Ergh! Remember when I downgraded my cable not too long ago because they raised their prices? I swear it was only a few months ... I'm going to check. Anyway, I saved about $25 at the time, I think. But the bill just went up $5! That really burns me. No warning, no explanation, just took an extra $5 out of my checking account.
EDIT: My family will tell you when I'm on a tear, I don't let things go easily! I went through my checking account bill pay and figured out cable prices:
March to December 2010: $85.79
January to March 2011: $82.80 (I believe one of the taxes or other fees went down, but I can't remember)
April to July 2011: $88.11 (random price increase)
August 2011 to January 2012: $70.64 (we downgraded and got rid of all channels above 100, basically)
February 2012: $75.80 (another random price increase)
So basically from January 2011 to February 2012, they raised prices $10.31. We'd be paying $93.11 if we hadn't downgraded. It does seem a lot, doesn't it; to go from $82.80 to $93.11 in a little over a year?
Looking at the itemized bill, it looks like $1 was due to a DVR service increase and the other $4 was an increase of our internet price.
Since we don't have any intention of getting rid of high-speed internet, the only way we could cut down cost now would be to get rid of the DVR ($16.95 per month). Our basic cable is part of our association dues, so there's no way to cut that out. Our internet is $55.95 and taxes are $2.90.
Comcast raised prices AGAIN!
February 29th, 2012 at 08:30 pm
February 29th, 2012 at 11:38 pm 1330558702
The next step is to threaten to cancel your service and see what accommodations they are willing to make. See the link below for a recent, excellent, article on this very issue.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7662724_negotiate-cable-companies.ht...
Hope that helps!
March 1st, 2012 at 12:47 am 1330562831
March 1st, 2012 at 01:49 am 1330566555