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Internet Bill $115 to $80 a Month: An ADHD User's Grok Bot Chatted With the Provider and Got the Deal in Writing

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Anecdotal
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
Grok BotSource-linkedBeginner-friendly

What they did

What if paperwork is hard for your brain? A VFX artist with ADHD says Grok Bot fills those gaps. His "finance" bot logged into his internet account, found the offers, chatted with customer service on the website and cut his bill from $115 to $80 a month, with the details in writing. It checked with him before every step. It is now finding $20-40 a month of add-ons he doesn't need on his phone plan, and another bot cleared and summarized over 10,000 unread emails. One bot even sends him a 30-second dance break with music three times a day to get him off the couch.

How it went

A lower monthly bill, a list of add-ons you can drop, and the new deal saved in writing.

Worth knowing

  • One user's long first-hand post with no screenshots. The phone-plan savings were still in progress. Giving a bot your account login is a real risk: use a strong unique password and watch for login alerts.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

You're my finance helper. Log in to my [internet / phone] account, list my current plan, add-ons and price, and find every offer I qualify for. Then use the provider's website chat to get me the best price for what I actually use. Ask me before you accept, cancel or change anything, and get the final deal in writing (email or chat transcript) and save it for me.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (Email) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Tools: Email · Stack: Grok Bot + internet and phone accounts + email

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

Long first-hand X reply: internet $115 to $80/month via website chat with approval at each step, phone add-ons worth $20-40/month found, 10,000+ unread emails cleared; no screenshots

Source: X · 2026-10-19 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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