trav, cancel cable and look for the box when they come to shut it off… once shut off go to the box, open it and youll see a plastic peice blocking the metal to metal connection… Take the plastic peice off, reconnect the two wires togeather and you now have free basic cable forever lol…
friend of mine used to work for time warner cable, aaallllll they do to shut you off is put that plastic peice inbetween the two wires lolol.