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solara

(3,869 posts)
29. So far no one has mentioned the contract
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 12:21 PM
Mar 2019

What do you do when you have agreed to a contract ( I have Comcast, which is the Devil). I am paying way too much money every month but I have a cable, land line and internet bundle and a contract for two years.

I am not sure how to get out from under the contract. When I asked them about cutting cable and just holding on to my land line and internet, the deal they offered was definitely a punishment. Much slower internet and no more voice mail on the phone. I don't care about call waiting or any of those things, but voice mail is a must and my internet is already on the slower end of the spectrum.. still doable, but just barely.

There are so many ways to get the stations I want without cable so I can figure that out for sure..I just can't figure out how to have a landline and internet without cable and get out from under the contract. They will make me pay if I cancel.

I didn't tell them I had a cel phone because they kept trying to make me buy one and use their service. The whole point of my phone call to them was to lower my bill, not expand and raise it. But I need my land line because I have a lot of business connected to that phone number, otherwise I would just dump it.

Any suggestions? I feel trapped and the monthly bill with Comcast is really a struggle.

Thanks

Cut the Cord CDerekGo Mar 2019 #1
I pay more for cable than water, phone and trash combined Marthe48 Mar 2019 #6
Get this Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #2
I'd still like to get MSNBC Marthe48 Mar 2019 #3
Have you checked to see if they have UVERSE True Blue American Mar 2019 #24
Thanks, I'll check Uverse and Pluto Marthe48 Mar 2019 #25
stream it live for free.... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #26
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #40
I just became cable-free! CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #4
Awesome! :) Marthe48 Mar 2019 #8
The old TV is on an antenna CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #10
I have one similar to this: discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2019 #22
MSNBC, etc. CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #5
We cut the cord and kept the internet. MontanaMama Mar 2019 #7
Thanks! Marthe48 Mar 2019 #9
I wanted to cancel Comcast cable but they then kacekwl Mar 2019 #14
Spectrum did that to us too MontanaMama Mar 2019 #15
I want to get my bill down for sure Marthe48 Mar 2019 #16
My Cable gives me wifi, but I gave up cable TV (I had satellite years ago_ robbedvoter Mar 2019 #11
I'm in (literally) the middle of nowhere - akraven Mar 2019 #12
I could tell you stories :) Marthe48 Mar 2019 #17
I like our setup here. akraven Mar 2019 #20
If you keep internet over cable Progressive dog Mar 2019 #13
I've got a Chromecast and it does well Marthe48 Mar 2019 #18
Just went through this decision process the last couple of days. marked50 Mar 2019 #19
When I moved to Santa Fe nearly eleven years ago, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #21
I got roku stick for $30-$40, one time payment. trof Mar 2019 #23
Hmm, I might have to look into Youtube tv tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #34
We use Youtube TV Betty88 Mar 2019 #37
I'd love to, but my wife would kill me.... getagrip_already Mar 2019 #27
I'm in the same boat. The only thing I want is MSNBC tulipsandroses Mar 2019 #28
So far no one has mentioned the contract solara Mar 2019 #29
Can you hold out Marthe48 Mar 2019 #31
Yeah, I think I'm going to have to hold out but its uber hard solara Mar 2019 #32
You're welcome Marthe48 Mar 2019 #33
I cancelled cable tv today Marthe48 Mar 2019 #30
Who is you internet provider? trof Mar 2019 #35
It is suddenlink right now Marthe48 Mar 2019 #36
Update: the cord is cut Marthe48 Apr 2019 #38
I have a question about streaming Marthe48 Apr 2019 #39
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