From: My Money Blog
In response to my post on watching free online TV content, I got an
e-mail pointing out that if you love to watch live sports,
it’s still hard to beat a Direct TV subscription. Instead,
they lowered their bill significantly with a phone call and some
haggling. The overall process is basically the same as haggling
with your cable internet provider. Call customer service and tell
them you are thinking about canceling your service. Your goal is to
reach the Retentions Department. As you can tell from the name, the
primary goal of this group is to keep you as a customer (for as
cheaply as possible). This means they have the most discretion when
it comes to service discounts. Prepare your pi...
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