Can you do this or is this a shitty thing to do?

[TrickyBob]

Our current internet/home phone is $97 a month. Comparing that to our neighbors, it is super high. Their internet/home phone is $50 a month - same speeds and details. A few others on our road said they pay about $50-60 and that $97 is absurd, which I think as well. 

So I talked to my internet company and asked them the terms of the current service; 5 year price lock and no contract. I then asked them if there was a better package available, they said no. 

However, if I were to cancel my service and re-sign up, internet/home phone package is currently going for $51.98.

Do people do this? Would that be a shitty thing to do? Are people allowed to cancel and re-up if there is no contract?

[noodleoo]

Of course! Why would that be a shitty thing to do? DO IT ASAP and save yourself $47 a month!

[eddy]

We dropped Direct Tv twice in the past 5 years. The second time we picked it up we just put it in the other spouses name to get all the fancy deals.

::shrug:: If it is wrong I don't want to be right.

[TrickyBob]

Well, I didn't threaten to cancel/change services because there aren't any other services to change to. So I didn't want to shoot myself in the foot. But I think $97 is outrageous for shitty internet service to begin with.

I could keep pushing that if there is no contract, then I should be able to change to a different or newer package, right? In the past 3 years, I have never seen a package at 90+ and no one can explain to me how mine is worth 90 other than "you have the best rate"

[snickers]

i would try it for sure

[Norticprincess]

Jan 3, 2014 15:08:58 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

We did it with Time Warner. It would be in my name, and when a better rate came out, if they wouldn't give it to us, we'd cancel it and put it in H's name. I think there's a minimum time between new accounts though. Like, I couldn't sign up for what would be considered a new account eligible for promotional rates for 2 years or something.

This we had to change names on the account.

[Moe]

How the fuck is it that WE STILL PAY $170 for internet and basic digital.

WHY.

FUCKING SHIT, Comcast, you suck donkeyballs.

[jek]

Double check that there isn't a time period where you are not a customer before qualifying for the new package. I think here it's six months, but we have more than one provider so theoretically you could switch back and forth to get the best deals. Or just put it in a different name.