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TV/Media/Phone- Reducing Fees
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One option I've had some success with is talking with my provider (Uverse) and gettting a free movie upgrade for a 3 month period. Often they have promotions that you can get that will give 90 days free and you cancel at the end of the promo. The trick is timing the promo to the start and end of a show you like to watch whether it be GOT, True Detective, Shameless, Strike Back, etc. A bonus is that while you have the 3 month promo you can watch other shows "on demand" for that network and binge some stuff. My wife and I recently did this with HBO so we could catch the last season of Newsroom. While we had the promo we binged the first season of True Detective "on demand". The only problem with this method is that the providers are starting to wise up and Uverse now will only allow you to access two promos in a 12 month period.
I know my husband and I have JUST internet. We don't have cable tv, or anything like that. Our internet is $79 a month, which is a little high, but we both work online all day, and stream amazon instant video or netflix.
We don't have a landline, either. Never have since we moved three years ago.
We don't have a landline, either. Never have since we moved three years ago.
Looks like I was right about one thing. HBO Now, the cable free version of HBO GO, is launching alongside the new Game of Thrones.
The one thing I was, thankfully, wrong about was the price. $15 a month. A little steep comparatively, but still not half bad.
The one thing I was, thankfully, wrong about was the price. $15 a month. A little steep comparatively, but still not half bad.
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I created an HBO Now account via Apple TV at $15 a month (monthly subscription), which I'll keep active until the end of GoT. I wonder when I cancel HBO Now, does it stop immediately or does it go for the current 30 day period? I'll find out eventually. My cable company wants $20 a month for HBO. I wonder if they take $5 off the top (hence the $15 HBON) and assume this independent of the cable company streaming service will be a net plus for them as long as they produce worthy shows. Psychologically it seem much easier to cancel this then call the cable company. They are competing with the likes of Netfiix which is producing original shows and has a ton of television content at half the price.
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