Lower High Speed Internet Cost

Though you might not think it possible you can bargain down your cable, phone and utility bills. With more people cutting spending, companies are more likely to work a deal with you to keep your business. What you can do is call your service provider, explain that you have been a loyal customer for a set period of time, and state that you would like to get a better monthly rate or take advantage of any special promotions that are available.

If the company doesn’t want to offer you anything you still have another option. Call back and ask to talk to the representative who handles new accounts or new customers. This time, tell the rep that you are considering switching to a less-expensive package or provider, but before doing so you would like to know if you can get any of the same deals being offered to new clients. (Cable companies, for instance, routinely offer deals like one month of free service, cash-back rewards, rebates, or goodies like prepaid phone cards- to new customers.)

If you don’t have any luck with either of these consider doing your own bundling of services. For example many phone companies offer local and long distance phone service, plus internet access and cable-or satellite-television service for less than $100 a month. That is far less than what you would pay for each service separately.

If you travel and don’t have a mobile hot spot or a phone that acts as mobile hot spot consider asking the hotel you are at who their wireless -service provider is and then go directly to that company to buy a day pass. The day pass will costs less than what the hotel charges for internet access.