One of the most cumbersome and tedious tasks you will encounter when moving is changing
your utilities. This is especially true if you are moving to a new town in a different state.
With local moves, whether in the same city or the same general area, you may end up with the
same utilities companies. However, if you are moving a considerable distance, things will
usually get a lot more complicated.
Often when you move to a new town, you don't know who or where all the local utilities
companies are. Most apartment complexes will have that information for you, but you still
have to go through the process of contacting each utility or service company to establish
a new account.
Then, of course, there is also the issue of terminating all of your services at your
current place of residence. It helps to make a checklist of all the services you utilize,
from newspaper subscriptions to phone service.
The Internet has gone a long way in simplifying this process. There are online companies
that specialize in coordinating these changes in service for people that are moving to a new
town. Such companies will arrange for you to establish new accounts with the utilities and
services companies in your new town. They will also schedule the shut-off days for your
existing services. These Internet-based companies provide this service at no cost to the
consumer. Two examples of this type of service that we recommend are
Get Connected and
Make the Move.
Visit one or both of these sites to see what features they offer, and let them help you in
simplifying the process of getting re-connected.
