[area51org]

I'm paying ~$300/mo for TV (HBO etc), phone (no long distance charges) and ~$35/mbit Internet connection. It's a rip-off, of course. But since there's no real competition (U-Verse?!) I have no choice. Meanwhile, the cable industry is reducing potential for competition (Time-Warner merging with Comcast).

[talmand]

There's always a choice. You can always choose to disconnect one or two of those.

[area51org]

That's a non-choice. A choice would mean being able to choose between a variety of competing services with good offerings. Disconnecting is not a realistic choice.

[axaxs]

Talk to retention. You don't even have to threaten to cancel, just talk to them. I have to do this every year. The price I just quoted was set last week by TWC retention.

[area51org]

Thanks for the advice. I need to do this, obviously.