scoop….

]]> By: Comcast Sets 60-Day Waiting Period For Customers Snagging Discounts By Threatening to Leave » Voice Out Your View Point http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12160 Comcast Sets 60-Day Waiting Period For Customers Snagging Discounts By Threatening to Leave » Voice Out Your View Point Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:53:31 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-12160 [...] Cable Company Gets Smarter [Personal Finance Advice] [...] [...] Cable Company Gets Smarter [Personal Finance Advice] [...]

]]> By: Nagel http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11910 Nagel Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:57:52 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11910 You knew it had to happen sooner or later. Threatening to leave is the only chance customers have. There needs to be some reeling in of cable companies and their rates. You knew it had to happen sooner or later. Threatening to leave is the only chance customers have. There needs to be some reeling in of cable companies and their rates.

]]> By: ~Dawn http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11829 ~Dawn Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:20:31 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11829 Head's up If you cancel, you will have to wait 90 days before you are considered a 'new' customer or you have to put it in another's name and social... Head’s up
If you cancel, you will have to wait 90 days before you are considered a ‘new’ customer or you have to put it in another’s name and social…

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11821 pfadvice Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:33:20 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11821 <i><b>What cable company was this?</i></b> Comcast What cable company was this?

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]]> By: Jeremy http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11808 Jeremy Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:53:14 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11808 I just wrote about this last month as I called to haggle a discount after our rates went back up. I did not have anyone specifically say it was their policy not to grant a discount, but it did take quite a few calls to find someone willing to do it. Needless to say we just cut our cable bill in more than half AND have even more channels and faster internet. I think they may have messed up and given us more of a discount though. On our statement it says our cable television cost was only $10.99. Prior to this it was about $70 when it switched to full price. Either way, I'm not complaining! I just wrote about this last month as I called to haggle a discount after our rates went back up. I did not have anyone specifically say it was their policy not to grant a discount, but it did take quite a few calls to find someone willing to do it.

Needless to say we just cut our cable bill in more than half AND have even more channels and faster internet. I think they may have messed up and given us more of a discount though. On our statement it says our cable television cost was only $10.99. Prior to this it was about $70 when it switched to full price. Either way, I’m not complaining!

]]> By: Ben Popken http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11799 Ben Popken Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:33:41 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2006/12/27/cable-company-gets-smarter/#comment-11799 What cable company was this? What cable company was this?

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