Yeah Joe you are correct. My bad. I forgot about that. You miss out on a lot by not signing though. You pay the 49.99 act fee, you don’t get the free movie channels, the insurance (which really isn’t needed), the 30 day money back guarantee, and you don’t have the chance to get $100 off as a new customer rebate or the $100 HD rebate. Very few people actually decline the contract, because they give you a lot of reasons to sign one.
Edit: Not to mention, your billing rate is locked in as long as you don’t change programming (obviously) for the extent of the contract.