Soundoff on Cable/Internet

Ohh, and I hate the ideal of the ugly as$ DTV or DISH on my home, but luckily, the front of my house faces the ocean, so DirectTV has to point it towards the woods out back to get a proper feed. A few neighbors have them and you can't even see them really because they are tucked behind palms in the back. I hate driving through neighborhoods that all have ugly ass dishes on the roof out front.

 

And there is a hidden equation in both the cellphone industry and cable/sat... They gauge each other and the market on customer retention. So, yes, not only does it cost more to get a customer back, it gives them a serious ding within the industry. So, the more customers that are lost each quarter are a direct reflection of their service, pricing and business models. So typically, on that final moment, when you actually say "Yes, I would like to cancel my services"... they will put you on hold and then throw the kitchen sink at you.

That is my next move. In the late 90's I worked for "Cellular One". Anyone under management status could give up to $500 credits, no questions asked and in certain cases, upper management would literally give people up to $1000 in free credits, same as cash, so certain accounts would get over a year of FREE service just for staying. This was also in the days of roaming and other towers and people getting bills that were $400 more than expect because their phones picked up the wrong towers.

 

Ding Ding... We have a winner.

DirectTV: Great channel lineup (No HBO) a master HD DVR box for the living room and a mini HD box for all 4 bedrooms that can link to the DVR from every room. $51.00 per month for 2 years. Boom

The girl on the phone says she uses the $19.99 a month TW internet.

That is savings of $130 per month.....

Lesson here: It costs FAR less for satelite feeds than all the overhead the cables companies have running and maintaining cable lines... The Cable companies just can't compete with the cost.

Glad I did some research. $1560 in extra cash per year is enough to fun a couple runs to PR.