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When I cancelled my cable internet, I had to call and decline three increasingly appealing “final offers” (spaced out by some pleasant-but-awkward small talk).
by progrus 4y ago
When I cancelled my cable internet, I had to call and decline three increasingly appealing “final offers” (spaced out by some pleasant-but-awkward small talk).
As soon as I said no to the third, the rep said they would disconnect the account, and that was it. Super weird, especially to think that that is literally someone’s job, all day long, every day. Hopefully they get to rotate in and out of that desk.
- walrus01 4y agopro tip: Tell comcast, RCN, spectrum (charter), altice or other customer service that you're going to prison. It bypasses all their script for retention offers.
- koolba 4y agoDid they ask when you’re getting out so they know when to call back?
- justusthane 4y ago“I’m afraid it’s a life sentence.”
- KennyBlanken 4y agoThis sounds great but is a bit worrisome given companies monetize everything, including any information they learn about you to sell to other parties. Imagine the damage if a company like Comcast passed this info on to Palantir or one of its ilk. Given employers have used private screening companies for ages and landlords increasingly use them, it could seriously fuck up your life, and you'd never even know...
- walrus01 4y agoI wonder what happens if you mess with the data mining by telling comcast you're going to prison, click on every ad and join groups on social media for new moms/baby related items, join every social media group you can find for some absolutely absurd and non-rational political opinion, buy a hundred two dollar dildos on alibaba with a prepaid visa gift card, etc. What does the data set look like after you screw with your profile...
- MonkeyClub 4y agoSounds like a recipe for self-swatting.
- weaksauce 4y agoor that you are moving and the place will be empty for a long time
- walrus01 4y agopreferably, moving to guam or puerto rico or somewhere else they absolutely don't serve.
- ranieuwe 4y agoMoving abroad does it too. Often with even less questions.
- polishdude20 4y agoTake it a step further and tell them you've got 2 weeks to live.