Comments on: Easy Way to Save Money – Check your Utility and Cable Bills

By: Rich Lykyu

Rich Lykyu — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:57:56 +0000

No I have basic services.
phone= $18 per month no call waiting, no voicemail, caller id with # only, and I have an answering machine. I dont even use the home line but we need it because my wife has a home daycare and need 911 service, and a credit card device she uses. With taxes and fees it comes out to $21
cable and internet= $41.50
I have limited basic cable, I am not sure it is offered anymore I have had this plan for 6 years. It is a limited package. Most of the shows I watch I can watch online anyway. I only have the tv package to get the discounted internet package.
My internet is $19.99 per month comcast package. It is a promo rate, but if they raise my price I have no problem switching to dsl.
I actually wrote a post about getting my promo period extended recently.
http://richlikeyou.com/?p=135
My total cable/internet bill is $41.50 per month with taxes and fees.

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By: My Journey

My Journey — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:34:48 +0000

@Rich…

Woah…$62 for all 3!?!?!? Do you have DVR? A couple boxes? HD?

Please explain.

By: rich lykyu

rich lykyu — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:34:30 +0000

I dont have the $99 package, but frequently negotiate my cable internet and phone service. I have a stripped down cable/internet package and independent phone total cost per month is $62.50 with taxes and fees for all 3.
What gets me is why these companies dont offer long term customers the same discounts they offer new customers. The should offer some type of loyalty discount or something after 2 years, i think it would keep customers from switching during promotions offered by competitors.

By: MyJourneytoMillions

MyJourneytoMillions — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:30:25 +0000

Do you guys have the DVR, HD, etc?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:25:44 +0000

Ours comes out to $115 per month with all the little fees and taxes. But, we were paying $150 before when we had phone and internet through another company. So, we are saving $35 a month to have all the services through one company.