Sanity check from you cord cutters
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I had a terrible experience with BELL (Canada) this week over the Amber Alert BS.
But doing some reading, I found out some disturbing things, and it puts various experience in focus.
It's about the call centers for all of our telecoms. And apparently they all work the same.
If you call to cancel, they (the operator) get a debit on their commission. So, often they will hand the call over to another "sucker" or even put you on hold hoping you will hang up. Also, sometimes, taking no notes, so there is no record of you wanting to cancel.
They also, try and give you as little free or any deals as possible as this also works against them personaly.
But doing some reading, I found out some disturbing things, and it puts various experience in focus.
It's about the call centers for all of our telecoms. And apparently they all work the same.
If you call to cancel, they (the operator) get a debit on their commission. So, often they will hand the call over to another "sucker" or even put you on hold hoping you will hang up. Also, sometimes, taking no notes, so there is no record of you wanting to cancel.
They also, try and give you as little free or any deals as possible as this also works against them personaly.
Welshman
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You can't get the cable only channels - just what's on broadcast.
radios1
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exactly!. you lose all the good channels, but all these scammers suggest their product will replace cable tv.. nope, it don't!.. why have they been allowed to scam people so long?.
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I just use Rabbit Ears... 50+ stations and half in English.
No interest/time for cable.
I was talking with our young receptionist in the break room today... she was working on her budget...
She and her husband are both 24... they pay $258 a month for their phone plan and $160 a month for cable... cable use to be over $200
This works out to over $5,000 annually!!!
Add to that car notes/insurance totaling $14,000 annually plus rent of 18,000 and then utilities of $3,000
So they have spent 40k before buying groceries, clothes etc...
No interest/time for cable.
I was talking with our young receptionist in the break room today... she was working on her budget...
She and her husband are both 24... they pay $258 a month for their phone plan and $160 a month for cable... cable use to be over $200
This works out to over $5,000 annually!!!
Add to that car notes/insurance totaling $14,000 annually plus rent of 18,000 and then utilities of $3,000
So they have spent 40k before buying groceries, clothes etc...
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Curious if they are in debt.
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Yes... if you mean credit cards... often just the minimum...
They are not unusual... car notes, cable, phone and rent... and the money is spent.
Maybe my age is showing but I have always paid cash for my cars... always used/well used with one new car when working overseas bought back in 2002
Never had a cable or cell bills... pay off my card each month as I promised the folks I would do...
My Grandmother was a product of the Depression and extremely debt adverse... she saw many good people go down living high on the hog in the good times and then loose it all in the 1930's...
They are not unusual... car notes, cable, phone and rent... and the money is spent.
Maybe my age is showing but I have always paid cash for my cars... always used/well used with one new car when working overseas bought back in 2002
Never had a cable or cell bills... pay off my card each month as I promised the folks I would do...
My Grandmother was a product of the Depression and extremely debt adverse... she saw many good people go down living high on the hog in the good times and then loose it all in the 1930's...
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I don't owe anyone a nickle, never have, but a lot of people, that owe lots, sure have more and nicer stuff than I do. Makes you wonder who's right sometimes.
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And just the stations that are strong enough. For me that is 61 stations