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Originally Posted by worth
I'm still really skeptical that Shaw would give me stuff for free and reduce my bill, and I think I was pissing her off because I was completley skeptical on the phone and it sounded like she just wanted me to believe her. So I guess we'll see how this works out.
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A year and a half ago, we saw a promo somewhere for Shaw if switched phone lines. Did that, (we already had internet and digital cable) and through the call, it cut our bill by 70$ a month for a year, along with a free PVR rental for the year.
At the time, the guy gave us his name and employee number to make sure it got changed on the next bill. He also said to call in in the future after 6 months of paying full pop to get the next promo.
So, did a few weeks ago after paying full pop for 6 months. We didn't get any promo though, just got the free PVR rental extended 3 years. But, with the changes in the channels and internet speeds, prices have changed, but we're getting Broadband 50MBPS (upgrade from Extreme, which was 20MBPS) and all the channels we had before (minus 1 or 2 like HD Net Much Music etc) for $30 less than what the full pop was a month ago.
Point is, its worth your time to call into Shaw every 6 months or a year, even if your needs aren't changing, as prices drop or services increase without costing anything more. The money they save you isn't BS, its there to be had, but they're not going to contact you usually, especially if you have all their services already.
I've been bugging my parents to call in...they are getting well overcharged for what they have, along with no PVR or any HD channels. They are getting calls (and I suppose so is the above poster) because they don't have the home phone with Shaw, but do have the other 2 services, however they haven't inquired deep enough about what they can get for less cable and internet wise than what they're paying now, and I can't call in on their behalf.