Question

[MaryAnne]

Why do Cable and Dish companies keep raising your rates,refuse to negotiate?

Then when you leave they continue to send you great deals they refuse to give you when you are a long time customer?

And why does gas go from $2.16 to $2.96 over night when the news is telling you oil has dropped to $42 a barrel? Hmmm? Any one want to guess?

 

[marvin martian]

Racism?

 

[Wahbooz]

Why do Cable and Dish companies keep raising your rates,refuse to negotiate?

Then when you leave they continue to send you great deals they refuse to give you when you are a long time customer?

And why does gas go from $2.16 to $2.96 over night when the news is telling you oil has dropped to $42 a barrel? Hmmm? Any one want to guess?

Because they can. Right after they announced a surplus of gas, and the price would fall below $2gal, a sudden refinery problem happened. Surprise.... no more surplus.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

And why does gas go from $2.16 to $2.96 over night when the news is telling you oil has dropped to $42 a barrel? Hmmm? Any one want to guess?

Greed Is Suicide of the Soul

Greedhead petrocrats are hollow zombies driven to make as much money as they can, any way they can. Such a species colludes to gouge us on prices even when their costs go down.
They laugh at us behind our backs when we suckers believe their excuses about market forces, government regulations, or obligations to stockholding parasites. The Invisible Hand Is the One Picking Your Pocket

 

[Caroljo]

Actually, we just finished our year with AT&T U-Verse at our 'special' price and our bill went from $89/mo to $152/mo! We don't have a lot of options around here and we really like the U-Verse. So I called them on Friday and I was able to get our bill down to $123.00 & keep everything we have. They also gave me the option to go with Direct TV, which would be satellite internet. I had satellite before and hated it. We could have gotten a deal for $97/month for that but I didn't want to chance it. Satellite internet sucks.

 

[MaryAnne]

Because they can. Right after they announced a surplus of gas, and the price would fall below $2gal, a sudden refinery problem happened. Surprise.... no more surplus.

You are right,one refinery in Indiana.

One day gas was $2.16 here. The next day it jumped to $2.96, an 80 cent jump. All three gas stations I pass every day. Yet oil is at the low price of $40.

 

[MaryAnne]

Actually, we just finished our year with AT&T U-Verse at our 'special' price and our bill went from $89/mo to $152/mo! We don't have a lot of options around here and we really like the U-Verse. So I called them on Friday and I was able to get our bill down to $123.00 & keep everything we have. They also gave me the option to go with Direct TV, which would be satellite internet. I had satellite before and hated it. We could have gotten a deal for $97/month for that but I didn't want to chance it. Satellite internet sucks.

I left Time Warner when my bundle went to $186. Got a notice last week I could have it for $108. Yesterday received an offer $89. I was tired of calling them. Yet they were upset I did not call before I cancelled.

If Direct,which is now owned by AT&T raises my rates I will leave them. My equipment from TW was at least 20 years old. They threatened to turn it over to a collection agency so I took their old equipment. Put it in the Direct box, marched into the store., they pulled me out of a long line to wait on me,get rid of that Direct box.

She kept complaining I had not called them. 3 times I started to explain, 3 times she inturrupted. When she drew a breath I loudly said, do you want to know why I did not call you? That shut her up. Told her I was tired of calling. She then offered me Internet and landline for $34. I refused, but am not wedded to any company. I love DIRECT.. They are always emailing me freebies and instructions.

I can not get UVERSE yet. Many have it here but we are still waiting. I pay half what TW was charging. I get a good share of my programs through APPS on my IPad.

 

[MaryAnne]

Actually, we just finished our year with AT&T U-Verse at our 'special' price and our bill went from $89/mo to $152/mo! We don't have a lot of options around here and we really like the U-Verse. So I called them on Friday and I was able to get our bill down to $123.00 & keep everything we have. They also gave me the option to go with Direct TV, which would be satellite internet. I had satellite before and hated it. We could have gotten a deal for $97/month for that but I didn't want to chance it. Satellite internet sucks.

The new Satellite is great. Not like the old.

 

[Wahbooz]

You are right,one refinery in Indiana.

One day gas was $2.16 here. The next day it jumped to $2.96, an 80 cent jump. All three gas stations I pass every day. Yet oil is at the low price of $40.

It goes along with an oil company 'spokesperson' telling a reporter the reason gas prices were still high was because the independent station owners were keeping their price up to recoup losses due to credit card sales. I told one of my friends, who owns a station, and he got so mad it was pathetic. but the best one was a station owner showing his invoice for the delivery he received. It was $.02 less than what he was charging at the pump, so he was only making $.02 a gal for the gas, the rest went to the state and feds in taxes, and all the rest to the oil company.