Cable Bill Scams
If you’ve ever seen the advertisements for cable TV, you may wonder why you can’t ever seem to get a good rate like that. After all, according to the back and forth commercials between satellite TV and cable television, it seems like a $99.99 per month cable TV bill would be an easy score, and yet, no one ever seems to pay that much. Is it all part of a big cable TV scam? Real Cable Bill The problem, of course, with those advertised cable TV rates, like those from Comcast and Time Warner, and those from satellite TV companies like Dish Network and DirecTV, is that they have plenty of fine print typed neatly at the bottom of the page where you won’t notice it. So, when you are offered a $99.99 cable TV bundle of some sort, you are actually agreeing to pay far more than the rate advertised in big, bold letters. So, just how do cable companies trick you into paying higher rates than they advertise? The answer, as always, is fine print and long disclosures. That advertised rate is a just a base rate, and there are several add-ons that will jack your final bill …