Cable Bill High? Phone Costs Up? Now, Let's Talk

[orange-n-brown 365]

wow I think I'm going to try this!!! can't hurt!!

Frustrated with his hefty and mounting monthly bill for TV, Internet and phone service, Alan Weinkrantz of San Antonio decided to call his provider, AT&T, shortly before Christmas to ask for a discount.

"Times are tough, and I don't think I can keep paying these rates," Mr. Weinkrantz says he told an AT&T representative. A communications-industry consultant who keeps a close eye on the space, Mr. Weinkrantz says he hoped for a reduction of about 10% to his $159 monthly bill. To his surprise, AT&T reduced his bill to $94 a month, a drop of almost 50%, for a one-year period. "I was very surprised," Mr. Weinkrantz says. An AT&T spokesman declined to comment on the specific bill but said that "we work hard to give our customers the services they need at the best price."
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/ar ... t%27s-Talk

[sportsfanatic85]

That surprising!

[seofan_via_dublin]

My wife and I did this with Time Warner.
We have the Cable/Internet/Digital Phone bundle.
They rolled our $125 a month back to the $90 a month
promo rate. It lasted for about a year, then we called and
had them do it again.

You have to be polite, but let them know that you may have to
consider dropping their services. Business wise, the reduced rate
still makes the company a 10-15% profit. That's better to them
than losing your money completely.

[orange-n-brown 365]

I'm going to sit down and look my stuff over and see what I can do.. next week when its quiet here