How to Reduce Your Cable Bill

In the past, cable television companies have been unwilling to give discounts to people who have been subscribers with them for years. Not the case anymore!

My husband recently got feed up with my huge cable bill and did some research on DishTV and DirectTV. He called the cable company to inform them that he was a loyal subscriber for 5 years but the cost of doing business with them was much greater than changing over to satellite. He explained that he was thinking of canceling our service and asked if they had any loyal customer discounts since they are always running great deals to attract new subscribers. The customer service representative put him on hold to talk to his supervisor. When he returned, he informed him that they would take $20 a month off the bill for the next 6 months if he stayed with them.

Our cable company is Comcast, but based on the level of competition between cable companies and satellite providers, I am betting all cable companies will give you a discount to reduce your cable bill if you ask for one. He told his dad about the discount the next day and he called and asked for a discount too. He stated that that he was trying to reduce his monthly bills and needed to reduce his cable bill. After an on hold wait, the service representative came back on the phone and gave him a $15.00 discount for 6 months. His was slightly less because his monthly bill was less than ours.

It goes to show … you don’t get if you don’t ask. That’s $180.00 saved!

Don’t be afraid to ask … all they can say is NO … and then you can explore other options.