Free TV

By Anonymous - 20/02/2013 22:55 - United States - Ithaca

Today, I discovered that when you suddenly get channels that you didn't have before, it doesn't mean there was a glitch and you're getting free TV, it just means that your son called the cable company and had your plan changed so you get every conceivable channel at a hugely increased price. FML
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mackdeezy 22

What I wanna know is if it included the dirty channels too.

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zandalee 19

If the account isn't in his name he can't request the extra channels surely.

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mackdeezy 22

What I wanna know is if it included the dirty channels too.

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TheCaterpiller 6

Kids these days...

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94yhy 8

The kicker is that the good stuff is STILL unavailable and only on a pay-per-view basis.

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tjv3 10

This is why you call and check these things instead of try to keep stuff for free

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zandalee 19

If the account isn't in his name he can't request the extra channels surely.

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mackdeezy 22

This is true. But some company reps forget to follow procedures. Ive had reps forget to ask me questions on my own account.

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Palirose 22

I used to order movies all the time when I was younger ect. It's also not hard to fake being the owner of the account so long as you know the account information. I pay my moms bill all the time with out them knowing Im not really her.

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AngelSpit 18

Apparently not, we recently had an upgrade to our internet speed through Verizon because they occasionally give you offers through your set top box and my stepdaughter rather than exiting out of it okayed right through it so now we have a 50/25 mbps connection

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feldco1 17

It's also possible that, considering OP is a man, that his son just pretended to be him to get the channels added.

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andyyroxx 20

33- Can't tell if this is a joke flying over my head, or you're actually pointing this out.

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sweettart83 27

I can upgrade my programming online. Perhaps OP has an online account and didn't sign out.

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untouchable763 10

Actually you can its really simple. Even though I'm 19 my cable is still under my parents. To get it changed they just ask. "Are you sure this is ok?" And I say yup and that's it no passwords no nothing.

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Lizza330 28

Tell him if he wants the extra channels then he gets to pay the extra money for them.

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karlcolt45 19

but mum! now we have 5000 channels of nothing and 45 of ****!

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siickman 7

I have 2000 channels, only about 150 are actually worth it. Out of that 150, 10 are **** by night time and 50 are playing repeats of movies. That leaves 90 channels of actual TV... Out of the 2000 my family pays for.. Such a rip..

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whiteboy896 9

I always thought the person the account was under was the one who could only do that? Good plan cablr compaines....good plan.

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FarFromSocial 9

Nowadays all you need is the account holders name and whatever security info they have on the account to gain access and change whatever....OP's son clearly knew all of that.

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oj101 33

Tell him to turn the TV off, and go do homework, so he can have intellect and commonsense to graduate.

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GuessWhatKids 13

He might need a CPR class too.

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Serisent 26

At that point, I'd just take the TV away. I'm sure you can find other ways to entertain yourself, and he'll learn a valuable lesson.

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nottheyoungest 18

Cut the extra fees on his allowance. He wants those extra channels, he pays for them.

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Jezzababy 10

Haha how old is he? Clearly old enough to trick the company lolol he is gonna get RSI soon ;)

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