Don't use cool ideas!

Go for another service provider. There was an issue with my internet that didn't get fixed for six weeks, so I cancelled my account. They wanted to take another payment from me for the six weeks when my internet was down. I tried to dispute this, repeatedly, with their agents who just kept sending me the same email over and over saying I owed them money and not addressing any of my replies. Eventually they said someone would look at it, but while I was waiting to hear back they listed me as a defaulter with credit bureaus, affecting my credit score.