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[X1-X2] New X1 subscribers be aware...

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If any of you get the X1 system with a qualifying triple play or promotional package, be sure the tech/contractor doesn't try to upsell and give you more boxes than you can afford. What happened to us on the next bill, IT WAS ALMOST 300$!... We were guaranteed a 205$ 1 year price with X1 and that the bill would increase by a bit in the second year. Instead, the extra anyroom terminals and billing error made the bill higher than one could certainly be comfortable with... It was a promotional 2 year no contract deal and when the contractor came, he brought all this equipment with him and it seemed that all that equipment was too good to be true (we fell for that in the end). They make more money as contractors when they sell more equipment to a subscriber (without permission in this case). So we ended up getting on the phone with retention and they were explaining why the bill was so high (backcredit issues and the extra equipment we WANTED but couldn't afford). After the "frustrating" phone call and going to a customer service center to return our old DVR equipment (and 2 of the 6 anyroom terminals we had), we got a 75$ credit and around a 203$ price for our next bill. In the end, here's another one of Comcast's tactics to milk their subscribers for even more money. It's like a las vegas taxi driver that takes a longer route than is necessary...

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