| family values suck, but not a good idea Parents already have the ability to block individual channels they do not want to receive. I would be curious to find out how many people actually choose to block channels, I hypothesize that it is a low number. If most Americans have problems setting the clock on their VCR, it would be too complicated for many people to bother to setup the filters.
Cable companies might as well fill the pipe. It costs more to filter channels than it does to send everyone all channels. Adding the functionality too add individual channel preferences to the system would impose another cost onto the cable industry. This would be passed to consumers and raise prices. I think the cable companies should fill their pipe with as many channels as possible. |
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1. Any 5 basic cable entertainment channels for $4.99.
2. Any 10 basic cable entertainment channels for $8.99.
3. Any 3 basic cable sports channels for $6.99.
All would be on top of the broadcast channel package.
So if I wanted to watch just the broadcast channels plus SciFi, FX, TCM, Lifetime and Discovery then my cable bill would be about $20.00 for the programing.
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 Mactronel Camino RealPremium
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CM94sv | reply to hoyleysox
said by hoyleysox: I would be curious to find out how many people actually choose to block channels, I hypothesize that it is a low number. I block Shopping, Religious, and Sports channels. But yet I still have to pay for them ! 
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At least someone is taking advantage of the blocking.
The ironic thing is that you would be paying more to exclude channels than you would to simply include channels. Cable costs would increase if they have to redesign their systems.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think that it costs cable companies any more to broadcast everything than it does to broadcast select packages, except maybe for license fees to content providers for pay per view, and stuff like that. |
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
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kudos:4 | reply to rickonline
said by rickonline:Why not packages like this: 1. Any 5 basic cable entertainment channels for $4.99. 2. Any 10 basic cable entertainment channels for $8.99. 3. Any 3 basic cable sports channels for $6.99. All would be on top of the broadcast channel package. So if I wanted to watch just the broadcast channels plus SciFi, FX, TCM, Lifetime and Discovery then my cable bill would be about $20.00 for the programing. Dream on!
how many people would be on digital if cable didn't force you to get digital by putting some good channels ONLY on digital tier?
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said by rickonline:Why not packages like this: 1. Any 5 basic cable entertainment channels for $4.99. 2. Any 10 basic cable entertainment channels for $8.99. 3. Any 3 basic cable sports channels for $6.99. All would be on top of the broadcast channel package. So if I wanted to watch just the broadcast channels plus SciFi, FX, TCM, Lifetime and Discovery then my cable bill would be about $20.00 for the programing. I really don't see why it can't be done in the US. Quebec largest cable company, Vidéotron is doing something like that with their "20/30 channels à la carte" digital packages for respectively $20 and $30/month (on top of the basic $14.99 basic package, which includes the local OTA channels, weather, the local equivalent of C-SPAN, etc).
With the 30 channels bundle, you also get your analog cable for free, which is perfect for a MythTV system with two or more inputs, since you can eliminate duplicates by carefully choosing the digital speciality feeds you subscribe to in order not to duplicate what's already there on analog.
With the 30 digital - 40 analog package and a 4-input MythTV system I record 50-75 hours a week. Needless to say, some of it goes directly to /dev/null! |
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