I called T-Mobile regarding my account and, as long as I had them on the line, mentioned I saw the same plan I had now being advertised for cheaper. Sure enough, prices have gone down (would be nice if they contacted ME, but I digress) and the representative lowered my monthly Family Plan bill by $20 exactly for the exact same service that I currently have.
Nice.
On a roll, I called my cable provider (Cox Communications) and also asked how to lower my monthly bill. Nice rep, looked at my account and said, “Well, I can lower your bill by 20% for the next twelve months.” I said go for it - same service, same internet, same premium channels - no change to service and a 20% discount, just because I asked.
Not saying you will have the same luck, but just a reminder that it doesn’t hurt to occasionally call your service providers and at least ASK if there is any way to lower your bill, or if there are any new discounts, etc.
Nice. When I try to lower my cable bill they just tell me my bill will increase overall if I cut anything . So I have premium channels I don’t use, because they apparently have a negative cost. Threatening to switch doesn’t work, and I don’t feel like going through the hassle anyway. That said, it does not hurt to ask.
I’ve been running much lower than standard cable bills for a couple years. Neither time did I explicitly ask for discount. Just a vague “I’m looking to cut something, what are my options.” and end up with more channels for a bit less money or the old channels for a lot less money.
Indirect “Can you help find a way to reduce my bill?” statements seem to work better than “I want a discount!” type directness.
I tried with Time Warner. I was tired of my cable bill going up 5% a year (while my Internet – from Verizon – had stayed the same over the same period), so I asked to switch to basic cable. They offered a 10% discount for three months. :rolleyes: