SBC, DirecTV, and AT&T Are All My Bitches
Posted on February 20, 2006 by Him and tagged bills, utilities
Over the weekend Slickdeals.net pointed to an offer to get faster but cheaper DSL from SBC than what we already have. You don't even need to call a vapid customer service rep -- just click through and see if you're qualified. Later, we saw a promo for DSL for $12.99 at the regular speed. I called to speak with the worse-than-DMV-customer-service, and got that promo. We're saving $7 a month and now that will be put towards debt reduction. SBC YOU ARE MY BITCH.
I was feeling pretty good, saving at least some money, so I called DirecTV to see if they'd lower my bill. The guy on the other end of the line was pretty hard-nosed about getting me a lower rate. He offered me Stars, Showtime, or HBO at discounted rates. I held my ground and just held on for a rate decrease. I asked for $5 reduction for a year. He said six months. After wiping the sweat formed on my brow after such intense negotiations, I countered with 9 months. He said, "Deal." Another $5 towards debt reduction. HAHA DIRECTV I JUST MADE YOU MY BITCH.
She saw an ad in the paper -- "Take the AT&T Triple Play Challenge." AT&T says they can save me money on phone, long distance, DSL, and cable, (wait a sec, isn't that a quadruple play?) or else they'll give us a $20 gift card. I called, of course AFTER I got all of these rates lowered, and they could NOT beat what we are paying now, so now they are sending me a voucher that I have to return with copies of my monthly bill to prove that we're saving. Hello, $20 to spend on something we probably don't need. AT&T YOU ARE MY BITCH.
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Caitlin | Feb 20, 2006
Right on! Every little bit helps :)
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