XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , 123456789 <12345@12345.com>   
   wrote:   
      
   > >> Here I can cancel my Cox cable phone and still keep my   
   > >> Internet and TV. They can be subscribed to separately,   
   > >>  though I would lose my bundle pricing.   
   >   
   > > Having a service doesn't mean you have to use it. If the   
   > > bundle price is cheaper, get that and just don't plug a   
   > > phone in.   
   >   
   > Cox would be nuts to do it that way and of course they   
   > don't. Though the bundle price is cheaper than the three   
   > services (TV, Internet, and phone) standard prices added, it   
   > is not cheaper than any two of the services standard prices   
   > added. So I will save some money by cancelling the phone   
   > even though the other two will go up in price.   
      
   it depends on the company, the plans and the location.   
      
   around here, comcast has a relatively slow internet-only plan for   
   something like $40, but if you bundle it with tv or phone, they offer   
   *much* faster internet and it's only slightly more expensive. what they   
   don't tell you is by doing so, you also pay taxes and fees.   
      
   > Cox's price is fluid. Every year I call and threaten to quit   
   > and (so far) I have gotten a $30 to $50 discount off the   
   > listed bundle price for another year. I suppose it is like   
   > buying a new car. Only fools pay the listed price. I do have   
   > competition here (CenturyLink twisted pair + satellite) so   
   > my threat is real. But CenturyLinks's DSL is very sloooow so it   
   > is mostly just a threat...   
      
   only fools deal with companies that play those games.   
      
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