so i called back after aug 8th like the rep told me to do because that was when my current offers expired.....the previous call netted me ST max for free. i spoke to a rep today and she credited me 30$ off for 12 months, hbo for free for 6 months, some other small discounts getting me to around 75$ a month before taxes. I asked her if any of these discounts and free ST max was requiring me to extend my contract and she said no which i found interesting. i asked her were there any offers tgo extend my contract and she said not currently but all my discounts including the ST max were customer loyalty discounts. so i netted pretty much what i got last year without having to extend the contract...not too shabby