Maybe we should get Marta to call on behalf of all of us. The increase isn't just on Insight. Comcast, DirecTV and I think Dish just upped their prices in response to one of the channel's demand for higher fees. Fox I think?
A la carte service would be sooo nice. On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Marta Edie <[email protected]> wrote: > WE have all three from Insight, TV, telephone and computer, lowest, also > only Basic and Classic. > We now pay generally $ 149.00- 159.00. > Yes, I had mine reduced. I play the old lady needing a reduction or that I > will use my cell phone only, also will forget about internet altogether etc. > I go down the line with them, telling them what I don't need, and it is > amazing how sweet they can get when you mention all these other carriers. > I am paying now about $ 20.00 less than last summer. > I always simply ask what they can do for me before I cancel one or two of my > services. It works. They don't seem to have cut and dried fees. > Marta > > > > On Jan 14, 2010, at 09:50 AM, Profile wrote: > > Bill, > I know and feel the same pain. Our bill is almost $180.00 without any of > the movie channels and no phone. I have the 20 meg download. > In my area AT&T is stringing fiber. I have talked to many of the linemen as > they work in the area. They say soon we will have speeds as good or better > than cable, I guess that is why Insight is going to go to 30 meg. > I am sure going to check with AT&T and at least use them as a hammer with > the cable company but so far they have not turned the service on. > John > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
