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Cable savings
8.25.2007 7:16 AM \| Link	I've had HBO and Cinemax on my Time Warner Cable plan for as long as I can remember, mainly because back in the days before Netflix (and before I was watching so many Japanese shows and DVD sets) that was the best way to catch movies when I missed them in the theater. But recently I realized that the only thing I ever watched was The Sopranos, which is over now, and anything else I would ever want to see comes out on DVD or on the web just a few months after broadcast (it's amazing how TV watching has changed that way). So, I decided to save a few dollars and cancel my premium channels. I kept putting off the phone call, because I expected a hard sale to keep the programming, but I got a super nice person on the phone. She said that besides removing the channels, she would adjust my bill to the "current rate". I had been a customer so long (of all three services - cable TV, internet, and phone) that rates have changed since I signed up, and of course they don't let you pay less unless you ask about it. So, when she re-computed my rate, my bill was $70 less a month! I was amazed! Of course, I'm totally psyched that I'm going to save that money, but think of all the months that I paid "extra" just because I've been a customer so long. What a way to reward loyalty! Anyway, I'm just happy to be paying less now, and it feels great to get rid of yet another thing I don't really use. Labels: life


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