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Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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Re: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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Getting collections to your door for not paying your internet bill is mostly a European thing. I haven’t seen it in the US.

What does "to your door" mean here, because it's exactly how the process works in the US. Typically if don't pay a bill you'll get a few months to rectify with fees tacked on, then internal collections will happen or it'll be sold to a collection service. In both cases you'll get letters and eventually if the amount is high enough or the debt other otherwise motivated, a summons for pre trial mediation and then a civ…

This might vary in pre vs postpaid accounts. Postpaid typically includes credit check which requires submission of info that could later be used for collections.

Re: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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Not surprising, and honestly I didn’t think it was that bad comparatively speaking. Try canceling you home cable or your mobile service and see how that goes :) That’s no excuse though, ideally we would be able to cancel any service we want through an online form, but in reality that is a pipe dream. Most companies will take this as a opportunity to make a pass on you with a sales person. And honestly, it is their pr…

Freddie deBoer dishes out a savage burn to the NYT that is, in itself, enough reason to cancel your subscription. No amount of shade is too deep to throw on the NYT at this point, from their cancellation process to their editorial policies:

https://fredrikdeboer.com/2021/02/15/scott-alexander-is-not-...

Re: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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If you ever need to cancel comcast, time warner or similar entirely and quickly, just tell them you're going to prison. No joke, it works.

I told AT&T I was moving out of the country. The very valiant retention specialist still offered a discount on text messages for a year.

what about moving to a cabin in the mountains, or actually just find a city where this ISP is not available?

Re: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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I'm fine with paying for quality news.

Then why are you subscribing to the New York Times? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involvin... So much for your "paper of record". It's the Paper of the Establishment. And always has been.

What do you suggest?

Re: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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I had a similar issue with the Wall Street Journal a few years back, and despite having spent the majority of my career working on Wall Street, I’ll never buy a subscription again. I signed up for a really good deal for 6 months of digital + paper delivery, but my paper always arrived a day or two late, so before my 6 months were up I tried to cancel, but couldn’t figure out a way to do so on their website. I message…

also had a similar experience with wsj. never again.

and with a new subscription to the economist. tried to cancel a few months ago, mostly because i didn’t like how they would charge my card without warning or an invoice. it was all just super stealth. worst part was you couldn’t cancel online, you were supposed to call. but you couldn’t call either because their phone staff wasn’t working due to covid. so convenient for them. had to file a formal dispute with my card. also, never again.

ironically both free market publications. may the free market flush these awful, consumer hostile companies down the toilet.

Re: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

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Pro tip: the sales person mentioned reader mode. I read all the NYT articles I want with no subscription through reader mode. A subscription is not necessary. Reader mode is the easiest way to bypass the paywall. I’m not sure this always worked, but in their current configuration you can read just about anything.
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