Today I Learned...

[Ultramaroon]

I'll have your spam, dear. I love it.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I'll have your spam, dear. I love it.

Bloody Vikings.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

TIL that if you try to cancel Dish Network just because you don't want it any longer the process takes 30 to 45 minutes. But, if you tell them the person in the house has passed away (even if it's technically not true), it takes less than 5, although they still try to get you to "transfer it to a family member that could use the longevity credits".

I needed to cancel it at two places, my home (we've cut that cord) and my in-law's house which I was paying for as well to help them out (I've cut their cord). We now get the same channels (at least those we watch) for less than 1/3rd the price of Dish.

So, how do you get a signal?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by humfrz

So, how do you get a signal?

ChannelMaster Long Range Antenna installed in my attic. It was installed to pick up old analog signals and HDTV signals when HDTV was a new thing and cable/satellite didn't carry the signal. It has been in disuse since about 2008 but is now getting a work out.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Cutting the cord is awesome. We haven't missed it one bit, and love saving the $110/month. Get ready for "please come back, have we got a deal for you!" letters and calls for the next couple years.

You still have to pay for internet though.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You still have to pay for internet though.

Yea,my internet has always been a separate company. My dish was ATT direct tv, and my internet is Centurylink.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

You still have to pay for internet though.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yea,my internet has always been a separate company. My dish was ATT direct tv, and my internet is Centurylink.

Same here. I use Xfinity for Internet, and the second location is AT&T. The second location was grandfathered in by AT&T to get rid of DSL service, so my mother-in-law has bidirectional 1gig service for $50 per month!

[JD001]

Originally Posted by humfrz

^ ^

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Yes, indeed.. Everyone should experience at least one night in Bangkok playing chess and playing with golf balls..

[JD001]

Originally Posted by gen3v8

Cool for Some

Cool for the common people like you and me!

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Same here. I use Xfinity for Internet, and the second location is AT&T. The second location was grandfathered in by AT&T to get rid of DSL service, so my mother-in-law has bidirectional 1gig service for $50 per month!

Cool. When we moved here, CenturyLink partnered with AT&T to have internet and tv. I got big discounts because of the bundle, but always got 2 separate bills. I don't think CL knows, or cares I canned ATT.

So a couple months ago, I call CL because our internet was really messing up. They said we had too many devices for our plan. I was on the phone for about an hour, transferred 4 times, and ended up with the loyalty department. Seems I have about 3 different discounts. They ended up coming out, guy spent about 2 hours on the pole and on the side of the house, New router, and triple the gigabits or whatever they are, all at no additional per month (around $55), and all the installation free. An hour of frustration paid off that time.

[gen3v8]

Originally Posted by JD001

Cool for the common people like you and me!

Cool for Cats

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by gen3v8

Cool for Cats

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Cutting the cord is awesome. We haven't missed it one bit, and love saving the $110/month. Get ready for "please come back, have we got a deal for you!" letters and calls for the next couple years.

i still get the siriusxm PLEASE COME BACK offers for the brz. which i never activated beyond the trial period...

had to move to get them to stop for me. my parents still get them.

they've spent more on marketing to me than i've ever spent on them. and i had xm for a year, sirius for 3...

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i still get the siriusxm PLEASE COME BACK offers for the brz. which i never activated beyond the trial period...

had to move to get them to stop for me. my parents still get them.

they've spent more on marketing to me than i've ever spent on them. and i had xm for a year, sirius for 3...

My Sirius story. When I got my truck in '05 it came with a free year. When I called to activate, the gal said they had a great deal for me. If I forfeit my free year, they could sell me 2 years for $200. I asked how much a single year costs, she said $100.

Can't make this up.