MacDaddy
Training wheel examiner
Bit of a rant/talk about an option to go without "cable."
If you haven't looked into, there is a way to not pay a cable bill. Our's has crept up over the years to more than $120 a month. No movies, nothing special, almost the lowest tier available from Uverse.
I've gotten tired of fighting with them, and decide it was time to cancel. So, I've researched, talked with others about the options, and finally settled on Direct TV Now. They've got a pretty good channel selection, local channels, and would be less than half the $$ for the package.
Noticed they keep running different specials - trial period of 7x days, trial of 30x days, pay 2 months in advance and get an Amazon Fire, pay 4 months and get an Apple TV. This is where I decided they aren't so great.
First, you have to sign up for an account in order to start the trial. Ok, that is fine - but then you have to tell them to cancel before the end of the trial. Well, that's fair.
Second, if you prepay to get one of the devices - you no longer have a trial period available. You also cannot get a refund on the un-used prepayment. What? So, if I get the trial, I'm no longer a new customer and can't prepay to get a new device. If I prepay to get a new device, I'm not allowed a trial period and I'm out of luck if I don't like the service or can't use it.
Yeah .. not such a great option.
If you haven't looked into, there is a way to not pay a cable bill. Our's has crept up over the years to more than $120 a month. No movies, nothing special, almost the lowest tier available from Uverse.
I've gotten tired of fighting with them, and decide it was time to cancel. So, I've researched, talked with others about the options, and finally settled on Direct TV Now. They've got a pretty good channel selection, local channels, and would be less than half the $$ for the package.
Noticed they keep running different specials - trial period of 7x days, trial of 30x days, pay 2 months in advance and get an Amazon Fire, pay 4 months and get an Apple TV. This is where I decided they aren't so great.
First, you have to sign up for an account in order to start the trial. Ok, that is fine - but then you have to tell them to cancel before the end of the trial. Well, that's fair.
Second, if you prepay to get one of the devices - you no longer have a trial period available. You also cannot get a refund on the un-used prepayment. What? So, if I get the trial, I'm no longer a new customer and can't prepay to get a new device. If I prepay to get a new device, I'm not allowed a trial period and I'm out of luck if I don't like the service or can't use it.
Yeah .. not such a great option.