ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
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join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
| Nevermind
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Sisqo
World Champs. Babe Who?
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join:2002-08-14
Methuen, MA
| It Figures!
Cable companies do not know what the meaning of competition means!
As soon as they face a little competition they will hike up their prices.
I just can't wait till I can get Directv, it's incredible how they deal with competition & how cable price hikes are just not justified. |
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BrandxXx
join:2001-01-20
Okinawa
| Im all for it
Sounds good to me i dont like paying what i do for cable and switching to direct TV has been in the back of my mind for a while. I already have SBC DSL and if i can get a better price and more content with having both direct tv and sbc dsl im all for it. |
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borborpa
Slipping Slowly Into Oblivion
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join:2002-02-20
New Cumberland, PA
clubs:
 ·Speakeasy
| Expect a higher bill next month...
I'm sure they'll just use this as an excuse for another rate increase. Of course, they'll raise the prices before anything is approved, and then again once it is, and maybe a few months after, just for good measure.
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kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| really
of course the cableco's are innocent on such charges. let's just ignore the fact that after aol bought tw, their stock fell over 85% in two years; forget that the cableco's have steadily increased their rates, more often faster than 'inflation'. the only thing cableco's are afraid of is a more level (albeit still very unfair) playing field for them to force to compete on. they'd rather have a few mid-sized or even similar players (dish, dtv) than have to face an opponent that is more equal in size. as a customer of dtv, all i can do is drop dtv if anything got out of hand; this is similarly true if i were on cable or dishnet. it seems the BUD (c/ku-band) is the only way to go if you really want a value. otherwise, you're forced to endure whatever these huge entertainment companies demand.
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oliphant5
Got Identity?
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join:2003-05-24
Corona, CA
| Funny...
How Murdoch was so opposed to the DTV/DN merger...now we see why.
Now we'll see what the FCC does against this new market manipulation as Fox Sports and other Fox owned channels (eg FX, local rebroadcast rights etc) suddenly skyrockets in price to all distributors.
Fox has a history of this manipulation...we saw it with Fox Sports vs. Cox Communications and even between Fox and The X-Files' David Duchovny claiming that Fox underpriced the series in which Duchovny was partial owner for sale to Fox's FX Networks instead of letting it up for bid to competing networks who were interested (and most certainly would have paid much more than FX ended up paying).
Cable distributors aren't the only ones who need fear Murdoch...consumers too should be concerned.
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panth1
The Coyote
join:2000-12-11
Boca Raton, FL
| Money, Money, Money!
"...who already claim that networks like Fox Sports are costing them an arm and a leg"
That is one of the reasons why my local cable company, Bright House Networks, does mot carry our reginal FSN.
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djrobsd
join:2002-01-24
San Diego, CA
| I hate cable companies
It really pisses me off that cable companies raise our rates and continue to give us a bunch of channels that we will never watch.
I am not a sports fan, and I never watch Fox Sports Network. Why should I have to pay an increased cable bill over this issue?
Cable companies need to get with the program and offer ala-carte tiers of service - i.e. news and information, music videos, variety, etc... There's just no reason for me to pay a rate hike for a sports network that I'll never watch. |
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raye
Premium
join:2000-08-14
Orange, CA
| How is this different than AOL-Time Warner?
Time Warner (formerly AOL-TW) has tried and failed to combine content and delivery. Time Warner Cable will soon be spun off, and the AOL portion they would very much like to get rid of. They are also trying to shed the music part of TW.
I suspect that the DirectTV/Fox merger will not realize the profits that are expected. Content and delivery never mix, unless you want ALL of your content from one company, which most people do not.
I wish Rupert luck; better men have tried and failed. |
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amenite
The Soylent - It's People
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join:2002-11-21
Ridgewood, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to BrandxXx
Re: Im all for it
said by BrandxXx  :
Sounds good to me i dont like paying what i do for cable and switching to direct TV has been in the back of my mind for a while.
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Do yourself a favor and bring it all the way to the front of your mind. You'll be glad you did, as I am. Get yourself a $99 deal with a DirecTivo unit and you'll not regret it. Just make sure you buy your system from a known reputable vendor, there are plenty of shady DBS vendors out there, but there are good ones too that will take good care of you.
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DennyK321
join:2003-04-15
Belton, MO
| Where did DTV's Programming Come From?
Let's not forget that without the initial risks taken by the cable-cos, Direct and Dish would not be around to begin with. Ever see any local origination from DTV?
In addition, your cable-co is regulated or can be by your local community, where it should be regulated.
