tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:304881bex77bex77bex772011-05-14T13:47:13Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-06:304881:132755Cutting the cable2011-05-14T13:47:13Z2011-05-14T13:47:13Zaccomplishedpublic0I just took another step toward becoming an internet creature. I had a lovely conversation with the Comcast customer service rep. I cut my "cable" bill in half. Woot! <br /><br />I've been looking at all my bills to figure out how to make them lower. Last year, I ditched daily delivery of the Boston Globe. I realized recently that we don't watch cable TV anymore. I haven't turned the TV on since August. I don't keep up with series TV anymore, except for NCIS, and I can watch that online. So I took a hard look at the Comcast bill. $163. Yuck. More than half of that is for TV. I checked the channel line-ups and decided basic service is all I need. Probably more than I need. But it's only $7.50/mo. So that lowers the bill to $80 (mostly internet, DVR and taxes). I may ditch more next month when I see how that shakes out. <br /><br />I've been meaning to call Comcast for awhile. You can do lots of transactions online, but not downgrading your service. You have to talk to a person for that. And I always think of calling in the evening. After the people have gone home. Yes, they talk about 24/hr phone service, but that's just the automated line. No one is there after 7 pm. <br /><br />But I got another huge bill yesterday, so I was determined to wake up this morning and call and I did! Yay!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bex77&ditemid=132755" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments