Stacking Pennies . . .

When I first moved here, I got a deal for about 60/mo for high speed internet and digital cable with stars. After 6 months, the rate jumped to 90, and I figured if I were to get regular cable and stars, it would go back to 60 or so.

I had been lazy and hadn't gone cheap, but today I was determined! I called up my cable provider, and said I wanted to get rid of digital cable and Stars. "Certainly! I can help you with that! But do you realize if you get rid of digital cable and stars, your rate on cable will go up?"

"No... What??"

Apparently, I'm *still* on a promotional rate, just a "lesser" promotion! Are you kidding? I don't consider 90/mo reasonable, much less promotional! It would be MORE expensive for me to get rid of digital cable and stars than to keep it for the remaining two months. WOW.

"Family cable" would cover any channel I watch (2-72) plus more, and would be about 50 a a month. Internet would be 45/mo. The cheapest cable is 16 a month, but only covers 2-22--most network shows, but not the other stuff I watch. I forgot to ask if they offer an lower speed cheaper internet. Probably not.

I'm going to have to do something differently, these rates are ridiculous. I'm not opposed to DSL, and maybe I could just get NetFlix and start watching movies instead of cable.....

I'm outraged. Maybe this means I should invest in cable television and broadband companies. =) Someone is making a killing here.

When I first moved here, I got a deal for about 60/mo for high speed internet and digital cable with stars. After 6 months, the rate jumped to 90, and I figured if I were to get regular cable and stars, it would go back to 60 or so.

I had been lazy and hadn't gone cheap, but today I was determined! I called up my cable provider, and said I wanted to get rid of digital cable and Stars. "Certainly! I can help you with that! But do you realize if you get rid of digital cable and stars, your rate on cable will go up?"

"No... What??"

Apparently, I'm *still* on a promotional rate, just a "lesser" promotion! Are you kidding? I don't consider 90/mo reasonable, much less promotional! It would be MORE expensive for me to get rid of digital cable and stars than to keep it for the remaining two months. WOW.

"Family cable" would cover any channel I watch (2-72) plus more, and would be about 50 a a month. Internet would be 45/mo. The cheapest cable is 16 a month, but only covers 2-22--most network shows, but not the other stuff I watch. I forgot to ask if they offer an lower speed cheaper internet. Probably not.

I'm going to have to do something differently, these rates are ridiculous. I'm not opposed to DSL, and maybe I could just get NetFlix and start watching movies instead of cable.....

I'm outraged. Maybe this means I should invest in cable television and broadband companies. =) Someone is making a killing here.

When I first moved here, I got a deal for about 60/mo for high speed internet and digital cable with stars. After 6 months, the rate jumped to 90, and I figured if I were to get regular cable and stars, it would go back to 60 or so.

I had been lazy and hadn't gone cheap, but today I was determined! I called up my cable provider, and said I wanted to get rid of digital cable and Stars. "Certainly! I can help you with that! But do you realize if you get rid of digital cable and stars, your rate on cable will go up?"

"No... What??"

Apparently, I'm *still* on a promotional rate, just a "lesser" promotion! Are you kidding? I don't consider 90/mo reasonable, much less promotional! It would be MORE expensive for me to get rid of digital cable and stars than to keep it for the remaining two months. WOW.

"Family cable" would cover any channel I watch (2-72) plus more, and would be about 50 a a month. Internet would be 45/mo. The cheapest cable is 16 a month, but only covers 2-22--most network shows, but not the other stuff I watch. I forgot to ask if they offer an lower speed cheaper internet. Probably not.

I'm going to have to do something differently, these rates are ridiculous. I'm not opposed to DSL, and maybe I could just get NetFlix and start watching movies instead of cable.....

I'm outraged. Maybe this means I should invest in cable television and broadband companies. =) Someone is making a killing here.

When I first moved here, I got a deal for about 60/mo for high speed internet and digital cable with stars. After 6 months, the rate jumped to 90, and I figured if I were to get regular cable and stars, it would go back to 60 or so.

I had been lazy and hadn't gone cheap, but today I was determined! I called up my cable provider, and said I wanted to get rid of digital cable and Stars. "Certainly! I can help you with that! But do you realize if you get rid of digital cable and stars, your rate on cable will go up?"

"No... What??"

Apparently, I'm *still* on a promotional rate, just a "lesser" promotion! Are you kidding? I don't consider 90/mo reasonable, much less promotional! It would be MORE expensive for me to get rid of digital cable and stars than to keep it for the remaining two months. WOW.

"Family cable" would cover any channel I watch (2-72) plus more, and would be about 50 a a month. Internet would be 45/mo. The cheapest cable is 16 a month, but only covers 2-22--most network shows, but not the other stuff I watch. I forgot to ask if they offer an lower speed cheaper internet. Probably not.

I'm going to have to do something differently, these rates are ridiculous. I'm not opposed to DSL, and maybe I could just get NetFlix and start watching movies instead of cable.....

I'm outraged. Maybe this means I should invest in cable television and broadband companies. =) Someone is making a killing here.