Cable Bills: Comprehensive Cancellation Guide

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Erica Chiang
June 26, 2023

Cable Bills Cancellation: Your Efficient Guide to Freedom

If you watch Saturday Night Live, you probably saw the hilarious, yet heart-wrenching, skit on canceling your Spectrum cable subscription. It's no secret that cable companies make it difficult to cancel your subscription.
They want to keep you as a customer, and they'll do whatever they can to make it hard for you to cancel. But if you're fed up with your cable TV provider and you're ready to cut the cord, there are some steps you can take to make the process a little easier. Here's a look at how to cancel your cable TV service with some of the major providers.
With a cable provider, you'll need to call customer service and talk to a representative. They'll likely try to convince you to stay, offering enticing bundles that include internet service along with your TV package, or warn about early termination fees.
But, if you're firm in your decision, especially when you're switching to live TV streaming services or planning to cancel internet service too, they'll eventually agree to cancel your account. Remember, switching to a streaming service might better suit your needs and help in effectively canceling cable TV.

AT&T

To remove AT&T services, follow these steps:
  1. Look up your account number. You'll need this when you call customer service (You can do this by Signing into myAT&T.com > Go to Profile > Select Sign-in info > Scroll to My linked accounts.
  2. Call 1-800-288-2020.
  3. Follow the prompts to reach a customer service representative (Note: It's faster to say "Speak to representative" to get directly connected)
  4. Wait for an average of 45 minutes to speak to a representative
  5. Give the representative your account number and explain that you'd like to cancel your services

Comcast

To remove Comcast services, follow these steps:
  1. Call 1-800-XFINITY (1-800-934-6489)
  2. Say "Cancel service" (Note: you might have to do this multiple times before being able to speak to a representative. It personally took us four times)
  3. Wait for an average of 1 hour to speak to a representative
  4. Converse with representative and be firm to cancel as most representatives will offer special off.

Spectrum

To remove Spectrum TV, Voice, or Internet services, follow these steps:
  1. Call 833-267-6094
  2. Say "Disconnect service"
  3. Wait for an average of 45 min to speak to a representative
  4. Converse with representative who will offer special offers -- at this time, you can accept these discounted rates or be firm to cancel.

Verizon FiOS

To remove Verizon services, follow these steps:
  1. Call 844-837-2262 (Note: The customer service line is only open Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm Eastern Time)
  2. Say "Speak to representative" until the automated representative connects you to a human representative
  3. Wait for an average of 45 min to speak to a representative
  4. Converse with representative who will offer special offers -- at this time, you can accept these discounted rates or be firm to cancel.
Note: For a slightly smoother experience, use the same phone number that you use for your Verizon FiOS account, so the representative can pull it up quickly.

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As you can see, cable companies make it difficult to cancel your subscription. It takes over an hour of your time and you leave the call being frustrated and feeling like you wasted so much time. But if you're patient and firm, you should be able to do it. Fortunately, there's a new service that makes cancelling cable subscriptions quick and easy. ScribeUp is a subscription service that does all the cancellation work for you. All you have to do is click a button to cancel, and ScribeUp will take care of the rest. Follow these quick steps to set up your account and then you will instantly have subscription freedom:
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  2. Link your Credit Cards and Bank Accounts
  3. Review all your Active Subscriptions
  4. Click Cancel or Keep
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