<prompt> Human: Hello all,A lot of the discussion here is about fixing peoples problems or giving credit-related advice but I often like the posts about saving money. We can all stand to have some more money in our pockets. I live in the Philadelphia area and, naturally, Comcast is the major cable and internet provider with very little competition Verizon and RCN. All of the providers in my area run the limited-term pricing scam. I call it a scam because thats exactly what it is. Try to find straight forward pricing information on Comcasts website. Good luck. When we moved in Comcast gave us a special price of 80mo for HD cable with DVR service and 25mbps internet. On top of this they charge a 7 modem rental and taxes and fees. It ended up being about 92 a month all said and done...but for what we were getting we were ok. When that 12 month thing ended the bill shot up to 125mo for the same service. I called and they offered aome weird contract pricing which I declined, then they offered to bundle phone which I dont want and give me a rate of 99mo for everything. So I said no. I thought about it for a few days and realized that I dont care that much about cable. The only things I watch live are sporting events, most of which are available on free TV and on some dodgy online streaming services.So we canceled it. Comcast was a pain to deal with. They kept lowering the offer over and over eventually offering what we were getting already for 60mo without the DVR. Now we still need internet but I didnt care for their bundles and irresponsible bundle pricing crap so I told them this and canceled it all.I picked up RCN for 30mo for 12 months for internet only. I already have Amazon Instant Video through my Prime subscription and anything else I can usually find online through one way or another. It may not be right for everyone but it saved me a lot od money. How much are you shelling out per year for Cable? Do you feel you get that much in entertainment? Personally, ive never been happy about paying a company to pump commercials into my living room. It is a terrific way to save money. Even if you can comfortably afford the cost like me its still worth considering in my opinion. I plan to read more, watch more documentaries and educational programming, etc.  <response>: plug for rcordcutters also 