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I just recently looked at my cable bill and noticed that the price went up suddently.
The most noticeable difference was a change in rates in HBO, Showtime, Starz from $5 per channel to $10 per channel. But then I noticed a couple of other charges that they threw in there without asking me. There was a $1.99 fee called service coverage (I asked about it and found out that it covered me if a cable technician needed to come to my house...I never asked for the coverage). There was also a $5 charge for cable modem rental (I own my cable modem and never rented one from them). While I was on the phone with them to have them remove the cable modem rental and service fee coverage; I told them to bag the HBO, Showtime, and Starz. I'll watch series or movies here and there but certainly not $30 a month worth. Of course, they tried to counter by dropping it down to $6 per channel but I still told them "no thanks". Close to $37 a month in savings. I was already considering cancellation of the cable channels and basically blew a gasket when I saw the other charges thrown in there for good measure. Now, I feel like I have to look at every single bill closely to make sure I'm not being charged for something I didn't ask for or want.
The most noticeable difference was a change in rates in HBO, Showtime, Starz from $5 per channel to $10 per channel. But then I noticed a couple of other charges that they threw in there without asking me. There was a $1.99 fee called service coverage (I asked about it and found out that it covered me if a cable technician needed to come to my house...I never asked for the coverage). There was also a $5 charge for cable modem rental (I own my cable modem and never rented one from them). While I was on the phone with them to have them remove the cable modem rental and service fee coverage; I told them to bag the HBO, Showtime, and Starz. I'll watch series or movies here and there but certainly not $30 a month worth. Of course, they tried to counter by dropping it down to $6 per channel but I still told them "no thanks". Close to $37 a month in savings. I was already considering cancellation of the cable channels and basically blew a gasket when I saw the other charges thrown in there for good measure. Now, I feel like I have to look at every single bill closely to make sure I'm not being charged for something I didn't ask for or want.
Peace.. Through Superior Firepower. 
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