When a biz is regulated, they will take every rate increase allowed. Only makes sense to me. If not regulated, then marketplace will set the price in time. Drill down deeper and you'll find that, channel per channel, rates have stayed even or have dropped.
Name one cable-co that requires a minimum 12 month committment. They are all month to month with no dumping penalties.
A-la-carte will never happen with the majority of programmers. If you can't tell your advertisers who they are reaching and a good projection, they don't buy advertising.
This is a never-ending discussion that will never be answered. |
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amenite
The Soylent - It's People
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join:2002-11-21
Ridgewood, NJ
clubs:
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by DennyK321 :
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Name one cable-co that requires a minimum 12 month committment. They are all month to month with no dumping penalties.
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It's been quite a while, but I believe I had to commit to 1 year of cable service to get the free installation 10 or 12 years ago. When I got Optimum Online I had a 1 year agreement, but it turned out to be an impediment to Cablevision's price increase strategy, so it's no longer available 
As for my DirecTV, I'm more than happy to commit to 1 year because it's better than cable.
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JMan0948
Where's The Background Music?
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join:2003-03-25
Gilberts, IL | phhh
Let 'em raise the rates, I'm not going to leave DTV and subscribe to CATV or D-CATV anytime soon...
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kfsutops
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join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
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| Give me a Break
The cable industry doesn't need to use this excuse to raise prices. They do it whenever and however they like.
(i.e. Adelphia three price changes in the last year and a half).
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| reply to Sisqo
Re: It Figures!
Go Dish Network instead. Look at what Direct TV is doing to people who have purchased flash card burners for whatever reason, they are sending letters to them demanding
large sums of money to settle out of court, they are worse then the RIAA.
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Hall
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-28
Dayton, OH
·EarthLink
·AT&T Midwest
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
| Irony at it's best
The group said News Corp. could use its control of the satellite TV service "as a negotiating weapon to inflict higher prices on cable operators and their subscribers."
Hold on while I play with that....
Customers are concerned that the cable companies could use their monopoly of most cities cable services "as a negotiating weapon to inflict higher prices on the subscribers."
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Xsk8er
join:2001-01-02
Columbus, OH
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| boo hoo to cable
Boo hooo to the cable companies. I cant have no pitty, speically for Insight where in my area they have "exclusive" control over the cable coming into my apartment and wont let the other provider in town in, plus they also monkey rench the managment of the apartment complex to not support satellite dishes, and every 3 months they bring their truck over tryin to sell the latest digital offerings and local phone service.
I dont have no pitty for them.. Their service is more expensive then satellite and they dont offer the same channels.
Plus we all know specially those that follow satellite that Cable has the ablity do to things like HDTV in local markets that satellite doesnt have the bandwidth to do. |
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AMDUSER
Premium
join:2003-05-28
Earth
clubs: | reply to kfsutops
Re: Give me a Break
I know what you mean. Hopefully this will bring some meaningful competition for the
Cable Companies and have to reduce their prices. |
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Nightstick
join:2000-09-21
Philadelphia, PA
|  reply to Xsk8er
Competition Makes Cable Companies Wet Their Pants
Let me get this straight; cable companies are claiming that “Controlling both the delivery mechanism and the content would give DirecTV an unfair advantage” with a STRAIGHT face????
In Philadelphia, Comcast owns the Flyers and Sixers (content), as well as Comcast Sportsnet (delivery mechanism) and they REFUSE to let DirecTV have access to the channel. By doing this, they effectively have a STRANGLEHOLD on Philadelphia sports fans.
What hypocrites!
I look forward to the day when Murdoch and DirecTV spank Comcast and the other cable companies like the little girls they are. |
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inciter
Noobie
Premium
join:2000-08-30
Rohnert Park, CA
| reply to ArchAngel21x
I was understand that's what Cable Companies do!
I thought the main reason for them being the Cable company is so they can raise the rates!
Maybe I'm wrong? But I know they Rasied the rates twice this year were I live. ( See Sat/Cable Forum for the post )
Funny thing is last year AT&T Cabel sold to Comcast but just before the sale AT&T rasied the fee's and right after Comcast Rasied it... So lets see they rasied the Cable rates 4 times in two years! Yup I'm right  the main reason for them being a cable compnay is to rasie rates.
I switched to DTV two years ago! Im smart and I now have Tivo for only 39.99 a month and boy oh boy do I like it! and to top it off everything was free installation equipment cept the tivo 99.00 one time fee.
And all the local channels are digital now !!!!
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