This Could Work
This is actually a pretty clever and overall harmless hack. TV providers will often do anything to keep their customers, so if a customer is threatening to leave the service and give their business to another company, they will try to convince them to stay by offering all sorts of deals and benefits.
This person figured it out, and they had the courage to actually try this hack in real life! When you think about it, there’s really not much to lose here. Even if you’re happy with your provider and you don’t really want to change providers, there are so many companies offering the same deals, and chances are they won’t give you up that easily.