Anon123
@comcast.net
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| reply to VZ FiOS
Re: Are you really getting more for your dollar?
said by VZ FiOS :
If the consumer was getting more for their dollar, prices would not be increasing but remaining consistent. How can you possibly get more for your dollar when you are giving them more dollars? Sounds like the exact opposite to me...
What do you mean by consistent? Not changing? Prices are always going to rise due to inflation with a service like this. As any operator adds more channels there are more content partners to pay for each channel and you'd better believe they will adjust their fees for inflation. The NFL network wants everyone to have their channel so that everyone can pay the additional fees for it (because they want to make money!)
I think the cable co's point was that compared to 1998 you are getting many more channels and services that weren't available then such as VOD and HD. |
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Bobcat
Premium
join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by Anon123 :
I think the cable co's point was that compared to 1998 you are getting many more channels and services that weren't available then such as VOD and HD.
The cable companies lie through their teeth. In 1998 my cable bill was $34.18. Now it's $51.12, and I get FEWER channels. We had VOD in 1998, but I never used it. And I don't care about HD. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Anon123
Currently there are marketed bundles to attempt to make it appear less expensive.
Eg. Broadcast basic = $13 (~40 channels)
Standard Analog = +$50/month for ~75 channels
Digital = $60/month for ~100 channels
'bundled' with HSI/VoIP then there are 'promos' for ~100/month + fees. 
I am on DTV, and in 2004, I paid $45/month +5 extra/tuner
Now its $10/month higher, unless I purchase DVR service.
There's no lowering prices... just adding more services with a slight increase in price.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to Anon123
said by Anon123 :
The NFL network wants everyone to have their channel so that everyone can pay the additional fees for it (because they want to make money!) Get off that crap. Hell ESPN charges $5 for ESPN and ESPN 2. Comcast forces other cable companies to have Golf Chanel on a basic tier AND pay for it if those companies want to carry their other channels like E! and G4.
I think the cable co's point was that compared to 1998 you are getting many more channels and services that weren't available then such as VOD and HD.
There isn't any VOD in my area. HD is extra. So is VOD if I had it. Charter has actually REDUCED channels while raising prices. How am I getting more for my $? |
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astiyosti1
@charter.com | reply to Bobcat
i have charter and i get 10/1 internet and every thing on cable and also phone for 140.00 a month now when i had att i was paying 65 for phone and 45 for internet and 85.00 for sat. |
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rid0617
join:2003-07-20
Greer, SC
| reply to en102
When I signed up with directv in 1997 the price was $29.95. Since then they have added a few more junk channels, a lot more shopping channels, outsourced their customer service to a foreign country to save labor costs and still raised the basic package to $52.95. Do not miss cutting the cord a bit. |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL | You do get NFL and BIG 10 in the base package unlike comcrap |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Channels that I don't watch
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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