I swung by Best Buy in Charlottesville earlier this week to buy a new tv ( thanks to the guys at UVA-Mess for all the buying advice) and walked out with a 30$+ savings on my monthly Comcast bill, with an upgrade to two DVR boxes.
How? you ask.
It turns out that Comcast now has Sales Reps stationed in the tv department at Best Buy whose purpose is to find and retain Comcast customers. This includes working to "re-bundle" existing customers who are unhappy with their monthly charges. The Comcast rep saw me hovering by the TIVO display while I waited to check out, and overheard me grumble that I already spent "too much" monthly on tv service. She rushed over to intervene and as a result, my bill dropped from about 138/month ( for two tv's and internet ) to 105/month with upgraded service. In one year, the savings will cover half the cost of my new 40" Samsung flatscreen. My Dad's bill ( just for television ) dropped by nearly 50$/month!
The bottom line is that the Comcast package you bought 5 or 10 years ago has likely become more costly each year. Plus, any upgrades you've made over the years to your service added cost without any review of the underlying bundle. In the meantme, new customers are getting betters deals. Unjust, for sure, but now you can stop by Best Buy and do something about it. The only thing you need to remember is that these rates are fixed for a year only, at which point, they'll jump back up, so make sure you make a note to go back in and renegotiate in 11 1/2 months.
Drop me a comment with your savings!
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