I got a refund check from AT&T for like $18 for my phone bill. At the
bottom it said it was leftover from cancelltion of services!! I
didn't mean to cancel so yesterday I called them. I said how I needed
the phone line for my DSL and the lady (besides assuring me it was not
going to be cancelled) gave me the upsell pitch about how they have
this great package. She said if you have our phone and DSL, then you
can get DirecTV for a great price using our bundles!! I explained
that I had DSL through Iglou, and she said they would beat the price I
was paying by $10 per month! I went through the whole deal with her
and the offered me local and long distance with call waiting & caller
ID, plus 200+ channels of DirecTV WITH 2 DVR's in two rooms, plus
their highest speed of internet for under $90! Beyond that, she
offered me what was called a "closer coupon" that would mean I would
receive a $200 Visa card in the mail. Plus, DirecTV charges like $21
for install, but they ALSO have a $50 Visa card "coupon"!! I was
getting PAID to take their service, one of which I was already
using!!! I was spending a few bucks on Netflix and Blockbuster
Online. If I cut those two (or cut way back) and replaced my DSL with
them, I could actually SAVE money each month!! This was what I have
been looking for...
...Then I called Derby Run and spoke with the manager. She told me
that I couldn't have a satelite dish unless it would be mounted in a
bucket on my balcony, but...(she said) "You face north so that won't
work." Damnit.
Today I did something I have been reluctant to do for a long time. I
called Insight Communications. I spoke with a CSR, and explained what
all AT&T was offering me. She said "sorry, can't help you." basically
they could only get their price for all three down to a little over
$100 and that was by giving the fewest channels, and the slowest speed
internet...
I don't know who to dislike more. Would it be Insight for having a
virtual monopoly on the cable TV business in Jefferson County, or
would it be Derby Run Apartment for breaking the FCC ruling that says
they have to let people have a satelite dish?
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