Re: Are you really getting more for your dollar? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20534577 en Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:13:13 EDT Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:13:13 EDT Re: Are you really getting more for your dollar? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20539054 ftth_freak : Do have cable or dish?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20539054 Sun, 25 May 2008 21:46:39 EDT Re: Are you really getting more for your dollar? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20537574 en102 : Channels that I don't watch
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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 $?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534683 Sat, 24 May 2008 18:21:51 EDT Re: Are you really getting more for your dollar? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534577 en102 : 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. :uhh:

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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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...
Hell no I'm not. 40-50 of the 100+ channels I get could easily go away and never be missed by me. All of them seem to have informercials on them when you can't sleep in the middle of the night as well.
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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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534100 Sat, 24 May 2008 15:39:45 EDT Re: Are you really getting more for your dollar? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534047 anon :
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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534047 Sat, 24 May 2008 15:23:17 EDT Are you really getting more for your dollar? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534020 anon : 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...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20534020 Sat, 24 May 2008 15:12:24 EDT