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01-02-2015 07:00 PM
01-02-2015 07:06 PM
I agree with you and am going to take your advice!
I am retiring from a long career in the legal profession so I should know how to "negotiate!!!" We'll see how I do and will keep you posted. However, I'm quickly dismissing any thoughts of alternative services...there are some things money CAN buy and one is having uninterrupted cable/internet service that's reliable!! Thanks, again!
01-02-2015 07:09 PM
On 1/2/2015 kittymomNC said:I agree that we need competition. For cable I only have access to Comcast where I live. Verizon and others haven't wired in this area yet. I really, really want to try FIOS with Verizon. I've heard good things about FIOS (not necessarily with Verizon) and I'd like to see how that is different from how cable is wired and working. FIOS is fiber optic wiring, so still wiring like cable, but at least it's not some sort of dish that transmits the signal. I will say that the moment that FIOS is wired in my area, Comcast better look out. But, at this point, I would even be happy if my area had options for a different cable company. At least then, to your point, there would be competition, and Comcast wouldn't be so greedy with their rates because they know I have no other choice but them.I have not been that happy with Time Warner Cable since I had to go digital. I never had any problems with regular cable, but now I have problems I never had before. Plus they now have customer service located in the Philippines, and the last time I had a problem, I wound up having to get a supervisor on the line by threatening to discontinue everything, again.
They are supposed to help you get problems resolved over the phone, and after talking to three different reps including a supervisor one night (on my cell phone), they could not resolve a problem with my phone. They told me it would be five or more days before they could get someone out, and meantime I had no phone service! I got a manager on the phone and "raised cain", and a technician came out the next day. All he did was unplug the battery in my modem and it resolved the problem. He said the battery backups for the phone service never worked anyway, and the CS people on the phone should have told me to do that. That's the kind of customer service they have now. Even the cable service man who came out (finally got one that knew what he was doing) confided in me that a lot of the technicians are very unhappy, since TWC has gotten so big and now the Philippines CS is apparently not working very well from their point of view.
We need some competition here, because Time Warner has had a monopoly on cable service for a long time. I use all the problems in my "price negotiations" for my rates - their CS leaves a lot to be desired. The only good thing I can say is that they don't make you go under "contracts" any more - it's just a promotional rate and you can change it if you want to.
01-02-2015 07:16 PM
On 1/2/2015 pdlinda said:I agree with your way of thinking. Can't you tell...with my top tier channel selection, lol. I too, love my TV and don't ever want to be without. Like you, I would make other financial adjustments in my life, so that I could accommodate my TV habit. Especially during retirement, I would want good uninterrupted tv available. You worked hard all your life, and deserve to relax and watch what you want when you want. okay, I admit it...my name is Lynnj and I am a TV addict lol. Sadly...Comcast knows that about me, and that's how they rake me over the coals with their ridiculous rates. Again...good luck to you.I agree with you and am going to take your advice!
I am retiring from a long career in the legal profession so I should know how to "negotiate!!!" We'll see how I do and will keep you posted. However, I'm quickly dismissing any thoughts of alternative services...there are some things money CAN buy and one is having uninterrupted cable/internet service that's reliable!! Thanks, again!
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