N3OGH
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
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| reply to moonpuppy
Re: Figures don't lie but you can lie with figures......
Good point..
Problem is, I don't watch %99 of those channels to start with.
Let's see..
Discovery
History
G4 (for Star Trek TNG reruns)
FX
FNC
CNN Headline
The Weather Channel
Local networks.
That's it. Why should I have to pay for channels that charge the cable co's a mint like ESPN, when I don't watch them?
I'm no fan of my cable co (Comcast), but I do have to admit, one of the reasons rates go up is that "must carry" channels like ESPN charge more year after year.
Of course, that all goes back to my royal pet peeve, the salaries of professional athletes. But that's so incredibly off topic, I'll just creep away from it...
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compton
join:2002-02-08
Brooklyn, NY
| Actually prices may have gone down when you compare quantity and quality of channels. Back in the nineties, I used to pay $84 dollars for my Time Warner analog cable service. For that price, I had a 3 TV hook up, Basic Plus, 2 premium channels (HBO and Showtime) and 2 PPV channels. In all I had about 80 channels, but quite a few of those channels were community access channels, C-Span, shopping network and other public access networks. All in all, out of 80 channels about 60 of them had the type of programming that the average person and family watched. Now for that $84 (more or less) I can get 180 digital channels with about 15 premium channels, 10 PPV channels, video on demand plus many music radio channels. Today you are getting more bang for your buck; so, it is essentially a price decrease. |
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viperlmw
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| reply to N3OGH
said by N3OGH  :Problem is, I don't watch %99 of those channels to start with. Let's see.. Discovery History G4 (for Star Trek TNG reruns) FX FNC CNN Headline The Weather Channel Local networks. Now you're gonna need Sci-Fi channel for Enterprise re-runs starting tonight! |
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N3OGH
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Philly burbs
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| said by viperlmw :said by N3OGH :Problem is, I don't watch %99 of those channels to start with. Let's see.. Discovery History G4 (for Star Trek TNG reruns) FX FNC CNN Headline The Weather Channel Local networks. Now you're gonna need Sci-Fi channel for Enterprise re-runs starting tonight! For real? I saw G4 was going to start running that "Trek 2.0" thing with the TNG re runs, and I have no interest in that.
Guess I'll have to change my DVR settings...
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RadioDoc
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| reply to compton
If you get 15 premium channels for $84 you're stealing the service...or know someone at Time Warner.
The only bang any cable customer is getting is the one from behind, as they are bent over.
The NCTA is the cable industry equivalent of the RIAA. They represent both the MSOs and the program suppliers. There is no incentive for them to ever even consider lowering the costs and (*gasp*) the rates charged. So, they just artificially jack up the "costs" while winking in the general direction of Congress.
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC
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| reply to viperlmw
said by viperlmw :Now you're gonna need Sci-Fi channel for Enterprise re-runs starting tonight! Actually, you REALLY want HDNet so you can see said re-runs in High Def  |
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roamer1
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join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
clubs:
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :The NCTA is the cable industry equivalent of the RIAA. They represent both the MSOs and the program suppliers. That, of course, is largely because the MSOs have their hands in networks... (This is most obvious with Time Warner, but Comcast and most of the other big MSOs have their hands in programming, too.)
-SC
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11 | Yep, and that's why the usual excuse of "higher program costs" is a shill. |
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