Subj : Re: Cable rip offs To : Nightfox From : poindexter FORTRAN Date : Sat Jun 24 2023 06:58 am -=> Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=- Ni> called the cable company to ask them to cancel my basic TV and just Ni> keep internet, but they said my bill would increase. I find it odd Ni> that they do that. Yeah, they do all sorts of FUD when you call. It used to be that if you threatened to cancel they'd find some deal to keep you, now the level 1 people just process the cancellation. The "your bill will go up when we remove the bundle discount, so you're better off keeping the crappy service you're unhappy with" has to be the most fucked-up marketing ploy known to man. .... Emphasize differences --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: realitycheckBBS.org -- information is power. (21:4/122) .