Optik TV Bundle Frustration

I am posting this to vent and I don't know where else to complain to. I am also going off memory for some of this so it is possible the exact details are wrong. I also realize I made some mistakes so maybe this is just a cautionary tale.

Approximately 2 years ago I got a cold call saying they could offer me a deal. The gist of it was I was paying $140/month for my internet only. They said I could get it for $120/month if I bundled optik tv for $1. I figured I would never watch it but it's worth the savings. I can't remember if they told me I would receive equipment at the time; If they did, I would have said don't send it because I am not going to watch it. A few days later I received the box.

Over the course of the contract, I tried cancelling Optik TV but they told me I was in a contract and couldn't change it. Every time I also said "I don't watch this. Can I send the tv box somewhere to return?" and they said no every time. After 2 or 3 times of them refusing, I threw it away. I live in a small Condo and don't have space to store anything I don't use.

The contract expired, and auto renewed before I could cancel it so my internet went back up to $140 and then another $80 charge for optik TV got added. I should have cancelled it before this but I forgot.

Now that I cancelled they want the box back. I am getting charged $100 for not returning it.

Yes I made mistakes but I still feel like I got scammed.