The threatening to cancel routine works well. You don't need an alternative to threaten with, just that their service isn't worth the price (especially with the increase). I've done it with Insight as well as with Comcast.
You may need to call a few times if the first rep isn't responsive. On Jan 14, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Bill Rising wrote: > Hey all, > > Our Insight bill jumped $7.15 to a (ridiculous) $114.73 for TV + lowest tier > of internet. It seems that others we know (who are not on introductory plans) > pay far less. A couple of questions: > > . Do others on this list get gouged so badly? > > . Is it at all possible to find the pricing of Insight's services? I cannot > find anything other than 'introductory' prices. > > . My step-daughter claims that I should just call up and threaten to shut off > the service. Supposedly this will cause them to offer some lower-priced > service. Has anyone ever done this well? I would think I need some sort of > alternative to threaten them with... but I couldn't find alternatives when > searching around. > > Thanks for any hints. > > Bill > I hate local monopolies > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
