I hate contracts and certain companies.

When I call a service provider for phone, television or Internet service, I hang up if they mention a two year contract. If their service is so wonderful, why are they tying me down to a two year contract?

I have been with Cox for about 10 years now, and I have never signed a contract. I believe if more people refused to be caught up in two year contracts, we'd get better service, and someone would answer the blankedy blank phone.

Also, when I get the message that my call is so important that I'll have to wait, I just hang up.

I guess I'm getting old and grumpy or smart and tired of no service for a lot of money. What say ye?

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Angela A. Feb 21, 2013, 6:00pm UTC

Thank you so much Carol for saying what's on most of our minds

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Tessa D. Feb 21, 2013, 6:01pm UTC

I've given up almost everything -- internet, tv, etc. all I have is a cell phone with no contract, and my neighbor lets me share his no contract internet

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Marian L Feb 21, 2013, 6:03pm UTC

I will never sign up for a service that requires a long contract with penalties for cancelling early. That is one of the reasons I don't have a cell phone. I am old and this is crazy.
Young people have grown up with this. They don't know any different.

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Pam Brittain Feb 21, 2013, 6:07pm UTC

I say that at the very least, they should be located in the US and speak easy to understand English.

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Susan G. Feb 21, 2013, 6:59pm UTC

I'm with you. Besides contracts let them raise the price on you. It will cost you more to get out of the contract than it would to just suck it up and pay.

I have caller ID and enjoy not picking up when all those businesses which fail to have humans answer calls come calling me.

I came to believe, years ago, that the phone trees exist to prevent customers from communicating with businesses. To me, the businesses are saying they don't give a rat's azz about me or any other customer.

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Karen E. Feb 21, 2013, 8:36pm UTC

Me too!

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William M. Feb 21, 2013, 9:04pm UTC

You told it like it is.

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Marilyn M. Feb 21, 2013, 11:07pm UTC

We don't do contracts either. We have our land line, cell phones and internet with the phone company. We could change our plans daily if we wanted....with no penalties. Same thing with our cable company.

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Steph-in-NE ..... Mar 7, 2013, 12:20am UTC

I myself never sign an actual contract yet we had a two yr agreement with our company and they bend over back wards for us,, I get free service due to my disabilty and great service, and my rate never gone up, we too had Cox in the big city yet they raise their rate with not asking if I want to stay or not, so it all works out about the same

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I hate contracts and certain companies.

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