S2000 Vintage Owners Knowledge, age and life experiences represent the members of the Vintage Owners

Time for negotiating with Verizon for home cable

Thread Tools
 
Old Sep 12, 2018 | 03:17 PM
  #1  
cdubea's Avatar
Thread Starter
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 319
Likes: 8
From: Williamsburg, VA
Default Time for negotiating with Verizon for home cable

My contract agreement is up with these clowns.

What's the best means for getting the lowest price in my soon to begin "negotiations"?

And no, turning off the cable is not in the cards. LOML says "no friggen way".....

thanks
Reply
Old Sep 12, 2018 | 03:29 PM
  #2  
Lainey's Avatar
20 Year Member
Photoriffic
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 65,504
Likes: 4,761
From: Smalltown
Default

Are you speaking of DSL or FiOS? Is Comcast or Time Warner an option?

You can try asking for the Customer Retention Department and advise you are about to cancel and ask what promotions are available.

We had Verizon DSL previously. Customer Service was pretty darn bad.

Comcast customer service is much better. I call on a regular basis to try and get the current promotion. It's a PIA and I don't think there are any bargains to be found.
Reply
Old Sep 12, 2018 | 05:16 PM
  #3  
ralper's Avatar
Gold Member (Premium)
20 Year Member
Community Builder
Liked
Loved
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 33,188
Likes: 1,646
From: Randolph, NJ
Default

About 3 years ago I switched from Optimum to Verizon Fios. I liked Optimum but the internet was slow. In any event we started at about $142 per month (for the triple play package) and over the years I watched as the bill creep up. It eventually went to about $165. Two months ago the bill went to $190 per month. I called Verizon and told them that the bill was way too high and I'm considering leaving unless they can lower the price. The response was that if I commit to a new two year contract they'd roll the price back to the $142 that I started at, and guarantee that price for two years. I was ready for a fight, but it was really as simple as that.
Reply
Old Sep 13, 2018 | 12:25 AM
  #4  
MsPerky's Avatar
Member (Premium)
20 Year Member
Community Influencer
Liked
 
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 45,244
Likes: 4,146
From: Arlington, VA
Default

Yeah, they pretty much operate on that two-year contract deal. I have them for my cell phone and tablet. But Chris, you have quite a few options in the area - Verizon, Dish, DirectTV, Xfinity (Comcast), Cox, etc. So you should be able to negotiate something.
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2018 | 06:29 AM
  #5  
Chuck S's Avatar
Member (Premium)
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 13,870
Likes: 1,565
From: Chesterfield VA
Default

We're on Fios and football (and sports playoff games) is really all we tend to watch. Netflix and Youtube being the majority viewing. High-speed internet, though, is paramount for SWMBO. If the new Magnum PI is as much tongue in cheek as the previews it may prove watchable. Only other "network TV" I watched with any regularity was NCIS but that ended with Ziva left.

Rigging the generator interface box in anticipation for the hurricane preserved the Fios connections in the house.

-- Chuck
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2018 | 06:39 AM
  #6  
cdubea's Avatar
Thread Starter
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 319
Likes: 8
From: Williamsburg, VA
Default

LOL. As it turns out, all that expired is my "agreement". My discount is valid for another 2 years. Of course it took about 45 minutes of phone jousting to sort that out.

Thanks to all who provided help.
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2018 | 06:59 AM
  #7  
MsPerky's Avatar
Member (Premium)
20 Year Member
Community Influencer
Liked
 
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 45,244
Likes: 4,146
From: Arlington, VA
Default

Reply
Old Sep 14, 2018 | 02:50 PM
  #8  
freq's Avatar
Community Organizer
 
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 20,983
Likes: 188
From: in my garage
Default

Originally Posted by Chuck S
SWMBO.
TIL

Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
dlq04
S2000 Vintage Owners
479
May 19, 2026 03:55 AM
jimyu
UK & Ireland S2000 Community
68
Jul 27, 2015 11:42 AM
SC2000
New York - Metro New York S2000 Owners
16
Jun 6, 2007 07:24 AM
MADjdm
New York - Metro New York S2000 Owners
3
Aug 28, 2005 03:57 PM
Black Nugget
Mid-Atlantic S2000 Owners
52
Apr 29, 2005 10:28 AM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:34 AM.