Check your bundles

[aelfgyfu_mead]

(The icon is completely gratuitous. Do you know how many screenshots I had to view to get a halfway decent one with George and Annie that I could make into a 100x100 square? Hundreds! Well, scores. I really wanted one from 1.05, but their faces were too far apart in the scene I wanted--plus they both had really odd looks on their faces in most of them.)

ahem I do have a point, and it's totally unrelated to Being Human (except that I see people abbreviating that BH, and I'm already confused, because BH is Brilliant Husband). So my BH called Verizon today about an extra charge, and, while he was on the line, the service rep said, "Did you know that your cable, phone, and Internet are all being billed à la carte? We can combine those, save you money, and probably improve your Internet speed a little."

BH is very pleased. We're going to save about $150/year. I guess I'm a pessimist, glass-half-full kind of girl, because I'm thinking "We paid $300 we shouldn't have!" Mostly, we've been happy with Verizon. I just wish someone had noticed this earlier.

The moral of the story: if you get more than one service from the same provider, check and make sure you aren't paying more than you should. You'll thank me later (oh, wait--that's another show).

Comments

[redbyrd-sgfic.livejournal.com]

And if you *don't* use Verizon for more than one thing, they will do their damnedest to change that, no matter what you called them about. Ask me how I know....

[beanpot.livejournal.com]

I often call Comcast and tell them I am planning on canceling my account and they magically lower my bill for year. Never hurts to ask. Of course I just got my first bill at the "normal" price. Time to call again. It helps that FIOS is making its way into the area.

[cleothemuse.livejournal.com]

We've had Comcast TV and internet for a while now, but our phone service provider (a local company) finally got TV and DSL service to our area last month. The bundle costs us about the same as what Comcast alone cost.

They just installed it today :)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Got mine bundled - but I have to say, they actually DO save me money...

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

Hah, try using the Evil Empire aka Telstra Australia! They are the biggest comms company in Australia and they let EVERYONE know it! (They were worse when Sol Trujillo was head.)