There are two major phone/TV/Internet companies where I live.
One of them (the cable company) sends me ads every couple of weeks to get me to switch to them.
The other (the phone/DSL company) has sent one person to the door. When I explained to him my current set-up (no TV, phone and Internet through third-parties), he said, “Oh. In that case, I can’t save you money,” thanked me, and left. I haven’t heard from them since.
I still don’t like either of those companies worth a damn, but that simple act of respect, compared to the relentless pestering of the other company, means that if I ever do decide to give one of those two companies my business then, all else being equal, I’d choose the phone company over the cable company.
