Just called tonight. Told them the truth: just had a baby, have both Comcast and DirecTV. Had to cancel either the DirecTV or Comcast cable. Talked to one guy got an offer, then said "Ok. let me talk it over with my wife and call back."
Offer:
Free HD for 24 Months - Saves $10/Month
Autopay discount for 24 Months - Saves $10/Month
Free HD DVR Receiver - Saves $199 Total
One month free Sunday Ticket - Saves $53.99 Total
Total Savings over 6 months - $372.99
Had a smoke, called back, looking for one more month off Sunday Ticket, new girl says "I can do even better."
Second offer:
Free HD for 24 Months - Saves $10/Month
Autopay discount for 24 Months - Saves $10/Month
Free HD DVR Receiver - Saves $199 Total
Sunday ticket for three payments of $39.99 - Saves $203.97
Total Savings over 6 months - $522.97
Saving over $500 bucks was more than worth the effort. Good luck to everybody else.:beer:
When the season is over, you can go to their website and suspend your account for up to six month and incur no charges. You can do this once a year. Since Sunday ticket is a six month subscription, that is basically the same as cancelling, but with no risk of fees or having to create a new account each year.
Also, seems to me they like to give better discounts the longer I've been with them, so not cancelling the account has paid off.