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the Price of Basic Cable with Premium Channels

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 60
Apr 2008
Columbus, OH
Get what you pay for with cable TV  more... close row
$ 90
May 2008
Rincon, GA
Price per month for cable plus premium channels  more... close row
$ 40
May 2007
Phoenix, AZ
Basic cable with one premium channel group  more... close row
$ 75
May 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Better than a satellite dish  more... close row
$ 40
Apr 2007
sacramento, ca
Cable provides entertainment for weekends  more... close row
$ 70
Mar 2008
Ashland City, TN
Premium channels ended up not being watched much  more... close row
$ 90
May 2008
Sterling, Illinois
Extended Basic Cable with one premium package  more... close row
$ 65
May 2008
San Diego,
Debating between cable and satellite  more... close row
$ 50
May 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
Cable plus two tiers of premium channels  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
San Diego, CA
Consider that all going digital soon  more... close row
$ 65
Dec 2007
New York, NY
Paying a little more at the beginning might save money  more... close row
$ 45
Mar 2008
Kalamazoo, MI
HBO as a bonus to cable  more... close row
$ 65
May 2008
East Lansing, MI
Premium channels are cheaper with specials  more... close row
$ 30
Jan 2007
Phoenix, Arizona
Basic service with one premium channel added  more... close row
$ 85
May 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
Some premium channels even free  more... close row
$ 40
Mar 2008
Salt Lake City, UT
Premium channels included free for first three months  more... close row

Description of service

I signed up for a basic service for my home. The cost for the first three months was to be $40 per month and was to include premium channels free for three months.


Review of Service

There are a number of different offers being made for signing up for new service at very reduced initial rates. The installation was included, as it is with almost all cable and satellite companies. This offer was made through a direct mailing to our home. These offers are also availabe at retail stores and through inserts in many magazines and newspapers.

The receivers were installed in our designated locations, and the workman arrived within 40 minutes of the arranged time frame. It went well and was completed in less than two hours.

The only questions that I had were that the receivers were not new, but were refurbished. The cases were not scratched and appeared to be new, but thetag indicated they were not new. They worked fine at the initial testing and still are fine.


Tips

Before signing any agreement do a little research and look for the best offers of not only price but "free" services such as premium or movies. Mention what a competitor is offering.

Ask what the cancellation policy is for the service.

Be sure to try the equipment while the tech is still there at the initial installation. Also, be sure there is a users manual or on-screen instructions in case of problems.


$ 59
Mar 2008
Faribault, MN
Montly cable price locked in for a year  more... close row
$ 45
May 2008
baltimore, md
Cable company has good customer service  more... close row
$ 33
May 2008
Philadelphia, PA
Cable part of package  more... close row
$ 30
Jan 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Automatic renewal is convenient  more... close row
$ 44
Jan 2008
Baltimore, MD
High Competition for Cable  more... close row
$ 60
May 2008
Akron OH
See if you can get a package deal  more... close row