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Remember when it used to be that if someone said they had broadband or high-speed Internet, you would look at them like they just said they had bought a Porsche?

These days, with $8-a-month Netflix accounts depending on cheap high speed Internet, it’s become a kind of a commodity – a utility to have if you want to live a regular modern life.

And of course, since it’s become a utility, you know that the providers are going to take you for granted. They know that you absolutely have to have it and that they can more or less have their way with you.

So how do you fight back? How do you get a reasonable price on your broadband? Well, there are a few things you have to keep in mind before you go shopping.

Look up the Internet services that Comcast and Verizon provide, and they’ll advertise a low price that’ll get your attention right away.

Look a little closer, and you’ll find that the price only applies for the first year or perhaps, the first six months. It’s their introductory offer.

The only problem is that you often don’t realize that it’s introductory until the honeymoon is up. One reason people are as mad at Comcast as they are is that their salespeople will often say anything to make this seal.

They know that people don’t actually look at the contract and all the fine print. On the phone, they conveniently suppress the fact that the introductory offer is only for a few months. Make sure whenever you sign up for a new service that you get the offer in writing. You can get this automatically if you make your first inquiry through live chat.

You just have to save a copy.  Most people, when they are offered a broadband contract, are pushed by the salespeople to buy a faster package.

To anyone who’s been crawling through their Internet tasks on dial-up, the promise of something faster always seems wonderful.

What they don’t realize is that they don’t really need anything faster for everyday tasks than the slowest kind of broadband. They only need something faster if they plan to download movies all the time or stream Netflix.

You may not even realize that they offer cheap high speed internet – because the service providers make sure they never advertise those. You have to ask for them. It’ll save you $10 or more every month.

The best way to go if you’re interested in cheap high speed Internet, is to buy your own modem and router. It’s an outrage, but that $15 modem that they install in your house – they charge you $5 a month to rent it to you.

It’s the same thing with the phone. You could call them right away on your phone and cancel the rental plan, and you’ll save $500 every year.

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