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If you are sick of paying too much for cable tv, now's the time to put it to the man. Pay tv companies have reported fewer total customers (year over year) for the first time. They are hurting and they need your business.

You can do it by phone or chat. Either way, just let them know you are looking for a way to reduce your monthly bill. They will most likely offer you some promotional rate for 6 months or so. That's what Comcast did for me and I am saving 50%. It was easy and fast. Took like 5 minutes on chat.

http://blogs.investors.com/click/index.php/home/60-tech/1867-consumers-dropping-pay-tv-services
 

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C.P.- no, I just signed on to chat and told them what I wanted.
 

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Thx...I will be making the call as well...$200.00 a month is terrible
 

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I called DTV yesterday and told them I wanted to cancel my NFL sunday Ticket. They asked why? Told them it was too expensive,he came back on the phone and said if I cut it in half will you stay on. I said well if you cut the price in half I will try it for one more year. 299 to 149 not bad.
 

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I tried this awhile back and Comcast refused. They have a monopoly in my town.
 

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I just looked at my cable bills ...wow! I pay 225.00 a month for my home and 135.00 a month for my property in OC MD. That's a car payment ..I gotta call them!
 

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just called Comcast and saved....$50 a month for a year...lost only 1 movie channel...and I have to renew HBO & Showtime in 3 mths....

Thank You Presto.....
 

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99 dollars a mont.h I pay for two computers and two TV's
 

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just called Comcast and saved....$50 a month for a year...lost only 1 movie channel...and I have to renew HBO & Showtime in 3 mths....

Thank You Presto.....

And in this day and age, do you really need a movie channel on your TV?
 

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Just called Directv, told them I want to cancel my NFL Sunday Ticket...guy offered me $60 off and I said no and he then offered me $120 off....took that in a second.
 

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Just called Directv, told them I want to cancel my NFL Sunday Ticket...guy offered me $60 off and I said no and he then offered me $120 off....took that in a second.

Way to haggle.
:toast:
 

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Thx Bill.....he said, "I may get in trouble for this." LOLOL I probably could have gotten him down further but $120 is reasonable, making the price appx $280...that was the price about 5 years ago..lol
 

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Thx Bill.....he said, "I may get in trouble for this." LOLOL I probably could have gotten him down further but $120 is reasonable, making the price appx $280...that was the price about 5 years ago..lol

I was paying 299 and they right away said if you stay on we will give it to you for 149. I said thanks! Now I will call back and do the same for hoops and college hoops!
 

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