Internet Rates

People pay an outrageous amount to have access to the internet. However, high speed internet should cost no more than $20/month. The trick is the willingness to switch once a year or so. If you are currently paying about $40/month for internet (average price), you can save $240/year by cutting that bill in half. Therefore, to switch internet providers once a year, you will be saving $240.

All you have to do is find a cheap internet by typing in "high speed internet" into a Google search. The top three results that popped up for me today are Verizon for $14.95, ATT for $19.95, and Comcast for $19.99. Then, call the current internet company and ask to cancel your service. When they ask why you are cancelling, say you are going with company X because they have a promotion for the next 12 months for high speed internet that costs $19.99 or X/month. The company will most likely offer you the same deal for the first 12 months because they don't want to loose you as a customer. After the 12 months, call again and quote your researched prices and if one day they say that there is nothing they can do, switch to that lower priced internet and start calling them once a year until they no longer want to lower your rate. If you make this call once a year, you can routinely save $240/year.

If you have a bundle, think if you really need that home phone. If not, then you could probably find basic cable for around $40-$60/month. You will have to call your cable company once a year too. If you still need a home phone, see if Vonage or a company like it, is cheaper. You might end up with 3 separate bills, but spending 30 minutes once a year to set up automatic billing is worth saving hundreds of dollars.