Lower a phone bill by $80 a month with a script from ChatGPT
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Beginner-friendlyNo logins, payments or coding needed. Low risk: paste the prompt and you should get something useful.
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A poster uploaded his cell phone bill to ChatGPT and asked how it could save him money or whether another provider offered the same service for less. It gave him a script covering what he was overpaying for; he called T-Mobile, followed it and says his bill dropped by $80, about $960 a year, for under 5 minutes of his time.
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how can you save me money off this bill or is there another provider I will get the same service for less
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Find where I'm overpaying on a bill and give me a script to get it lowered. Fill in before running: - The bill (account numbers hidden): [ATTACH] - How I use the service: [DETAILS] - Contract end date: [DATE] Rules: - List charges that look unnecessary or above current plans, with reasons. - Compare with current offers from my provider and competitors, with dates checked. - Write a short call script with what to ask for and what to say if they refuse. - Don't change my plan; I'll make the call. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Check the new plan for contract terms, fees or loss of features before agreeing. Output: Overpayment list, comparison and call script. You'll know it worked when: the provider confirms a lower monthly price in writing. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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