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Reader Asks, "Is It Impossible To Unsubscribe From Classmates.com?"

Reader Asks, "Is It Impossible To Unsubscribe From Classmates.com?"

Yes.

Cox Gives a Discount, Then Extends your Subscription

Cox Gives a Discount, Then Extends your Subscription

Mr. Nguyen knows that you can get a cheaper cable bill just by asking, and he did just that. What he did not ask for was to be signed up for a contract plan because of this discount, and he especially would have preferred to be told this before he received a big nasty warning. His letter, inside.

Upgrade Your Tivo For Cheap By Trying To Cancel

Upgrade Your Tivo For Cheap By Trying To Cancel

Tivo is now offering a trade-up program for older Series 1 Tivos. If you tell them your Series 1 machine is acting up, they will offer a highly discounted model (I got a series 2 Dual Tuner for $35 shipped) with your original service agreement.

Using Your Sprint Phone Is Enough To Cancel Your Cancellation

Uh oh. Another obstacle to hurtle over in trying to cancel your Sprint Account for hiking text message rates before their October 31st deadline. Reader Drew wrote us in, informing us that his cancellation was shot down:

Crunch Gym Doesn’t Know What Cancel The Account Means

Crunch Gym Doesn’t Know What Cancel The Account Means

Go Free With AOL Through Keywords

Go Free With AOL Through Keywords

When Consumerist John S. wrote us a mysterious email about the AOL Keyword Change Plan, we were intrigued:

HOWTO: Cancel Anything

HOWTO: Cancel Anything

Courtesy of an anonymous reader and telcom worker, BoingBoing has some advice for cancelling any kind of service over the phone, which we’ve distilled here: