Name:   Lifer - Subject:   Troy Cable Date:   10/22/2016 7:36:19 PM

If I was you guys I would start prorating my bill each month. Just calculate the daily rate and deduct for each day I didn't have service.  That will get their attention quicker than anything else.  I did this in Childers burg years ago I  the early days of cable there. I would even try to use only the days I was at the lake if you are a weekender and not full time.  Use the argument that you pay monthly for only the weekends use so divide your bill by 8 or 10 days depending on  a 4 or t week month.  If is standard 4 week month divide the bill by 8 to get daily rate. If you had unusable service for two weekends that would get into their bank account. If they threaten to shut you off switch to satellite. You can even get satellite Internet. It has decent speeds but comes with data limits but should get enough to handle weekend use only

Also if you use direct at your primary residence they let you use service at your second home just by paying for an additional box and not another account. Everyone's situation is different but I know a couple of folks who do this. Use cable at primary residence for Internet only. You might also be able to negotiate with a neighbor to ride their WiFi on weekends by bartering something. Of course the drawback is their Internet service is probably as crappy as yours.