The way the contract termination fee works through Comcast is if you are using
the service for one month of a 24 month contract, you would pay perhaps $230 or
the full termination fee whatever it is at the time as for me it was $230.
Each subsequent month, the fee is reduced by $10 until the end of the 24
months. In my case mine elapsed and I have had no contract since but
sometimes, if you have used a service for say half of that contract term, you
likely will receive a perk from the new provider in the form of a gift card or
such to switch. That gift card could, in turn, actually pay for your
termination fee.
I would go back to your provider and ask them what the fee is currently and
perhaps when you could be able to have service with no contract.
HTH!
From: blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Chris Gilland
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 10:24 AM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Joseph actually does have a very valid point here! A lot of providers nowadays
do charge an early termination fee to cancel service. That is certainly
definitely a very legitimate concern. And I definitely acknowledge what joseph
is saying regarding this. what if you told them, joseph, that with your
disability, the service was not usable by you, therefore, trying to pay for
something that is impossible for you to use with your disability is not a
feasible solution. I don't like using my disability as an excuse. Let me be
very black and white crystal clear regarding that, however, it might be the
only way to get them to bend on the contract terms. The other thing you might
want to do is to not just speak to Comcast customer service, but possibly look
at speaking to customer relations/retention, if they have such department,
which I'm sure they do. It may not have those exact names, but I'm sure they
have an equivalent. It has been my experience in the past that customer
service departments usually can't deviate from the terms set forth in those
contracts. Sometimes however, if you go to corporate, or climb the ladder to
these other departments I mentioned above, you can get a little bit of wiggle
room. It doesn't always mean that you definitely will, but it's certainly worth
trying. I get that one may say, if I could write corporate, I don't have a
printer, or any way of getting somebody to help me with writing the message to
the corporate office. If the word can't continues to transpire in your
vocabulary however, then you're right you won't/can't. I always tell people, I
can't is just G rated language for saying, I won't. if you want a solution to a
problem badly enough, there will come a point in time when you will take
drastic measures.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 10:02, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
and Amanda my comcast told me if I stop the mobile I pay a fee, so it may be
different where you live.
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From: Amanda Lee <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 9:58 AM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
This is not true. I have a plan through Comcast Xfinity Mobile where no
contract is required for my iPhone and a plan for two flip phones for myself
and my Mom which are smart phones which are Android on Consumer Cellular which
one can obtain from a Target store or call them direct. There’s absolutely no
contract required. There are more carriers out there who also do not require
contracts.
From: blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:46 AM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
yes the reason why Chris I don't like them is because they can track you, also
don't no how to use a eyephone, and don't have the money to pay someone to try
and learn it.
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From: Chris Gilland <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 9:43 AM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
If you don't mind me asking, you keep saying, I don't like smart phones, I
don't like smart TVs, etc. Rather than just repeating over and over, I don't
like… Fill in the blank… Could you possibly explain more the reason why? It
might help us to better find a solution that would be comparable, if we knew
your reasons. i'm not asking you to go into extremely personal reasonings, but
generally speaking, if you could give us a little more to go on, it would
certainly help.
On Sep 9, 2021, at 08:37, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
thanks don't like smart phones.
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From: Chris Gilland <mailto:clgilland07@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2021 8:33 AM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
It depends on what package you get, but generally speaking, yes. Regardless the
package, you definitely would get all your local channels. again though,
without a smart phone, or a smart TV, or a device such as an Apple TV/fire
stick, using YouTube TV is going to be difficult. Not impossible. You could
still access it from a web browser, but the experience definitely will be less
desirable. That much, I can guarantee. It can be done, but it's certainly not
ideal. not only that, but, I'm not sure if browsers such as Microsoft edge,
Internet exploder, or Firefox would work with the service optimally. I still
have my Windows machine for audio production stuff that I do professionally,
however, for every day personal use, I use a Mac now pretty much for
everything. I see that just to say, my days of browsing the web on windows
pretty much are done. I might do it in a pinch if I have no other option, but,
I'm not the most familiar with most up-to-date modern web browsers for windows.
On Sep 8, 2021, at 19:54, Joseph Machise <jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
do I get my local channels and sigh FY and newsmax and discovery
----- Original Message -----
From: jovian3@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jovian3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 7:24 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
You can subscribe to YouTube TV which gives you 100 channels for $65. I have
not tried it but it should be similar to cable. The fire TV stick by itself is
not similar to cable. An, no, you don’t need to et Prime with it.
Jo
From: blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:57 PM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
can I get it with out a primb membership
----- Original Message -----
From: Amanda Lee <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 6:48 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Yes, drop Cable TV, perhaps lower your internet speed but do that as a last
resort.
Then get an Amazon Fire TV which I know you don’t want as you don’t want a
Smart TV. But there’s a lot as an Amazon Prime Member that is available for
free.
From: blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Behalf Of Joseph Machise
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:42 PM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Amanda I got min down to $251 wish I can get it lower but I can't do you have
any suggestions?
----- Original Message -----
From: Amanda Lee <mailto:amandainparadise777@xxxxxxxxx>
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2021 6:18 PM
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Re: Hi list need some help.
Yeah, I’m paying Comcast $231 and tomorrow I plan to tell them that I am
cutting the cord with them or else. I really don’t watch Cable that much and
so I’m going back to Verizon VIOS albeit Comcast ha definitely improved over
the last few years from what it used to be where I paid for faster internet
speed and would experience outage of several hours at least every couple of
weeks to just occasional drops I suppose when they update. Still, I have to
trim the budget for personal reasons so if they won’t bargain with me, I’ll
just use mostly free Apps on my Fire TV and what Amazon offers which is pretty
good.
From: blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:blindcordcutters-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Behalf Of
jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:jdmachise@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 5:37 PM
To: blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:blindcordcutters@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blindcordcutters] Hi list need some help.
Don't like my cable TV the price is $252 a month, don't have a eyephone is
there any other service that I can get with phone and internet and tv that will
be cheper in the Lynn mass area from Joseph.
